Erie Canal

Exciting Future For Downtown Buffalo
Exciting Future For Downtown Buffalo
Exciting Future For Downtown Buffalo
It's an exciting time in downtown Buffalo.  With the renovation of the Statler and Lafayette Hotels, the opening of the new Federal courthouse and big plans for the University of Buffalo's medical school to move to the city's medical corridor things are happening.  And over the weekend groundbreaking (YNN) took place for another project that's been a long question mark for the city - the site of t
One Of Buffalo’s Biggest Eyesores
One Of Buffalo’s Biggest Eyesores
One Of Buffalo’s Biggest Eyesores
I see the point in saving some of Buffalo’s old buildings. The results have been amazing. Give credit to the people who have the vision….and the money to renovate these broken down buildings and turn them into gems. But what do you do with Buffalo’s old grain mills? Preservationists want them saved. For what? What can they be used for? They’re ugly, falling apart, rat-infested. They don’t give vis
Final Weekend For Canal Fest
Final Weekend For Canal Fest
Final Weekend For Canal Fest
For decades the dividing line between Erie and Niagara County has been the man-made Erie Canal.  Completed in 1825 it connected the Hudson River with Lake Erie to provide an inland route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.  The Erie Canal converted Buffalo from a sleepy outpost into a major American city making it possible to easily distribute products from Europe to the midwest and fo