Even though I’ve been inside the Pierce Arrow administration building (at Elmwood and Great Arrow), I’ve never seen the entire building until today. My reasons for visiting in the past included stops to Neglia Ballet and Florencio Glass – two of the art groups located inside. The tour was given by Harold Burch of Pierce-Arrow Holdings LLC, who was excited to show us a couple of the interior assets that not many people actually knew anything about. I certainly did not expect to see the two cavernous ‘auditoriums’ that some say might have been used as an automobile showroom, then…
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Moments ago a commentor flagged a comment left on a recent Buffalo Hostel post. The commentor fully agreed with the sentiment that the city needs maps for people so that they can navigate the area. Here’s the comment left by sbrof: We really are lucky to have such a hostel here in Buffalo. They can really make or break a trip to a city. Having such a great home base for people visiting our city is wonderful news and something that probably goes a long way when it comes to stories about our city. Now if we could only get…
Here’s a brilliant idea… and one that has been talked about repeatedly for many years. Actually, it’s kind of cool to see that so many organizations are looking to team up these days. We recently posted on University at Buffalo’s Re-Mapping Buffalo’s Urban Space. And we’ve seen the culturals included in major events such as the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts. Now Mark Donnelly, the man behind Cultural Niagara, is planning on hosting a major gathering of local institutions that will bring together groups like the Historical Society, the Zoo, NYPA, Burchfield-Penney, the carrousel groups, Lewiston Arts Council, Just…
It sounds like Saturday’s Save Our Churches event was a big success (more on that tomorrow), and is turning put to be the perfect lead-in to the upcoming One Night and Seven Churches event. This is your opportunity to visit seven of the city’s most beautiful and historic East Side churches. This is the second year in a row that the Broadway Fillmore Alive organization has presented this tour. It’s an attempt to show members of the community just how important these structures are in the grand scheme of urban revitalization efforts. According to the presenters, “The tradition of visiting…
How cool would it be to be able to rent out a Frank Lloyd Wright House in Buffalo? You could stay there for a few days while touring other FLW buildings such as the restored Martin House Complex, the brand new boathouse, the soon-to-be-built filling station, the Barton House, the Heath House, Blue-Sky Mausoleum, Graycliff, the Gardener’s Cottage… What a dream, right? It might not be such a dream afterall. As of March, Wright’s Davidson House will be opened as a pied-à-terre of sorts. Guests will soon be able to call the Davidson House ‘home’ while staying in Buffalo. That…
After spending the last couple of weekends checking out the ‘pond hockey’ and the ice boarders, we decided that it was time to learn about ice fishing. So we headed out towards Dug’s Dive to talk to a few of the ice-fishermen. Luckily, within seconds we ran into Rick Weber and Bob Kantowski who were more than happy to give us the lowdown on the sport. It turns out that ice fishing is a bit different than I thought it would be. I was surprised to hear the two guys had used an auger to drill ten different holes in…
A month ago I posted on Frank Fantauzzi’s newly renovated gallery space on Main Street. Last evening we drove by and saw the lights on and decided to pop in. We found craftsmen John Spielman and Dan Puff (UB grads) working away on an art instillation that will eventually end up hanging in the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts’ gallery. Some of you may remember John and Dan from the design work that they did at BRO offices. It turns out that the two finally started a business called Factory Design and Fabrications – a partnership that is…
When I was younger we used to head to the Shebeen on Delaware Avenue to play darts. There were a bunch of dartboards in the back (real cork dartboards), which meant that there were always some good throwers hanging around. It was a very sad day when the Shebeen closed up (to make room for another club) and was remodeled. That’s about the time that I stopped playing darts. And since that time I have run into a lot of bars and clubs that have switched to the electronic dartboards. I know that they can be fun and a lot…
While paying a visit to Fox Tire on the city’s East Side, I happened to ask Eric Fox (family business) how the green roof was coming. “As a matter of fact the roof and all of the beams are in place,” he answered. “As soon as it gets nice out we’re going to be adding the soil and planting.” His answer surprised me. I really didn’t think that they were going to move on the project as quickly as they did. Eric once told me that the great press that the business had received was surprising, and the response prompted…
It’s going to be one of the big 2008 issues: What are we going to do in order to save our churches (thus saving our neighborhoods)? We have seen some excellent reuses in recent years… condos, medical offices, concert hall, arts center… a future museum dedicated to religious art and artifacts? The plans would ensure the lifeline for two churches – St. Francis Xavier Church (East Street near Amherst Street in Black Rock) and St. Ann Church (Broadway and Emslie Street). But those are only two more churches out of dozens that are being labeled as endangered landmarks. This Saturday…