Have you ever stepped foot into the DL&W Terminal situated smack dab on the Buffalo River? It’s an incredible building with so much potential. As far as I can tell the structure is in excellent condition due to its current occupants, the NFTA. I have had the good fortune to visit this building on a number of occasions and each time I visit I come away with the feeling of great missed opportunity. Have you ever traveled an hour+ north to visit the South St. Lawrence Market? If you have then you know the potential that the DL&W Terminal possesses.…
Author: queenseyes
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to operate an ice cream cart? Last evening I flagged down one of these sweet vehicles as it jingled down the avenue. John, the designated ice cream distributor, pulled over and asked me what I would like to know. The first question that popped into my head was about the music… but then I figured that everyone must ask him that one. So I inquired about the business and this is what John had to say: “I rent the truck for $10 a day, which is pretty cheap until you add…
The cool concept of Critical Mass has been a welcome addition to the streets of Buffalo. I wrote a little blurb about the group in BRO’s City Channel recently, but I never spelled out that the event is open to riders of all ages, abilities, etc. I contacted Justin Booth from the Wellness Institute and he informed me that the ride “takes place the last Friday of every month. People meet at Niagara Square ~ 5:30pm for a 6pm ride start. It happens year ’round and is not led by anyone – it is an international movement.” The Critical Mass…
OMG. That’s about the funniest thing… I can’t believe I missed this. What a riot. They look like the Planter’s Peanut guys. I don’t know… Anyways, thanks for sharing Evil_Ed. I didn’t know that they were neon! I (kinda) promise that this is the last post I do on Green Lightning – I’ve been hearing about the controversy for so long that I’m glad to finally get most of the story… with photos. I guess RoBear has more photos for a slideshow… a bunch of people climbing all over the sculpture, we’ll see what happens. Thanks to everyone for solving…
Thanks to everyone who responded in regards to the search for Green Lighting. Paul M. actually tracked down an image of the sculpture, which was cool because I had never seen what it looked like. The caption below the image read: “Green Lightning, 1984. Steel, LEXAN, tin, transformers, neon, electricity, wire, animators and concrete. Billie Lawless.” The site that the image was pulled from was… you guessed it, www.billielawless.com. So much for me being a super-sleuth. Anyways, the links were not working when I went to the site, so there was not a whole lot of info to go along…
Earlier this summer Mike C sent me a link to a photo that he captured of the infamous Allentown bubble blower. After a few days I could not find the link and forgot about the post. While at Cafe Taza today I noticed hundreds of bubbles blowing down the avenue and took the opportunity to snap a photo… mainly because I can not believe that this guy has spent the summer smokin’ his cigs, and blowing bubbles with his electric fan. He has become quite infamous throughout the neighborhood and a few local experts claim that our bubble man is…
Tell me that this isn’t a good sign. A new Greater Buffalo Savings Bank branch being built on Connecticut Street is starting to take shape? I took a walk from The Armory Restaurant to Richmond Avenue on Friday and was really excited to see so much progress developing on the street. Along the walk I stopped into a couple of neighborhood favorites, and photographed a few new businesses as well. My first stop was Mineo and Sapio Italian Sausage (410 Connecticut), to pick up a pack of chicken sausages. Here is a company that survived the fast food craze from…
A jury in Buffalo, N.Y., ruled in June that sculptor Billie Lawless was not entitled to money damages from the city just because the mayor had ordered his exhibit dismantled after only five days’ display in 1984. Lawless’ “Green Lightning” featured dancing penises, wearing top hats. -News of the Weird (excerpts 10/7/92) Does anyone remember the sculpture called Green Lightning that was displayed in the median of the Kensington Expressway? I never had the opportunity of seeing it, nor have I seen a photo of what it looked like. Above are the three sites that popped up during a search,…
Towards the end of yesterdayis Buffalo waterfront bike-ride, Phil Haberstro – Executive Director the Wellness Institute, pointed out a new addition to the trail. It’s a connector between the Japanese Gardens, Grant Street and Niagara Street. I had never seen it before and was impressed to see the new guide railings that added a substantial look to the intersection. RoBear pointed out the design of the bridge overpass, and chimed in that the moldings were made by Larry Griffis Jr. This had always been a section of the bike trail that no one could figure out. If you were coming…
During a three-hour bike tour with a number of urban activists and factions of BRO and Artvoice, Jay McCarthy (micro-park man) points out a stretch of vacant land along the Niagara River. He turns to Sam Hoyt and says, “You gotta see this.” So we all hopped off our bikes (the only way to get there) and filed down a green hill to the edge of the river. We were stunned to see that a huge opportunity for a waterfront park was right under our noses. Before we knew it Sam was on a phone with someone from the NY…