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Everything I hear about Buffalo makes me want to visit it more and more!
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Buffalo definitely has its struggles: poverty, blight, crime, but is dusting off its Rust Belt reputation/image and moving forward with renewed civic pride, tons of redevelopment, and regaining population for the first time in decades.
In 1900 it was the 8th largest city in America and larger than both Toronto and Montreal proper. It was talked about with similar fondness to New Orleans and San Francisco in its gilded age. Hard to imagine that happening for most now!
It's really appreciating its impressive late 19th-early 20th to mid-20th century bones/institutions/assets and trying to show outsiders what makes it unique for a small American 1.1M Metro with less than 300k in the city limits.
Olmsted parks and parkways ✓
Theatre district w/grand dame Shea's Buffalo✓
Music/symphony hall (
Kleinhans) designed by Finnish
Saarinen father-son duo that has been described as "acoustically perfect"✓
Amazing commercial and residential architecture , industrial grain silos ✓
Charming neighborhoods ✓
2 art museums across the street from each other, small storefront galleries✓
1980s light rail line that functions as a subway✓
A city that loves to let loose with festivals, and thriving Craft brewery and distillery industry✓
Lovely rolling hills and ski/snowboarding nearby✓
Regaining its waterfront back with Canalside and Riverworks✓
Nice Location where Lake Erie empties into the Niagara River towards Niagara Falls.
AKG public art initiative is beautifying Buffalo with colorful murals all over the city by internationally known artists
Short 5 min video
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The AKG art museum has always been cutting edge. Check this 8 min video from 1986!
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Hope you give these a view