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465 BROADWAY
William J. Burke first opened his own undertaking and embalming business at 457 Broadway in 1893. The storefront, adequate for an undertaker of the day as most people were waked at home, is decorated for Christmas. Burke is seated. Employee Ray Dennin is to the left and John Haberline to the right. Photo courtesy of Mark Phillips, Wm. J Burke and Sons records.
WRITTEN BY CAROL GODETTE | PHOTOS COURTESY OF WM. J BURKE AND SONS RECORDS (UNLESS NOTED)
he three-story brick brownstone at 465 Broadway is straight out of a movie set depicting a Brooklyn exterior or a fancy residence on the Upper Eastside of NYC. The pointed arches over the tall windows and the ornate carved wooden double doors evoke a sense of elegance, warmth, and beauty. However, newer residents of Saratoga may not realize that it was the William J. Burke and Sons Funeral Home office for half of its 150-year-old existence. For forty of those years, it served as the funeral home itself.
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