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Hewitt House – Inn Buffalo
I've seen the Hewitt House (now Inn Buffalo Off Elmwood) many times over the years. It's on Lafayette Ave between Delaware and Elmwood. Prime area. One of the most desirable...
City Living – Orton Place + St. Johns Place
On a bike ride several weeks ago, a friend mentioned to me that the area around Orton Place was used as a place for traveling circuses! It's such a densely populated area...
City Living – Summit Ave.
A few months ago, my sister-in-law, Brenda, mentioned that her Mother (Sandy) grew up on Summit Ave in Parkside. Now, I've known Sandy ever since I've known Brenda, which is...
City Living: Bryant Street + St. Georges Square
After I wrote the post about Norwood Ave, I received an email from a reader asking me to write about Bryant Street. It was already on my list, but that email made me put it...
City Living – Woodley Road
This post has been a long time coming, as blog posts go. I first became aware of Woodley Road when I was a kid. My best friend growing up had cousins that lived on Burke...
City Living – Whitney Place
When I hiked Parkdale and Lafayette Aves with my friend Martha, she mentioned that her Mother and Grandmother used to live on Whitney Place. I've heard of it, sort of knew...
City Living – Norwood Ave
A couple of weeks ago, Tim (my husband) and I headed over to a friend's house on Norwood Ave on the spur of the moment to say hello. Well, she (Lori) wasn't home. As we...
City Living – Windsor Ave.
Last week I headed over to Chapin Parkway to check out a street that a reader mentioned to me. While hiking around the area, I happened upon the south end of Windsor Ave. I...
City Living – Lafayette & Parkdale Avenues
I've been wanting to write about Lafayette High School ever since the first time I actually walked past it about a year and a half ago with a friend of mine. I, of course,...
City Living – Edge Park Ave.
I've recently become aware of Edge Park Ave off of Amherst Street near Delaware Park. You might say it's at the edge of the park. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Honestly though,...
Larkinville – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my series about Larkinville. In Part 1, we discussed a little of the history of the area itself, along with a short history of The Larkin Company. That...
Larkinville – Part One
Back in November and December, I was able to make it to a few urban trail runs hosted by Flying Bison Brewery. Now, I'm not a runner, but walkers are welcome too, so I've...
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