City August 13, 2011 3:37 PM

Saturday Stumper #3

Saturday Stumper #3
queenseyes
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Every Saturday I will be featuring an obscure architectural element found in the city, to see if someone can figure out where it is.

We used to run this same sort of post every once in a while, but somehow got away from it.

There are no clues - just a photo depicting the item. I'm sure that there are a lot of BRO readers out there who have scoured the city and have seen just about all that there is to see. Others might learn about some of the more obscure detailing found in the different neighborhoods. Either way, I'll keep mixing it up each week to keep you guessing... hopefully.

Good luck...

To see last Saturday's stumper, click here.

Congrats to lou27md for identifying the location of this mural depicting Joseph Calasanctius. Here is the mural as it appears at the site:

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DeanerPPX
August 13, 2011 2:21 PM
DeanerPPX

This is a long shot, but the Catholic Charities (old Courier Express) building on Main?

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lou27md
August 13, 2011 2:32 PM
lou27md

A mural on the north side of the E.H. Butler Library at Buffalo State.

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queenseyes
August 13, 2011 3:50 PM
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Yup. It's hard to find because it's found behind the building, and if you didn't park your car in 'U' lot then you would never see it. It's unfortunate that more people are not aware of this beauty - I'm not sure why Buff State would choose to keep it out of sight. I'm adding a second image in a minute that shows the framing of the artwork.

As for the story behind this amazing 18 ton mural, it was originally located at Graycliff where it was saved from demolition thanks to the efforts of The Polish Arts Club. The group raised the money to transport artist Józef Sławiński's 1967 mural and also had it restored at the same time. The religious sgraffito was formerly on a building located on the estate when it was occupied by the Piarist Fathers. Since the building was not original to the grounds, it was slated to be demolished, but not before plans commenced to rescue the stunning work of art.

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