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Future African-American heritage tourism corridor:

  • Left: J. Edward Nash House, 36 Nash Street
  • Center: Michigan Street Baptist Church, 511 Michigan Ave.
  • Right: Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway, at the corner of Michigan Avenue.

"Banned from the musicians union and unable to get good gigs in the city, Buffalo's black musicians started their own union, Local 533, in 1918. From that grew the Colored Musicians Club -- a place to play and practice, a place to hang out."- Jay Rey, "History and Hope,"The Buffalo News, Feb. 21, 2003

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