Author: Henry Perry SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County
Author: Henry Perry SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
City of Light
Author: Lauren BelferPublisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0385337647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Breathtaking . . . a remarkable blend of murder mystery, love story, political intrigue, and tragedy of manners.”—USA Today The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory. With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning. Louisa Barrett has made this dazzling city her home. Headmistress of Buffalo’s most prestigious school, Louisa is at ease in a world of men, protected by the titans of her city. But nothing prepares her for a startling discovery: evidence of a murder tied to the city’s cathedral-like power plant at nearby Niagara Falls. This shocking crime—followed by another mysterious death—will ignite an explosive chain of events. For in this city of seething intrigue and dazzling progress, a battle rages among politicians, power brokers, and industrialists for control of Niagara. And one extraordinary woman in their midst must protect a dark secret that implicates them all. . . .
The Best Planned City in the World
Author: Francis R. KowskyPublisher: Designing the American Park
ISBN: 9781625342911
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Beginning in 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created a series of parks and parkways for Buffalo, New York, that drew national and international attention. The improvements carefully augmented the city's original plan with urban design features inspired by Second Empire Paris, including the first system of "parkways" to grace an American city. Displaying the plan at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Olmsted declared Buffalo "the best planned city, as to streets, public places, and grounds, in the United States, if not in the world." Olmsted and Vaux dissolved their historic partnership in 1872, but Olmsted continued his association with the Queen City of the Lakes, designing additional parks and laying out important sites within the growing metropolis. When Niagara Falls was threatened by industrial development, he led a campaign to protect the site and in 1885 succeeded in persuading New York to create the Niagara Reservation, the present Niagara Falls State Park. Two years later, Olmsted and Vaux teamed up again, this time to create a plan for the area around the Falls, a project the two grand masters regarded as "the most difficult problem in landscape architecture to do justice to." In this book Francis R. Kowsky illuminates this remarkable constellation of projects. Utilizing original plans, drawings, photographs, and copious numbers of reports and letters, he brings new perspective to this vast undertaking, analyzing it as a cohesive expression of the visionary landscape and planning principles that Olmsted and Vaux pioneered. Published in association with Library of American Landscape History: http://lalh.org/
Buffalo Memories
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597255776
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"A collection of historic Buffalo photos from 1890 through 1939" -- from page [1] book dust jacket.
Logs & Moonshine
Author: Suzanne TatePublisher: Nags Head Art, Inc.
ISBN: 9781878405296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Interviews with: Jesse "Gus" Basnight, Nina Smith Basnight, Julia Jordan Haywood, Iona Basnight Padgett, Wilbur Pinner, Fred Sawyer recall life in Buffalo City in the early twentieth century.
A History of the City of Buffalo and Niagara Falls
Author: John DevoyPublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849662403
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This volume is the result of an earnest and conscientious effort to present in concise form a full history of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and adjacent territory in Erie Conuty, containing an account of every event of importance from earliest times to the first years of the twentieth century. The compiler of this fantastic book has aimed to make the history complete and valuable as a book of reference.
B Is for Buffalo
Author: Christopher HyzyPublisher: Buffalo Heritage Press
ISBN: 9781942483311
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Buffalo, New York is known for its remarkable architecture. Masterpieces by world-renowned architects dot the city. From the ground, these structures are impressive. From the sky, they are breathtaking. Soar high over the Queen City via beautiful drone photography and see the city like you've never seen it before. From the sweeping grandeur of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery to the immense scalloped walls of Temple Beth Zion, discover Buffalo from A to Z.
History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County
Author: Henry Perry SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 841
Book Description
Buffalo City Hall
Author: John H. ConlinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781879201149
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide that chronicles the history and architecture of one the area's most famous icons. More than 30 vintage photos, maps and a fact sheet make this an invaluable guide for tourists. Written by John Conlin and published by the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier, the guide also includes chapters on Niagara Square and Art Deco style.
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