Wny Wares Buffalo-niagara Connections

John W. Percy

WNY Wares

Gracious mansions and thundering waterfalls. Battleships and nostalgic fireboats. Power plants and Indian long houses. Just as Western New Yorkers begin planning summer safaris with families and out-of-town visitors, a new book showcases the region's unique smorgasbord of historic, natural and architectural attractions. East Aurora author Jan Booth Sheridan has researched nearly 30 National Historic Landmarks in the Buffalo-Niagara and Finger Lakes regions. Dozens of photographs, addresses, locator maps and a comprehensive index make this a handy armchair companion as residents explore their home turf. The result is a user-friendly book called National Landmarks of Western New York: Famous People and Historic Places. But this isn't just a book about buildings. Fascinating characters spring to life in an engaging text, shedding new light on the region's heritage. From the British general who captured Old Fort Niagara from the French, to Harriet Tubman's heroic involvement in the Underground Railroad, National Landmarks is as much a book about people as it is about architecture. As readers explore the sites, they'll encounter people like Millard Fillmore, Susan B. Anthony, Theodore Roosevelt and Frank Lloyd Wright. Be prepared for some surprises. Did you know that: * The oldest operational fireboat in the nation, possibly the world, is docked in downtown Buffalo? * The largest inland naval park of its kind in the country is located on the Niagara Frontier? * The oldest cobblestone church in North America is right here in Western New York? * One of the earliest steel-frame skyscrapers graces the Buffalo skyline?

National Landmarks of Western New York: Famous People and Historic Places

Jan Booth Sheridan

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Western New York 101: The 101 Greatest Moments in Buffalo History

Dan Murphy

Wny Wares Western New York Wild

David Lawerence Reode

Remembering is fun, especially when we recall all the fun we had in the 'good old days.' This book focuses on yesterday's fun: Crystal Beach, the Canadiana, Sunday rides in the country and the holidays that created delightful memories. Remembering Old Buffalo also showcases fun foods and beverages, and the funny people who made our lives so special. Then there's yesterday's entertainment: records, radio, movies, stage shows, the early days of TV -- even the Palace Burlesk. We trust you'll thoroughly enjoy Remembering Old Buffalo. This book includes several historic photos from the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

Wny Wares Remembering Old Buffalo

Joseph H. Radder

You may have passed them dozens of times, perhaps hundreds of times. But how often have you really paid attention to the signs that grace Buffalo's streets? And how much do you know about the fascinating stories behind these signs? In their new book, Sign Stories, author Karla J. Levi and photographer Patricia C. Galeza will take you on a journey through the City of Buffalo as they use words and photographs to introduce you to the human element behind the painted image, to the story behind the sign. In many cases, these are images familiar to the native. Those who regularly drive around Buffalo and the suburbs may see these signs on their daily commute. But there are also undiscovered treasures here, each with a story interesting enough to make you want to seek out the original. This book will give you a second chance to marvel at these works of art, and the tales behind their creation.

Sign Stories: Buffalo's Signs and the Stories Behind Them

Karla Levi

<p>Western New York''s longest-tenured television sports anchor gives readers revealing behind-the-scenes glimpses into many banner moments involving the Buffalo Bills, Sabres, Bisons and Braves. Dozens of well-known sports and media personalities - from O.J. Simpson to Rick Martin - make their way across the pages of this entertaining and informative work. This is the first book written by a man who has had his finger on the pulse of Buffalo sports for four decades.</p>

Wny Wares As I've Seen It

Christine Smyczynski

Lynda Schneekloth, Robert Shibley, Thomas Yots Olmsted in Buffalo and Niagara is the first history and guidebook written about Frederick Law Olmsted and the remarkable urban parks he designed in Western New York at the end of the last century. He imprinted his vision of the world about the power of nature to heal and enrich urban life on both Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Olmsted gave Western New York two of his most important works, the Buffalo Olmsted Park and Parkway System, and the Niagara Reservation. Olmsted, the Father of American Landscape Design, was brought to Buffalo in 1868 to give us a Central Park. But he, Calvert Vaux and the Olmsted Brothers left behind something much more complex and integral to the city: six parks and the greenways that connect them. This vision of a green necklace running through what Olmsted called the best planned city in America is still a vital element in park planning and is replicated throughout the world. And it started here, in Buffalo, New York! Olmsted was a major force in the 'Free Niagara' Movement that restored the landscape around Niagara Falls. The creation of the Niagara Reservation, the oldest State Park in the United States, assured to us and future generations that the Falls at Niagara, among the great treasure[s] of the world according to Olmsted, would be preserved in the picturesque condition in which it was originally laid out by the hands of nature. 108 pages; Includes a color guide to the Olmsted Parks in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Over 125 historic and contemporary photographs. Published by the Urban Design Project, School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo / SUNY.

Wny Wares Olmsted In Buffalo And Niagara

Lynda Schneekloth, Robert Shibley and Thomas Yots

Wny Wares Tapped Out

Michael D. Langan

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