Showing events for August 3rd 2008
Black Rock and Riverside Tour of Gardens
Aug 2nd - 3rd203 Military Road,
Buffalo, NY
Black Rock and Riverside are outstanding communities rich in heritage and deep in pride. The Garden Tour encourages beautification of homes and of neighborhoods along with promoting activities that help build a sense of community. The self-guided tour is a rain or shine event.
Pick up your maps the day of at:
Black Rock-Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services
203 Military Rd
St. Mark's Church
311 Ontario St
Waterfront Revival
Sun, Aug 3rd 2008
9:30am1 Erie Basin Marina,
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Tours presents Waterfront Revival. Can the thriving waterfront of the early 20th century come to life once more? Walk from the mouth of the Buffalo River toward the newly reconstructed and re-watered Commercial Slip. Learn about the once barren and flooded "flats" that became a thriving neighborhood of homes and shops during the heyday of the Erie Canal. What's next?
Meet at The Hatch.
Walking the Pan-Am
Sun, Aug 3rd 2008
12:30pm495 Paderewski Drive,
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Tours presents Walking the Pan-Am. Imagine that fine time when, from May to November 1901, more than 8 million people from all over the world traveled to Buffalo to witness the marvels of electric lights and distant cultures! Midway Curiosities! Fountains and Pavilions! -- all were showcased at the Pan-American Exposition. Today, the Exposition grounds encompass one of the city's most popular residential neighborhoods. Walk with us through this special area, where triumph and tragedy marked Buffalo's greatest and saddest moments.
Meet at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.
In the Shadow of the Peace Bridge
Sun, Aug 3rd 2008
1:00pmColumbus Park W and 7th,
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Tours presents In the Shadow of the Peace Bridge. Parts of the Columbus Park-Prospect Hill residential neighborhood adjacent to the Peace Bridge faces demolition to make way for the "preferred" new bridge plaza design. Named this year to the NYS Preservation League's annual "Seven to Save" list of most threatened historic places, Prospect Hill is unique as Buffalo's only historic lake front community. While you still can, see this intact neighborhood of many century-spanning, architecturally significant buildings and learn first-hand about the irreplaceable urban fabric we might be about to lose, as well as community efforts to save it.
Meet at the corner of Seventh Street and Connecticut Street.
