Buffalorising has been redesigned.

I agree that the book is wonderful but shouldnt this be a signal to architects, builders, developers and businesses in Buffalo that a 21st century Oakland Place could be successful.

They dont even have to be single homes. They could be mansions divided up into flats or row houses similar to Delaware. Imagine if each section of Buffalo (west, east and south) a new development could be built.

Of course I think that each section of Buffalo (west, east and south) should also have a section of their urban prairie replaced with an urban office/light industrial park on a city block.

Were there any young adults in attendence? Seems like a crowd of aging socialites.

There were indeed many young people there. People in their twenties up through people in their nineties. It was wonderful to see, and it shows that "Old Buffalo" and "New Buffalo" can unite behind the architectural legacy and community spirit of our neighborhoods. Long and loud applause for the Oakland neighbors who conceived the book and for Marti Gorman, Martin Wachadlo, and Chuck La Chiusa; they've caught the beautiful patina of a gracious part of Buffalo.

by twenties i think Eric was thinking 1920's

j/k,

that picture leaves a bad impression though...that is the same demographic which is fighting the demolition of the stupid park lane restaurant so they don't lose their views...

Was that picture actually taken at the event?!?!?! I thought it was a file photo of some old ladies rattling their pearls... meant to drive home the "historical" in Historical Society.

Can't believe that was actually the crowd.

It's a street with some wonderful families living on it. No it may not be an up and coming hipster street, so what. I am sure that if this book was about the skateboard culture in Allentown there would be young kids with tats in the crowd. It looks like a wonderful crowd of people that have stuck it out in Buffalo when half of their friends moved away to craptastic places like Florida. Congratulations to all involved.

So this is what "New" Buffalo means: Scornful, snide and condescending comments about someone's age or appearance? If that's the case, I'll take "Old" Buffalo anyday. I attended the event last night to congratulate Chuck, Martin and Marti for a job well done. I didn't know the homeowner, but I was welcomed into her home and treated in a gracious and extremely hospitable manner. Members of the preservation community mingled with the Oakland Place residents and other guests and a good time appeared to be had by all. Buffalo boosters come in many shapes and sizes and there's no age requirement or dress code. These people were there to celebrate our city -- and they did it with style and class. Wish you could have been there to learn a thing or two.

So right, Ed - this 'old' and 'new' slop is just another way to DIVIDE people, when we need to be united. Enough with the "New Buffalo", please.

Ageism and division have nothing to do with it, that picture looks as stodgy as the British house of lords!

http://www.publica.com/link.lords.ap.jpg

This (some of the comments) is really a rather horrifying statment about the Buffalo blogosphere. You have to wonder if it's worth bothering with.

And some of these comments never should have made it past moderation.

Beyond the event announcements on the NOW page for Soundlab and the rest, BRO is geezer central. The negative posts about graffiti, modern architecture, modern art and the sale of A-K antiquities reek of a conservative over-age culture in Buffalo. It's important that our city has a vibrant and bold youth culture because it’s necessary that Buffalo remains culturally relevant. We will not be a culturally relevant city if we cannot incubate radically new ideas. Political dialogue is also important if Buffalo is to progress culturally. This blog generally seems to ignore most important political issues.

From what ive seen on BRO the site welcomes progressive architecture and only reported on the Albright transactions. They are Ok with graffiti and against taggers. David, get your facts straight, then fuigure out whats what. Im a young Buffalo resident that thinks you have a problem with mixing up your graffiti and tagging and your posts and comments! Try again.

Yes, to eye wityness, there was a wide range of ages represented at the event. And preciously so, there were the seniors who have spent their lives supporting Buffalo, still now fueling the dream.

This book, its backgound, and what it means to future heritage projects in our city is important, and a hugely gracious effort to gift our community by all those involved.

A few clarifications to silence the snorting about this book and event and "crowd" as fossilized and "stodgy." The party was hosted by a same-sex couple in their 40s who collect both classical and contemporary art. The man in the photo who is addressing the crowd has a wit as gentle as it is clever, the kind of vigorous intelligence that anyone under forty should study and emulate. The crowd happily blended its generations to celebrate what is beautiful and enduring in Buffalo, and the ambiance was loud and exuberant because that quality of Buffalo was being honored. Young people who traffic only in "hip" and "cool" are slicing off a far richer branch of life. "Hip and cool" last about as long as last week's flowers. The future of Buffalo lies in sailing forward with the winds of tradition and history proudly behind you. So. . . get on board or stop whining.

Kudos to Marti Gorman too ..She has done a great job promoting our city!

"...a SAME SEX couple..." Come on, is Buffalo so pathetically parochial that we have to "so" define a couple? We're well into the 21st century folks, a couple is a couple is a couple....

Pardon for laughing. This is just the funniest "laugh out loud" blog response commentary sheet ever on BRO.

Don't stop-- this should be a sitcom-- of the young and delerious, and the old and the brave (who will win).

Sorry-- keep- talking...

John,

Some of the comments above implied that the crowd for this event was impossibly conservative and old guard, the kind of crowd that would not have much of a spectrum of people, relationships, or attitudes. I wanted to point out how far from true that is. In twenty years of living in Buffalo I have almost never encountered "pathetically parochial" attitudes; in fact, I can't remember even once, and never in the context of sexuality. Lecturing this crowd is a waste of your energy.

ahhhhh, the power of a duo-toned photo. I'd image the comments wouldn't have gone quite as far if the image had been in full color, like the majority on the site.

Those rejects from the House of Lords, as someone suggested, are the Buffalonians whose money keeps the Historical Society, Art Gallery, Museum of Science, the BPO, and a host of other cultural institutions alive. Have no fear, they will all be gone someday and then it will be YOUR turn to write big checks to Buffalo's cultural organizations. I'm sure you'll do your part.

But better yet, why not write big checks NOW so that you younger, smarter, hipper, more fashionable people can start influencing the direction of these organizations NOW?

Maybe the skaters could refrain from judging the crusty-looking folks based on the appearance of the crusty-looking folks and vice-versa. What's with the comments here?

Bob Irwin is a very cool guy. He is quite a nice person and a smart businessman.

I think there is an enormous distrust of any life-long Buffalonian over 50 because the younger generation feels that they're the ones who got us into this mess. Unfair, sure is, but I've heard many times the resentment that grows from the idea that "this happened on their watch."