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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...
A Couple of Days at Forest Lawn
I've been noticing the amount of gray days we've been having here in Buffalo. I wanted to make a point to show you that even on the grayest days of winter, even when there's...
City Living – Around the Block at Agassiz Circle
A couple of weeks ago, as I drove on the 198 near Forest Lawn, I lamented to myself (again) about the loss of the once beautiful Humboldt Parkway. Yes, I do have occasion to...
The Beck Family Home
After writing and publishing a post about an urban hike I did in the Medical Corridor, I received an email from a reader regarding a home that used to be at 923 Washington...
Our Lady of Victory Basilica & the Man Who Built It
It's the holidays, so I thought I'd write about one of Buffalo's most notable churches, Our Lady of Victory Basilica. I'm writing on the suggestion of my husband, Tim. He's...
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