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fixBuffalo: Jefferson Street Shul - Demo update
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Jefferson Street Shul - Demo update. The red-mark of death was sprayed on the city's oldest synagogue today. In addition, the shul's utility connections have been identified with spray paint on the sidewalk. Multiple calls to the owner, Elliot Dalfin, have not been returned. Additional information is available in these two posts 9/19/14. FixBuffalo interior/exterior image archive. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Buildings and Issues Index. Saving our Streets: Say NO to General Mills.
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fixBuffalo: Photo of the Day: 136
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Photo of the Day: 136. Exchange Street and Washington Street ( google map. New York State's second largest city has one passenger railroad track. Photos from this series are cross-posted on fixBuffalo's facebook page. And archived here - Photo of the Day. 3:21 PM, July 27, 2014. I believe the NF station is in the process of being rebuilt (? 7:20 AM, July 28, 2014. That would be great. Thank you! 7:23 PM, July 28, 2014. 6:25 PM, October 13, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photo of the Day: 144.
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fixBuffalo: Larkin Power House - Demolition or Preservation, Part III
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Larkin Power House - Demolition or Preservation, Part III. The Common Council unanimously approved the application for the Larkin Historic District this afternoon. Read the approved application here: Larkin Historic District. Howard Zemsky, the developer whose brainchild is the revitalization of the Larkin District, likely shared the most eloquent remarks at last Tuesday's public hearing before the Common Council. Here's an excerpt:. Congrats to all involved! The Power House is saved! Simple template....
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fixBuffalo: Homesteading the city with Fox News: final cut
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Homesteading the city with Fox News: final cut. Fox News contacted me after Alana Semuels LA Times story - As an alternative to demoltion, Buffalo offers homes for a dollar. Ran last month about the city's homestead program. I spoke with Ron Ralston, Fox News producer and invited his crew to Buffalo last week. We spent the day talking with homesteaders and neighborhood residents about alternatives to demolition and neighborhood stabilization. This segment features Deyron Tabb. Why not 100s per year?
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fixBuffalo: Today on Jefferson Avenue
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Today on Jefferson Avenue. This demolition of Buffalo's oldest synagogue was an avoidable tragedy. The Jefferson Street Shul was structurally sound, with cosmetic repairs only needed on bricks that had become loose on the facade. It is unfortunate that officials in the Department of Permits and Inspections were not willing to consider reasonable alternatives to the destruction of this landmark of the city's Jewish history. For additional information see this post/links. 7:29 AM, October 12, 2014. Examine...
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fixBuffalo: Photo of the day: 135
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Photo of the day: 135. Main Street and Dodge Street ( google map. This is the changing face of Main Street. Photos from this series are cross-posted on fixBuffalo's facebook page. And archived here - Photo of the Day. The 1959 Ford Fairlane 500, transformed! Who was the architect? And which came first, the car or the building? 7:54 PM, July 23, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Buildings and Issues Index. Photo of the Day: 144. Photo of the Day: 143. Photo of the Day: 136. Photo of the day: 135.
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fixBuffalo: Photo of the Day: 134
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Photo of the Day: 134. Curtiss Street and Dover Street ( google map. This is a view from the Belt Line towards Broadway. Photos from this series are cross-posted on fixBuffalo's facebook page. And archived here - Photo of the Day. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Buildings and Issues Index. Photo of the Day: 144. Photo of the Day: 143. Photo of the Day: 136. Larkin Power House - Demolition or Preservation, P. Photo of the day: 135. Photo of the Day: 134. Photo of the Day: 133. Photo of the Day: 127.
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fixBuffalo: City's Oldest Synagogue - DEMOLITION ALERT
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City's Oldest Synagogue - DEMOLITION ALERT. The former Jefferson Street Shul (407 Jefferson Avenue - google map. Is wide open and a new demolition notice (dated today) was found this morning affixed to the building. Elliot Dalfin purchased the Shul at the city's tax foreclosure auction in October 2012 for $600 (six hundred dollars). He was the only bidder. Elliot splits his time between Buffalo and Brooklyn and controls a large number of rental properties in the city's Broadway Fillmore neighborh...I met...
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fixBuffalo: Larkin Power House - Demolition or Preservation Part II
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Larkin Power House - Demolition or Preservation Part II. Developers Peter Krog and Jim Cornell have made it no secret that they want to demolish the Larkin Power House, first reported here. And a historic site map. To further orient you to this development. Here is the Larkin Historic District application. And supporting photo archive. It is fascinating reading. It includes a picture of renowned architectural historian Reyner Banham clambering up the Power House chimney. The contact info is:. Photo of th...
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fixBuffalo: City of Buffalo: For Sale - Week 1
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City of Buffalo: For Sale - Week 1. 1363 Sycamore Street ( google map. Has been owned by the City of Buffalo since 2007. This two-and- one-half-story brick house and retail storefront was previously known as Randi's Red Door Cafe. Ruth Johnson opened a neighborhood diner here in 1995 in a well documented struggle to purchase the property from the City of Buffalo. The Buffalo News. Covered the story here. In November 1995 and the sale a month later here. After two local attorneys provided their assistance.