There is also a handful of subdivision maps. The Library of Congress Department of Maps has several and I've seen a couple for sale. They are not unusually...
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Grant, Kerry
buffalonius
Sep 9, 2002 3:08 pm
Your thought is very much on target. The following is taken from a very interesting, sometimes humorous, but always informative book about life in "The Good...
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Nancy Mingus
nbmingus@...
Sep 9, 2002 3:05 pm
Message text written by INTERNET:BuffaloHistory@yahoogroups.com ... The old Amherst Bees are available on microfilm at the research library at the Amherst...
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George Richmond
grichmon2000
Sep 9, 2002 2:58 pm
... Additional comment from George: The old Amherst Bees are available on microfilm at the research library at the Amherst Museum: Amherst Museum 3755...
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Nancy Mingus
nbmingus@...
Sep 9, 2002 2:51 pm
To follow up on George's comment, "One source that may still be extant is newspaper advertising. Names of developers and the sections in which they are...
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Bob
rwurtz114660mi@...
Sep 8, 2002 8:54 pm
By a fluke of circumstances, I may know the developer of my childhood home. That triangular weed lot next door was unuseable and I remember it being referred...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 8, 2002 8:11 pm
Thanks to all who supplied definitions of "pest house." Here's hoping y'all never send me to one. :) -C. ===== "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So...
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George Richmond
grichmon2000
Sep 8, 2002 5:15 pm
... One source that may still be extant is newspaper advertising. Names of developers and the sections in which they are working, and sometime photos of sample...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 8, 2002 5:07 pm
Bob is absolutely right. Since the Civil War, many if not most American homebuyers bought houses built "on spec" by a developer, or bought commercial house...
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NANCY PIATKOWSKI
swampcrone...
Sep 8, 2002 4:54 pm
We need shameless slef-promotion for sites like this one-- great job! Nancy Piatkowski http://buffalolore.buffalonet.org [Non-text portions of this message...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 8, 2002 4:53 pm
Forwarded as requested... ... ===== "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age,...
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Bob
rwurtz114660mi@...
Sep 8, 2002 12:50 am
Cynthia: For many of us, the answer of house building would be found in developers. Those identical houses in the lower east side that were the first homes for...
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David Minor
dminor@...
Sep 8, 2002 12:13 am
From a TIME magazine review of Edward Ball's book _Slaves in the Family_: "An estimated 40% of American slaves arrived first at this spot [Sullivan Island,...
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medea & blade
MedeaMama
Sep 7, 2002 10:01 pm
My dad always refers to hospitals as the "pest house," short for house of pestilence. No guess as to what the place was, though. Jeanine ... ADVERTISEMENT ......
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Chris Andrle
chrisandrle
Sep 7, 2002 9:57 pm
I think it was a quarantine house for people with communicable diseases like smallpox who wouldn't have been admitted to a regular hospital. Chris Andrle ... ...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 7, 2002 9:51 pm
Hi, gang, Here's the stumper of the day. A friend who lives on Richmond and is researching the history and development of the avenue came upon a reference to...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 7, 2002 6:00 pm
Hi, gang, Here's another case of shameless self-promotion. I've expanded my page on how to research a building (such as your house!) in Buffalo. I added new...
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Mark Wozniak
mwozniak@...
Sep 6, 2002 7:22 pm
Some shameless self-promotion here...I'm honored to be the emcee for Saturday's (9/7) BFLO. DAYS event at BECHS. WBFO is pleased to be a co-sponsor: ...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 6, 2002 6:48 pm
Of possible interest... ... ===== "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age,...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 6, 2002 5:29 pm
Of possible interest... ... ===== "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age,...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 5, 2002 6:01 pm
For those who live in the Buffalo area, a chance to see inside some terrific buildings, including the Butler Mansion on Delaware at North. See: ...
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Mike and Deanna Rizzo
mikendee97
Sep 5, 2002 12:18 pm
Chris, I rode past it yesterday and I believe it stated something along the lines of moving. Mike ======== At 2002-09-04, 22:30:00 you wrote: ======== I'm...
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Chuck LaChiusa
buffalochuck...
Sep 5, 2002 2:24 am
Photos and info on Larkin Premium Exposition 2002: http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bam/archs/wright/gray/02lark/hp.html - Chuck...
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Chris Andrle
chrisandrle
Sep 5, 2002 2:24 am
I'm excited about the bookstore. I wonder if the Main Street location is closing or will this be a second location? They've done a beautiful job on the...
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Chuck LaChiusa
buffalochuck...
Sep 4, 2002 10:56 pm
Some new pages: Calvert Vaux (Olmsted's partner): http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bam/archs/vaux/time.html Carlton Sprague Summer Residence (an Edward Kent...
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 4, 2002 9:40 pm
That would be the Michigan Street Baptist Church. See: http://www.nyhistory.com/mspa/ ... ===== "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been...
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RLOBrian@...
Sep 4, 2002 9:37 pm
Very encouraging. The Underground Railroad church on Michigan (which one is it?) should be better preserved. There should be visitors there all the time. Robt....
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Cynthia Van Ness
bettybarcode
Sep 4, 2002 6:55 pm
Of possible interest... http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20020827/1006352.asp Ideas wanted for city's revival [Come on, list, fill up their mailbox!] ...
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Mike and Deanna Rizzo
mikendee97
Sep 4, 2002 3:02 pm
A couple things I've noticed pedaling my bike lately.... At Broadway and Michigan there is a sign in the window stating that a underground Railroad museum will...
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Sep 3, 2002 7:48 pm
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