View from Court Street near Main
St.
In silhouette, the front elevation has the appearance
of a crested Mayan
pyramid.
The construction of City Hall in 1929 closed off Court Street from the square This
was the first interruption of Joseph Ellicott's street plan.
The completion of the similarly-styled Art Deco State and Federal Buildings in 1935
on the east side of Niagara Square realized the concept of a city center group of
governmental buildings, first suggested in 1920
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