Forty years ago, Apollo XI landed the first men on the moon, thanks in no small part to the contributions of Western New York.
Chester Oakley always claimed his Shrine of North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY made his reputation, but the self-educated Buffalo architect left several remarkable landmarks in our region.
Once an uninhabitable forest full of rock ledges, the area now known as Lockport seemed like an unlikely spot for a boom town. That all changed when the Erie Canal needed a place to climb the Niagara Escarpment.
Buffalo's Central Terminal, an Art Deco landmark, served the city for more than 50 years. Travel back to the 1929 beginning through these original documentary photos.
Abraham Lincoln only briefly passed through this area – once while campaigning and one in his funeral train – but a pair of his political allies, Clark Ezra Carr and Erastus D. Webster, called Western New York their home.
We take a glimpse into the historic village's past with these photos from 100 years ago.
Glezen Fillmore was more than your everyday minister. Braving the untamed wilderness of Western New York in the 19th century, not even wolves were enough to stop Fillmore from delivering his message.
Art preservationist Laura Schell recounts the painstaking restoration of a long-forgotten billboard, covered for a century and now brought back to life.
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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.