▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Tra ction ▁Company . ▁His ▁Renaissance ▁Rev ival ▁design ▁was ▁possibly ▁inspired ▁by ▁an ▁Italian ▁pal azzo . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁smaller ▁complement ▁to ▁the ▁equally ▁un rest rained ▁Union ▁Station ▁across ▁the ▁intersection , ▁and ▁both ▁buildings ▁were ▁thus ▁the ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁Alb any ' s ▁architecture ▁for ▁many ▁visitors . ▁ ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁autom obile ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁t rol ley ▁systems ▁nation wide . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁United ▁Tra ction ▁gradually ▁began ▁to ▁switch ▁from ▁t rolle ys ▁to ▁bus es . ▁The ▁last ▁one ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁company ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁After ▁later ▁financial ▁strugg les , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁private ▁bus ▁companies ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁new , ▁public ▁Capital ▁District ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁existence ▁today . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Office ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : R ena issance ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Office ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Alb any ▁County