Directions to the Whisperdome
1221 Wendell Ave, Schenectady, NY  

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If you have any questions about these directions, call (518-393-4011) or e-mail us the day before the concert (we are on the road doing workshops on Fridays). 

From the West or South via NYS Thruway (note: the north-south section of the Thruway, from NYC to Exit 24, is I-87. The east-west portion, from Exit 24 to Buffalo, is I-90)

Get off the Thruway at Exit 25 (Schenectady) and go straight onto I-890. Take I-890 to Exit 6. Go up the ramp to the stop sign and take a right onto Michigan. After one block, it becomes Brandywine Ave. Continue about six blocks till Brandywine runs out and you come to Rugby. (You pass a big Getty Gas Station one block before the street comes to a T junction.) Take a left onto Rugby. Continue about five blocks to the end of Rugby. You are now at the corner of Rugby and Wendell. Take a right on Wendell. Go 100 feet and you will see a very large white building with a dome on your left. You can park next to the church (about 25 parking spaces) or on the street in front of the church (about 100 parking spaces).

From the North via I-87 (Northway) or from Troy and points East via Rte 7.

Get off the Northway at Exit 6 (Latham) and turn right onto Rte 7 west towards Schenectady. Follow Rte 7 West for about 6 or 7 miles until you get to Schenectady. You'll come to a fork with a large green overhead sign that says "Union St. - right / Rte 7 - left." Bear right onto Union Street, and follow it for about 1-1/2 miles. At the Getty Gas Station, take a right onto Brandywine, go one block and turn left onto Rugby. Continue about five blocks to the end of Rugby. You are now at the corner of Rugby and Wendell. Take a right on Wendell. Go 100 feet and you will see a very large white building with a dome on the left. You can park next to the church (about 25 parking spaces) or on the street in front of the church (about 100 parking spaces).

From Albany via Rte 5. (Rte 5 is Central Ave in Albany County and State St in Schenectady County)

Follow Rte 5 west. 1/2 mile after you enter Schenectady County, turn right onto Balltown Rd (at the remnants of Mohawk Mall). Go about 2 miles and turn left onto Union St. Follow it for about 1-1/2 miles. At the Getty Gas Station, take a right onto Brandywine, go one block and turn left onto Rugby. Continue about five blocks to the end of Rugby. You are now at the corner of Rugby and Wendell. Take a right on Wendell. Go 100 feet and you will see a very large white building with a dome on the left. You can park next to the church (about 25 parking spaces) or on the street in front of the church (about 100 parking spaces).

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