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Old Photo Album: Great Italianate Mansions on Main Street

Buffalo produced a wide variety of cast iron architectural elements used to embellish the Italianate mansions of old Main Street. The Squire Mansion alone survives.
The Buffalo Bicycle Clubhouse: A Hidden Landmark

The Director of the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum shares his discovery of a landmark building complete with rare interior descriptions.
Shea's: Parapet Lost - Parapet Regained

The restoration of Shea's entrance façade is more than an embellishment. It will be an important symbolic transformation.
The Life and Times of Sheldon Thompson

The adventuresome life of this pioneer merchant is intertwined with several major formative events in Niagara Frontier history. In 1840, Thompson also became the first popularly elected mayor of Buffalo.
Buffalo's Parkside Neighborhood

Apart from the Martin House Complex, the Parkside Neighborhood has its own national significance as an enduring Olmsted success. 
The Emperor of Elixir: Buffalo's Most Famous Doctor

Dr. Ray Vaughn Pierce was a marketing wizard who influenced the lives of millions. His story is an extraordinary chapter in WNY medical history.
The George Eastman House Museum

"Tony" Bannon, director of the museum, tells the story of George Eastman with choice photos from one of the world's greatest photo image collections.
Historian's Notebook: Emerson in Western New York

The literary legend made several trips to Buffalo and other Western New York locations.
From the Gift Shop
North Park Theatre

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
The Ice Must Flow

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
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