The location chosen was at the western end of Erie Boulevard at the edge of Downtown .
Thomas Edison moved his Edison Machine Works to Schenectady in 1887 , and in 1892 it became the headquarters of the General Electric Company ( GE ) .
The location chosen was at the western end of Erie Boulevard at the edge of Schenectady .
Thomas Edison moved his Edison Machine Works to Schenectady in 1887 , and in 1892 it became the headquarters of the General Electric Company ( GE ) .