Of possible interest... ... [snip] ... ===== *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-, "...every modern technology, from television to...
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Felinejne@...
May 3, 2001 2:46 am
Thanks for the info on Olcott Beach! Joanne...
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Chuck LaChiusa
lach@...
May 3, 2001 8:48 am
Re: Bflo. architecture - vocabulary New URL: http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bam/vocab/vocab.html - Chuck...
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DavidQ4321@...
May 3, 2001 11:02 am
I lived in Black Rock from approximately 1941-42 until 1953. I have a lot of memories of Black Rock. My favorite memory includes the fact that during the late...
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peterhassett@...
May 3, 2001 1:52 pm
A bit of trivia: The shorn-off "stub" of the original black rock from which the area derives its name can still be seen. Anyone know where?...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 3, 2001 5:54 pm
For those in the Buffalo area with no plans for this evening... ... ===== *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-, "...every modern...
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Sharon
centans@...
May 3, 2001 6:30 pm
Hi Cynthia, Please tell us how we can get a copy of his book even if we get to Buffalo for the talk. Thanks! Sharon Centanne St. Petersburg, FL ... -- ...
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gwpuckett@...
May 3, 2001 7:54 pm
Patrick, I didn't see an E-Mail address for you so considered whether or not to post this on the Buffalo History site and decided to do so since it does ...
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BuffaloHistory@yahoog...
May 3, 2001 9:42 pm
This is a monthly posting of the guidelines for participation in the Buffalo History Mailing List. Please keep to the subject. The topic of the list is Buffalo...
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gwpuckett@...
May 3, 2001 10:33 pm
Addressing the decline of business and industry in the Buffalo area, here's a viewpoint: Government is formed as, in addition to protection from outside...
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Chris Andrle
chris@...
May 4, 2001 12:05 am
I believe that it is visible along the 190 near the Peace Bridge, right next to the Massachusetts Aveneue pumping station? Certainly worth a historical marker...
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peterhassett@...
May 4, 2001 3:56 am
Congratulations to Chris Andrle for submitting the winning (and only) entry in the "Find The Black Rock" Contest! Keep your peepers open, Chris, and check your...
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Patrick McGreevy
pmcgreevy@...
May 4, 2001 2:03 pm
Bur Jerry, your interpretation of the facts is only one of many possible interpretations. Another scenerio is that a mbusiness owner (say, GM) is making a...
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Schalk, Mike
cdnmd@...
May 4, 2001 5:40 pm
So far I have stayed at a distance from the conversation on "business out" of Buffalo. In my situation, I never had any career ideas when growing up or in...
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Karen Kolb
klkolb@...
May 4, 2001 8:40 pm
... I believe it is the piece of rock one can see on the 190 just north of the Peace Bridge....
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Chris Andrle
chris@...
May 5, 2001 1:02 am
I don't think that the Bird Island Pier would be a good place for a historical marker unless it was pretty substantial. The water has been pretty low lately...
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Chuck LaChiusa
lach@...
May 5, 2001 1:02 am
FYI: New URL : Old Post Office/ECC http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bam/ecc%20/eccext/index.html - Chuck...
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gwpuckett@...
May 5, 2001 2:46 am
Well, yes, I agree that there were other factors that came into play in the loss of Buffalo's businesses besides a big, micro-managing, tax hungry government....
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peterhassett@...
May 5, 2001 4:56 am
A marker designating the site of the original Black Rock could be placed on the sidewalk above it (that extension of Niagara St. into the I-190 South, leading...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 5, 2001 4:12 pm
With all the recent discussion of bad times in Buffalo, I thought I'd forward some good news. -C. ... http://webmail.netscape.com/ ===== ...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 5, 2001 4:26 pm
You know, I don't actually know, because I believe it is self-published. I suggest getting in touch with the PGS and/or Ed Kornowski and asking them. Good...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 5, 2001 4:39 pm
... Okay, who's a member of the Buffalo Rowing Club? Seems like someone rowing up & down the Black Rock Channel would know, or have the best way of finding...
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kkovalek@...
May 5, 2001 4:44 pm
Thanks Cynthia, This is all good news, especially when we have been hearing about a lot of layoffs around the country and yesterday's news of increased ...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 5, 2001 4:55 pm
... [snip] ... Without providing specific, narrative examples or citing reliable sources, anyone on this list can sort through their passions and post articles...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode@...
May 5, 2001 8:55 pm
Of possible interest: http://wings.buffalo.edu/uncrownedqueens/index.htm Uncrowned Queens: African-American Women Community Builders of Western NY ===== ...
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gwpuckett@...
May 5, 2001 9:27 pm
that's water UNDER the bridge... ... Unions, ... the ... as ... leave ... that's ... Jerry ... possible ... is ... and ... wages? ... area, ... major ... have ...
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Chuck LaChiusa
lach@...
May 5, 2001 9:41 pm
FYI: New URL: Ellicott Square Bldg http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bam/archs/burn/ellsq/index.html New URL: Old Post Office/ECC ...
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Chris Andrle
chris@...
May 5, 2001 10:36 pm
The remains of the Black Rock can be seen from the 190 and from the Bird Island Pier. The visible portion is in the embankment just above the expressway. You...
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gwpuckett@...
May 6, 2001 3:40 am
Donn Esmonde wrote an interesting piece in the Buffalo news about the difficulty experienced by developers when trying to deal with Buffalo city government....
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liaoprea@...
May 6, 2001 1:00 pm
A PAN AM EXPO DAY IN THE COUNTRY You say you've built your big hat, and put together a period outfit for all those Pan Am Expo parties this summer but you need...
