City July 23, 2012 12:20 AM

Join the Rally for Prospect Hill Tonight

Join the Rally for Prospect Hill Tonight
Mike Puma
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The Campaign for Greater Buffalo invites you to The Threatened Heritage of a Buffalo Neighborhood aka The Duty-Free Plaza that would eat Buffalo. Join the cause and rally to help save these historic homes from demolition. The Campaign has the following to offer.

A proposed expansion of the Peace Bridge Plaza for a Duty-Free plaza is threatening our heritage and our health. Two blocks of Prospect Hill would be destroyed, including the landmark Episcopal Church Home and the Busti Avenue Row. Come learn about what is at stake.

There are alternatives. The neighborhood can be restored, the Peace Bridge can have more inspection booths and smoother flow, and everything can be linked to an enhanced waterfront and rebuilt Porter Avenue. Learn about the brighter future that could happen. The Public Bridge Authority does not want the public to see its plans.

Join the Campaign for Greater Buffalo and other concerned citizens at the Armory Tavern (311 Connecticut Street) tonight, July 23, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. For more information call (716) 240-9621 or check out the event on Facebook. Volunteers needed for "The War of 2012." We can use your skills!

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paulsobo
July 23, 2012 11:00 AM
paulsobo

You have my support to save and restore the neighborhood.

I will be there and encourage everyone else to come

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Buffalo_Resurrection
July 24, 2012 11:17 AM
Buffalo_Resurrection

The fact that exactly ONE individual has actually responded to this article speaks volumes of the total amount of interest anyone has for this neighborhood.

I actually do care but my interested is solely focused on the Wilkeson-Storms House which should be remediated and restored into a cultural site displaying the significance and pivotal role the Wilkeson family played in the founding of Buffalo and what a perfect location where welcoming travelers and sightseers’ is a daily occurrence.

Perhaps if the Peace Bridge Authority had been diplomatically approached instead of verbally attacked, this one building may have been saved. Instead, the autocratic approach, which BOTH sides are guilty of initiating, has resulted in the pending, if not looming, demolition of this entire neighborhood.

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grad94
July 24, 2012 12:40 PM
grad94

do not mistake a low comment number for low interest. about 50 people were at last night's event.

buffalo_resurrection's theory stinks of blame-the-victim: "Perhaps if the Peace Bridge Authority had been diplomatically approached..." like, you should have asked nicely. ok, i will.

dear pba: please don't destroy the prospect park neighborhood. pretty please with sugar on top.

this is not a barking-dog disagreement between two homeowners. it is a non-democratic authority who argues in court that it is answerable to no one; specifically that it is not subject to city, county, state, or federal law.

frederick douglass said it best:
"power concedes nothing without a demand. it never did and it never will."

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YesSir
July 24, 2012 12:49 PM
YesSir

Do you think his statement is referring to a vocal minority which has taken the community hostage or the PBA?

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Buffalo_Resurrection
July 24, 2012 1:10 PM
Buffalo_Resurrection

On the contrary, we are dealing with a totally autocratic agency that will not and does not concede to demonstrations and yes, I believe a more diplomatic approach may have worked, I am not stating it would have worked.

Call in media attention or chain yourself to the front porch and the Bridge Authority will simply dig their heels in for the duration and tie these properties-up in litigation until there is nothing left to resurrect.

As the proverbial fly on the wall, I see a the common denominator of authority figures throughout Buffalo who do not seem to care about history or culture and a mayor who seems to come back to life only at the final hour or when it appears he may make himself or his administration look like they are actually doing something for the city.

In reality, the majority of these individuals are simply collecting a paycheck.

As for a fifty person turn-out, as commendable as it was (is) that is a piss-in-the ocean and the lack of commentary speaks volumes whether or not you agree especially from a blog site that will receive fifty to seventy-five comments on an architectural rendering.

I hope to see these buildings saved but it is simply not going to happen.

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grad94
July 24, 2012 8:28 PM
grad94

don't count campaign for buffalo out yet. if anyone can do it, they can. if you really want to see the wilkeson house saved, then join them and write a check.

http://greaterbuffalo.blogs.com/

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MrGreenJeans
July 25, 2012 4:07 AM
MrGreenJeans

None of these houses are anything special, and the "Wilkeson House" has only a tenuous grasp on importance. It's also a pile of bricks, wrecked by many stupid remodel jobs. It was once owned by a City employee, who tried to use cut-off light standards as porch columns. Both the interior & exterior have no historic value.

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