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• Commented on The Diversity Prom
  I'll second your thought. The event is a great idea for all youth, regardless of orientation. Too pad the thread was highjacked early on by a bigot....
• Commented on The Diversity Prom
  I'm not sure if you're just trolling for attention or plain delusional. You are absolutely wrong. I hope that "Rcc" doesn't stand for what I think it does, since you're tarring a lot of decent people with your hatred....
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  As I said, it's up to Delaware North and Uniland to do what's best for them. I truly believe that. As long as it's done without public subsidy. I am in now way insinuating that the COB should tell them...
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  Re: "Residential conversions are a must for Statler/AM&A's/Trico.". True. But those buildings on their own are a hell of a lot of space to fill. Adding another 100,000+ square feet of available space to the downtown market makes filling these...
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  True. But two wrongs don't make a right. It's part of the insanity of commercial and residential new construction in a metro market that is not expanding as a whole, perhaps slightly contracting. Building a building of this size in...
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  Whether they add to the top of this building or replace, it doesn't change the fact that a whole lot of new space is being added to a market that is not in position to readily absorb it. Like it...
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  I am probably one of the few who doesn't see this as a positive. I find it very concerning for the existing historic buildings downtown. In the absence of NEW commercial tenants coming into the downtown area (not merely being...
• Commented on Sweet_ness adds a European twist
  The worse thing about the Cafe Allegro location is the signage. It's a block long building with all storefronts utilizing the same a green awnings, and all the merchant names in rather small identical font ALL CAPS white lettering. There's...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Catholic Health HQ
  So, why not combine St Vincent's, St Elizabeth's, St Francis and McCauley into this new, state of the art.... Although I haven't been to these places you list, therefore can't comment on their condition, I doubt if the elderly residents...
• Commented on Then and Now: Buffalo's Bus Stop
  Too many typos. CDB and CBG should have been CBD. I guess I was tired....
• Commented on Preservation Award Winner: Remington Lofts on the Canal
  Hmmm. The one building looks like a scaled-down version of the Trico Bldg, a building supposedly unable to be renovated according to some?...
• Commented on Then and Now: Buffalo's Bus Stop
  The downside of this builidng is that it's another one that ruined the CDB street grid, as it is built on a block of what was once East Eagle. The planners of the day probably figured that since the Main...
• Commented on Preservation Award Winners: Peter and Susie Flickinger
  I have served on boards with the Flickingers in the past. One can't say enough of the quiet (and, as this story points out, often unnoted) graciousness and generosity of Peter & Susie Flickinger. They don’t do what they do...
• Commented on Book Review: Government Schools are Bad for Your Kids
  Since the districts only pass on 2/3 of state funding to the charter, keeping 1/3 for itself (even though it’s not providing much (if any) service to the charter students), the reality is that charters help public school districts financially....
• Commented on Book Review: Government Schools are Bad for Your Kids
  grad94 - Bingo! (No pun intended) It is also perfectly logical that the decline in regular church attendance would also correlate with the decline in the number of parents wishing to pursue Catholic schools for their children. Many Catholics churches...
• Commented on Women & Children's Hospital Reuse Meeting Scheduled
  The land bank associated with the city is Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation. Out of an 11 seat board, there will be five city representatives, three county representatives and one each from Lackawanna, Tonawanda and Empire State Development. Buffalo...
• Commented on Women & Children's Hospital Reuse Meeting Scheduled
  Good points. There are possibilities. Does anyone know of sucessful hospital to residential conversions in other cities?...
• Commented on Women & Children's Hospital Reuse Meeting Scheduled
  While I hope the vet school concept could be pulled off, stories such as this would give a lender/investor pause: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/high-debt-and-falling-demand-trap-new-veterinarians.html?pagewanted=all I've read a few similar articles recently. Class sizes in existing schools are rising as a revenue source/budget balancing...
• Commented on Women & Children's Hospital Reuse Meeting Scheduled
  Given the configuration of the buildings (a central hallway with relatively narrow rooms on either side of the hallway), is residential even feasible? Think of a typical hospital room. Would you want an apartment that is maybe 20 eet wide?...
• Commented on Buffalo Then and Now: Shiny New Buildings
  I believe the Main Court building (the one on the northwest corner) was built for Western Savings Bank, which I believe was absorbed into Empire (or Goldome)....
• Commented on Buffalo Then and Now: Shiny New Buildings
  It's also interesting to note that the Guaranty Building looks like it was undergoing a much-needed cleaning. It's mostly brown, except for the top couple of floors. I wonder if people assumed it was brown (rather than terra cotta) before...
• Commented on Buffalo Then and Now: Shiny New Buildings
  The bank itself was the Erie County Savings Bank at the time of the construction of the present tower. I assume the tower's name was "Erie County Savings Bank Tower" when it opened? I do remember the "Big E" well....
• Commented on Buffalo Then and Now: Shiny New Buildings
  Was the Main Place Tower always named Main Place Tower? I seem to recall it was named Empire Tower (after Empire of America, the successor name to Erie County Savings Bank). What was the original name of this building when...
• Commented on HARBORcenter Officially Underway- Design Evolving
  The Dulski Bldg was hideous. Did you ever work inside that building? On the brightest and sunniest of days, it was always gloomy inside because of the way the windows were deeply inset. It was like having your own personal...
• Commented on Development Road Trip: Ithaca
  Bini "That building next to the Fed Reserve built in the mid 90s where the Statler's parking ramp used to sit (northwest corner Delaware and Mohawk)" is horrible! Whatever architects that designed a building which places large service/garage doors smack...
• Commented on "Pizza pizza!"
  It's funny how people argue about pizza. Bob & John's was decent at one time until they stopped buying seasoning for their sauce. I prefer Francos or Just Pizza. Chain pizzas are generally nasty. I know people that swear by...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  Seems like you've been scouting profiles of gay men on gay sites to know this??? Why would you do that?...
• Commented on Martin Cooks set to open @ Horsefeathers Market
  Can't wait to try this. One suggestion to Mr Danilowicz, could you set up a commercial FB page for Martin Cooks where you can be followed, rather than needing to "friend" you? For those who keep a private profile on...
• Commented on Buffalo For Real: Architecture Done Wright
  For many reasons (massive cost being foremost), the Larkin Administration Building will never be rebuilt. It's a sin that it was demolished, but we have to live with that sad fact....
• Commented on No Parking, No Problem
  Bini I agree with almost all of this post, except for one nit-pick. Wasn't Elm-Oak demolished for a planned at-grade expressway connecting the terminus of the 33 with the 190 at the Seneca St exit, not low income housing? This...