The Wehle School of Business and the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, in collaboration with the Larkin Development Corporation present "Developing the Larkin District: Past, Present and Into the Future" at the Montante Cultural Center tomorrow, June 22. The free event takes place from 6 to 8:30 PM at the Montante Cultural Center located at 2001 Main Street.
The public is invited to hear expert speakers on Buffalo's first manufacturing district, the innovative Larkin Company, world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Administration Building, and the future of the Larkin District.
Presenters include:
• Chris Hawley, urban planner and writer, Hydraulics Press.
• Jack Quinan, PhD, distinguished service professor, University at Buffalo.
• Howard R. Stanger, PhD, professor, management and history, Canisius College.
• Howard Zemsky, managing partner, Larkin Development Group.
Cynthia Van Ness, director, research library, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, will moderate the event. The Darwin Martin House and Western New York Heritage magazine are co-sponsoring the event.
Sounds like a cool event I'll def be there. I think it will be interesting to hear what is planned for the up and coming future. PS if anyone has a chance to sneak into the white building to the western side of the Larkin Building I deg would recommend it. I was in there for an event a couple of weeks ago, and once you get up around the 5 floor and above its like taking a step back in time. It truely is something I would recommend.
I worked for an electrical contractor in the early 70's whose office was on the ground floor . There was a lot of stuff going on in the building even then!!!