Get
To Know Our Neighborhoods
Take
a one-hour tour of some of Buffalo's most beloved neighborhoods. Each is offered
by a Neighborhood Association, a Block Club or a community leader. Understand
the history, see the architecture and meet the neighbors. You will be invited
in for a visit -- after all, Buffalo IS the City of Good Neighbors!
FREE - no pre-registration required
- East Lovejoy @ 10:30 a.m. Meet at corner of William and North Ogden on a grassy area with a garden and benches and the Iron Island Museum. Guide: Jennifer Falt
- Essex Corners Arts District @ 11:00 a.m.. Meet in front of the Essex Street Pub on the corner of Rhode Island & Essex. Guide: Doug Sitler
- Gateway-Columbus Parkway @ 1:00 p.m. Meet at Columbus Park West and Columbus Parkway, next to Olmsted's Columbus Park. Guides: Martin Wachadlo and Kathy Mecca (www.movetheplaza.com - click on Buffalo Homecoming)
- Johnson Park @ 2:00 p.m. Meet at the historic information plaque at the South Elmwood entrance to the park. Guide: Marilyn Rodgers
- Linwood @ 4:00 p.m. Meet at the corner of Linwood and W. Ferry. Guide: Ramona Whitaker.
- Parkside @ 1:00 p.m. Meet
at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Summit and Jewett Parkway. Guide: Greg Lodinsky
- South Buffalo @ 2:00 p.m. Meet at Tim Russert’s Children’s Garden, between Shellet and Woodfield on South Park Avenue (next to the Dudley Branch Library) in the very heart of South Buffalo. Guide: Marge Ryan.
Tours Around Town
Erie
Canal Harbor Tour
Learn
about Buffalo’s roots and experience the recently restored Erie Canal
Harbor area! During
the 19th and early 20th centuries, the harbor functioned as the bustling “western
terminus” of the Erie Canal. Tour by Matt Davision of the
Erie Canal Habor Development Corp. FREE
10:30 a.m. -- Meet
at at the Harbor.
Larkin,
Wright and a Forgotten Neighborhood
Explore
the legacy of soap entrepreneur John D. Larkin and architect Frank Lloyd Wright
with a tour of the Larkin at Exchange Building. View the vestiges of a once thriving
neighborhood and St. Stephen's R.C. Church, and hear about revitalization plans.
Optional lunch at Sharkey's! By Buffalo Tours.
9:30-11:30
a.m. -- Meet at St. Clare's Church, 193 Elk Street -- $10 donation (lunch not
included)
New
Digs Downtown
Delware
Avenue's downtown landscape is being dramatically altered by a building boom that
includes new office towers, condos and adaptive reuse. Get a firsthand view of
all the "new digs," while learning about the Avenue's rich history.
This tour brings the old and the new together and offers a sneak peak into Buffalo's
future. By Buffalo Tours.
9:30-11:30 a.m. -- Meet at Delaware Avenue and W. Mohawk Street -- $10 donation
E.B.
Green: The Greening of Buffalo
During
his seven-decade career, E.B. Green built a nationally-renowned architectural
firm whose work ranged stylistically and included many major residential, commercial,
industrial, civic, religious and campus commissions. Beginning at the First Presbyterian
Church, this tour takes in the residential areas of Richmond, Summer, Oakland,
Bryant, Delaware and North, and features the Goodyear Mansion, Mayfair Lane and
the Birge Townhouse on the Midway. By Buffalo Tours.
10:00-Noon
-- Meet in front of the First Presbyterian Church on Symphony Circle
$10
donation
The
Windows of Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity
may be one of the only churches anywhere graced by masterpieces by both John LaFarge
and Louis Tiffany. The intesity of the color in the opalescent stained glass invented
by LaFarge and refined by Tiffany is breathtaking. Disover why these stained glass
windows brought about an artistic and technical revolution in the art of stained
glass-making, and soak in the serenity and joy they exude.
1:00-2:00
p.m. -- Meet on the steps of Trinity at 371 Delaware Avenue. FREE
GHOST WALK of Allentown by Mason Winfield
Meet
at 10:00 a.m. at the Allen St. Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen Street. Cost:
$10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children (7-11yrs), Tours are held rain or shine and
no reservations are required. For more information call 655-6663 or visit www.MasonWinfield.com. GHOST WALK of the Theatre District by Mason Winfield
Meet
at Noon at SPOT Coffee (227
Delaware Avenue, at Chippewa). Cost: $10.00 Adults,
$5.00 Children (7-11yrs), Tours are held rain or shine and no reservations
are required. For more information call 655-6663 or visit www.MasonWinfield.com.
Saint Francis Xavier Church: Black Rock and the Religious Art of Buffalo
Learn the history of Buffalo as told through the religious art created by its immigrants. Explore historic Saint Francis Xavier Church and its stunning stained glass windows, see the growing collection of the Buffalo Religious Arts Center, and hear about re-use plans for the future.
One-hour docent-led tours at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. Meet at the church at 157 East Street. Cost: $5.00
Polonia District Pride
The Eastside of Buffalo is home to some of the region’s most important cultural, ethnic and architectural landmarks. With the founding of St. Stanislaus Parish in 1873, the area became one of the largest Polish-American colonies in the world outside of Poland. Forgotten Buffalo Tours will shine the spotlight on century old churches, an old world public market and art-deco masterpieces. Tour includes a number of stops at friendly neighborhood taverns and a home-cooked Polish meal.
12:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Meet at the Sportsman’s Tavern, 326 Amherst Street.
Cost $40 per person includes meal, transportation and guided tour. Must be 21 years of age to participate.
E-mail ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com or call 716-833-5211 for reservations.
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