buffalo then and now

We know Lafayette Square for many things: the former stomping grounds for Thursday in the Square, the location of our dumpy little studio and the colorful visitors to the Square every day. In fact, on my way to the Square's Tim Horton's this morning, I witnessed a mother/daughter cat fight that was about to get ugly.

Buffalo is home to works by some of history's most prominent architects, and any walk downtown is a living monument to that statement.

Every kid born in the ’80s and ‘90s wanted to live in a house like those on 'Full House'…or maybe that was just me.

You don't expect high schools to be housed in former mansions and Mason hangouts -- but that's exactly the history of one of Canisius High School's most iconic buildings.

You know what they say: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Yes, you read that headline right: Al Amigone's was apparently home to a revolving bar.

The internet doesn't hold much information about the Rosinski Furniture Co. But a trip through Google's search results does reveal a bit about the stores' owners!

It might be hard to believe, but in the 1950s and '60s, the boarded-up building above, located at 1787 Genesee St., was Western New York's largest toy store.

Even if you tried really, really, really hard, I don't think you could guess where the above photo corresponds to in present-day Buffalo.

In case you live under a rock, the ginormous white building with the pillars on Elmwood Avenue is the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. It's also the place you take the cute girl from reception on a Friday night because you want to seem mature -- and it's free. Reeeeal mature, buddy. Here are a few cool facts about the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.