Buffalo Rising Online

Do they visit Buffalo for theatre, shopping, Elmwood?

If not, what would entice them to take a trip to Buffalo?

Here's a question: What do they think about Buffalo? Do they think about it at all?

The Buffalo Niagara Enterprise has been talking for the last 2 years about finding companies that would like to establish their American headquarters in the Buffalo area. Everyone's favorite Canadian beer. Molson's, decided to decided to do just that on its own with no assistance from the BNE. I think many of us would like to know if the folks in Toronto think that's a good idea or not since a positive answer could be a hopeful sign for our unusual economy.

It was Labbat's that moved to Buffalo, not Molson...and that was like 10 jobs, hardly a revolution

Have you ever been to Buffalo? If so, what was the most annoying thing about your trip? What was the best thing about your trip? Now that the Canadian currency is appreciating against the American dollar, will you visit more?

I travel to Toronto about 4 times a month for work. On my way back over the Peace Bridge, as previously stated, there is no real sign welcoming you to our city. There is a small wooden sign that just says Welcome to Buffalo. If you dont know where you are going there is no easy way to find your way into the "heart" of the city.

I think the city would do itself well to have signs which lead people to places such as Elmwood, The Theatre District, and Chippewea.

Enought people from Toronto come down for the Sabres v. Leafs games but the key is to get them to come for a weekend and really explore the city. The knowledge many people have of Buffalo would be Peral Street and HSBC.

With the dollar much better I think know is the time to seize the economic tide and draw our friends to the North into our city.

The times I've been to Toronto, someone asked where I was from, and I responded :Buffalo", the response was NEVER positive. Standard responses could be summarized as:

1) "Seen any eight bell barn burners in South Tonawanda lately, eh? Irv Weinstein, eh?" 2) Comments about the trademark nasal "eyacksint" (Julie Fine, Patti Novak, the woman in Dan Georger Mitsubishi radio commercials, etc), even though I don't speak in one. 3) Visited Buffalo once, and was shocked to see no people downtown. 4) Visited Buffalo once, got lost, and ended up at the corner of Genesee and Moselle. (WTF? Seriously, how is it that whenever Canadians take a wrong turn ANYWHERE in the region, they always end up in ground zero of Buffalo's worst neighborhood?)

I always thought it was quite rude that Torontonians seemed to have absolutely no qualms about insulting Buffalo to the faces of its residents.

MOst common opinion when I'm in Toronto:

I GO TO BUFFALO/NIAGARA TO SHOP AT THE OUTLETS THEN COME STRIAGHT HOME BECUASE THERE IS NOTHING TO DO IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO.

Dugh, create a travel package for these people, give them a discount on food or hostel to if they stay the night.

Downtown is nothing more than hole in the wall bars - there is nothing to see there - no waterfront, no nothing.

This town is too far behind the curve to catch up