Now that Main Street in the University District has been cleaned up, the fixing up of the rest of Main couldn't happen fast enough. While driving from the corner of Amherst Street and Main it was apparent to see that block after block are in dire need of attention. After speaking with a few businesses in the University District as of late, it is easy to see how the Main Street improvements (bottom photo) have affected their businesses. A couple of those businesses, like O'Connell’s Clothing, have even sunk big money into their buildings to keep up with the improvements.
It's a shame that we allow some of these streets (especially one named Main Street) to sink so low when it comes to street and sidewalk improvements. I'm not saying that this corner lot (seen in the top photo) is going to be a beautiful looking corner when the curbs are fixed and the sidewalks are mended, but it's going to look as if The City did its part to get things going again. This corner is just a few blocks from the zoo. It's also directly between Canisius College and University at Buffalo South Campus. I hear that this section is next on the list for Main Street capital improvements. When the improvements do happen they couldn't have come a second too soon. I can't tell you how many out-of-towners I have met who have mentioned "certain parts of Main Street looking a bit out-of-sorts". I can only imagine that this is one of them.