Nipper the Dog - Albany NY's most famous mascot!
Perched atop the Arnoff Moving Co Warehouse Building at 991 Broadway, Albany, New York is America's last remaining large RCA/Victor "Nipper" dog statue. Once the tallest building in Albany, Nipper sported an aircraft beacon on his right ear until it was no longer needed and replaced with a spotlight. Placed on top of the Arnoff building in 1954 (then known as RTA Corporation), "Nipper" oversees the passing traffic on Broadway and can be spotted by car from as far away as I-787. Be sure to visit Nipper in February each year to see him lit up all in red in support of the American Heart Association's "Nipper Goes Red" promotion. To see "Nipper" for yourself, travel south on I-787 to the Clinton Ave exit, south of I-90. At the end of the Clinton Ave Exit ramp turn right heading north on Broadway. "Nipper" is about a mile away on the right, just a few blocks past the Miss Albany Diner that was featured in the film "Ironweed" starring Jack Nicholson & Meryl Streep. (photo credit: photo of Nipper is from an Albany, NY postcard featuring the work of photographer Bill Frei)
Nipper from Above
Look closely at this Satellite photo view of Nipper from Google Earth! Note the size of the parked vehicles in the foreground in comparison as well as the shadow of Nipper cast on the building across the street! Links about Nipper on the Web
- Nipper on Wikipedia
- Learn about the history of Nipper the RCA Dog!
- Nipper on RoadsideAmerica.com
- Learn about the history of Albany's own Nipper!
- Nipperhead and Nipperabilia
- Learn about the various collectible Nipper Memorabilia!
- History of Nipper & His Master's Voice
- More history of Nipper the RCA Dog!
- Albany's Other Mascot by Don Rittner
- Commentary on Albany's own Nipper!
- Big Roadside Critters
- Albany's Nipper and many other Roadside "critter" landmarks!
- iRememberAlbany.com
- Take a walk down "Memory Lane" with this fun blog about Albany's Pop Culture and days gone by.
- Nipper's Dream by The Lee Shaw Trio
- Click to watch the Jazz music video "Nipper's Dream" by the Capital District's own Lee Shaw Trio.
- Nipper tops the list of "Seven Wonders of the Capital Region"
- An August 2007 poll by Times Union newspaper readers picks Nipper to top the list!
Great Albany NY & Nipper stuff on Amazon!
Ironweed
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 12/14/2009) 
Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma
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The Capitol in Albany
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Visions of New York State: The Historical Paintings of L.F. Tantillo
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Story of 'Nipper' and His Master's Voice Picture
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Albany Blog Posts from Google
Great Nipper Stuff on eBay
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Great Albany NY T-shirts & Gifts on CafePress
Nipper City Ringer T
Show your pride for New York's capital city and it's most famous mascot, Nipper!
Price: 19.99
Albany, New York - Journal
Keep a journal of your memories of the "star" of the Empire State, it's capital city- Albany, New York
Price: 14.99
I'm a Future Tulip Queen Infant Creeper
Each year for over 58 years the City of Albany has crowned a Tulip Queen. Do you know a future queen whose all ready to greet her royal subjects?
Price: 14.99
Camp Albany Baseball Jersey
Show your pride of Albany NY, Summer Home to the NY Giants since 1996.
Price: 22.99
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Share your own stories of Nipper or memories of "Old Albany"
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- Aquavel Aquavel Nov 21, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
- What's Nipper doing in Albany?! (That's the former NYC person talking. Now I'm on the opposite coast). I wonder if Nipper ever sat on top of the RCA building in New York City years ago? ~ Interesting lens. I'm going to follow your suggestion and check out the satellite photo view of Nipper from Google Earth.... 5 stars!
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- Elli-Davis Elli-Davis Nov 17, 2008 @ 7:12 am
- cute :) 5 stars for U!
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- alslad alslad Mar 18, 2008 @ 2:59 pm
- I spotted your lens on the "Get Ratings, Give Ratings" group and just had to take a look! I really hope Nipper stays there for a long time to come! 5 Stars
Darren
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- corebizstyle corebizstyle Nov 13, 2007 @ 5:19 pm
- Dog lover and have both my beasts here viewing your lens :) 5-stars! PS. You're invited to check out my lens, too, and rate. Thanx!
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- NewRiver NewRiver Oct 13, 2007 @ 11:26 am
- Nipper! My dad grew up in Albany. We had a lamp with Nipper and a megaphone on its base. This brought back memories. Thanks! 5 stars!
Please visit my lens too.
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