- June 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Walking in downtown Troy is like stepping into a time machine.
Horse-drawn carriages line the streets. Businesses have been transformed into 1880’s Victorian era America with HBO’s filming of its new series “The Gilded Age.”
Local business owners call it one of the most exciting times in the city’s history.
“I would say since the Industrial Revolution, this is probably the biggest moment in the history of the city of Troy,” Natural Wine owner Vic Christopher says. “It feels like we’re on the set of a Hollywood movie, which we are.”
Historic buildings provide the perfect backdrop for the production.
“Troy has a great history going back to the Victorian Era,” Clement Frame Shop and Art Gallery owner Tom Clement says. “We’re all very proud of our architectural gifts that our forbearers left.”
“There’s a reason HBO is in Troy, and it is the beautiful historic architecture and, I guess, the openness of the community, and everyone is…