In his latest book, Jim Flanigan takes his readers on a 75 year journey down Main Avenue in Wynantskill. If you’ve lived, worked, shopped, dined or just driven through Wynantskill on Main Avenue, you will find this account full of history, insight and nostalgia.
Jim Flanigan’s family moved to Wynantskill when he was 5 years old. He attended the Main Avenue School, then graduated from Catholic Central High School in Troy. He earned a B.S. degree from St. Lawrence University and an M.S.from UAlbany. He taught high school math for 2 years and college psychology for 4 years, before being employed for 35 years as Executive Director of the Rensselaer ARC. He also served for 24 years on the North Greenbush Town Board. His books draw on all of these experiences.
Also available byJim Flanigan: Up From Second Street...and Other Memoirs; The Great 2020 Paper Chase; People, Places, and Politics
