When rail magnate Dean Richmond and his wife Mary purchased their Batavia home, the modifications they made resulted in the area’s preeminent residence. We take a look at this stately home, both inside and out.
Medina’s Newell Shirt Factory once boasted the rich and famous among its clientele. Today, the building has been reimagined as a multipurpose space.
Introducing the model for the Courier-Express mural.
The Lafayette Violets adhered to their school's motto: Be Strong and of a Good Courage.
The color plan for the Pan American Exposition purposely set out to distinguish the Buffalo fair from Chicago’s “White City.”
We remember this pillar of Buffalo’s African American community with a series of personal recollections.
Early in his career, future governor William H. Seward had to institute a regime of palliative measures in order to quell the axe-wielding settlers' riot against the Holland Land Company when their farms were threatened with imminent foreclosure.
The Board of Women Directors at the Pan Am used their power and social standing to overtly claim public space for women and challenge traditional Victorian gender norms.
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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.
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.