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Ohio Street Lift Bridge - 1963

The Ohio Street Lift Bridge in 1963, raised to permit The Harvester lake freighter to pass.
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Massachusetts Pumping Station - 1920s

The Massachusetts Pumping Station in the Niagara River, viewed from Front Park.
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Maiden Lane Paving, Wheeler Hotel - 1996

1996 excavation of the Marine Drive Apartments parking lot reveals the foundations of Wheeler's Hotel.
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Lower Terrace aerial view - 1930's

Lower Terrace in the foreground, mouth of the harbor upper left (lighthouse visible), 1930's.
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock - 1967

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, foot of Katherine Street. The firm was one division of the company founded in Chicago in 1890.
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Terminal

Completed in 1917, the D. L. & W. terminal was closed in 1962 as the result of declining rail passenger traffic.
An Ornament to the Pavement: Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo Gas Station

In the late 1920s, Frank Lloyd Wright was asked to design an automobile filling station by former client and friend, William R. Heath. The chosen site was on Michigan and Cherry in Buffalo. What happened?
The Buffalo Harbor Ferries

They were as unique to the Buffalo waterfront as gondolas were to Venice. Something of our own – slipped away, lost in history.
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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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