Places and Events in 'City of Light'

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See also A panoramic sketch of Delaware south of North Street by an artist from the tower of Westminster

Places and Events
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Chapter Place or Event is First Mentioned
Parentheses indicate chapter where the place or event is important

Adams Station Power Plant   Plant where electricity from Niagara falls was generated  
Albright Art Gallery

 

One of the best Greek revival buildings in the country; John J. Albright its largest contributor  
Barrett, Louisa house

Fictional

Located next to present-day Buffalo Seminary on Bidwell Pkwy (See also Buffalo Seminary Home Page) 1
Buffalo Botanical Gardens   A 3-domed Victorian style conservatory opened in 1900 and designed by the architects Lord & Burnham 38
Bidwell Parkway

 

One of the parkways in Olmsted & Vaux's park system in Buffalo 1
Buffalo Club

 

Exclusive men's club on Delaware Ave., across the street from Trinity Church 4
Buffalo River

 

The main reason there was a settlement in early Buffalo; Michigan St. Bridge spans it 22
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

 

Early, progressive institution for the insane; today named the Buffalo Psychiatric Center 1
Buffalo Women's Wheel and Athletic Club

 

  21
Cary House

 

Home of Dr. Walter Cary, 184 Delaware Ave. 11
Cave of the Winds

 

Part of Niagara Falls 2
"Chinaman's" lighthouse

 

Located next to present-day Coast Guard station 22
Chippewa Market

 

One of several open-air markets 16
City Hall (now the Old County Hall)

 

Originally Buffalo City Hall and County Hall 10
Coatsworth Elevator & Slip

 

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Coatsworth family summer compound at Abino Bay, Ontario

Fictional

  26
Coatsworth House

 

49 Cottage St. in Allentown section of Buffalo; house Thomas Coatsworth built for his bride, Electra, in 1869. See Francesca Coatsworth above. 6
Crèche

 

The first day care center in the US; established by Maria Love. Demolished. 1
184 Delaware   Home of Dr. Walter Cary and his wife, Julia Love Cary 35
"downtown hotel" - clearly referring to the Lafayette Hotel

 

Major turn-of-the-century hotel in Buffalo; designed by Louise Blanchard Bethune 6
DL&W Railroad

 

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad; the train shed still stands at the end of the Rapid Transit line at the foot of Main St.; the shed is located on the northern shore of the Buffalo River 22
Echota

 

Stanford White-designed factory worker housing for the Niagara Falls power company; most of the houses in the several block area still stand  
Ellicott Square Building

 

Built in 1896, it was the largest office building in the country 10
Erie Canal

 

Buffalo became the western terminus in 1825; led to Buffalo's growth from a sleepy village to a major city 21
Express

 

One of Buffalo's two major newspapers at the turn of the century 16
Falconwood

 

Private club on Grand Island, accessible only by boat in 1901 25
Fine Arts Academy

 

The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, founded in 1862, is the parent organization of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. 2
Fitch Crèche

 

The first day care center in the US; established by Maria Love. Demolished. 7
Forest Lawn Cemetery

 

Buffalo's largest cemetery 10
Franklin School

 

  10
Goat Island (Hermit's Cascade, bridge to Asenath)

 

Near the Niagara Falls 2
Grain elevators

 

Huge wood, then cement, storage containers for grain shipped from the Midwest; attracted worldwide engineer and architect admirers. Have potential to be major tourist attraction 22
Huyler's
Candy shop at 374 Delaware Avenue
 
Iroquois Hotel

 

Luxury hotel. Presently the site of M & T Bank. 8
Lackawanna Steel Mill administration building

 

Brought to Buffalo by John J. Albright, et al.; predecessor of Bethlehem Steel Co. 13
Lafayette Hotel

 

Major turn-of-the-century hotel in Buffalo; designed by Bethune, Louise Blanchard 6
Lincoln Parkway

 

One of the parkways in Olmsted & Vaux's park system in Buffalo 3
Lyric Hall

 

Music hall. Demolished. 15
Maid of the Mist

 

Niagara Falls tourist boat 17
Market Arcade

 

Thoroughpass between Main St. and Washington Market; beautifully restoredin the 1990s; designed by Green and Wicks 16
Macaulay School

Fictional

Fictional, but based on Buffalo Seminary School which did not locate on Bidwell Pkwy until 1908  
Michigan St. Baptist Church

 

Underground Railroad site; Mary Talbert lived next door 24
Milburn House

 

Demolished, but originally located on Delaware on the present day Canisius High School campus 22
National Assoc. of Colored Women

 

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Niagara Reservation

 

Name of the state park that includes Niagara Falls 15
Nichols School

 

Private boys' school; now co-ed 6
Orphan Asylum

 

Includes the Infants' Ward; that Francesca Coatsworth is appointed president; present day condos 16 (20)
Pan-American Exposition

 

1901 "world's" (actually only the Americas) fair in Buffalo 1
Park Lake

 

Present day Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park; artificial lake designed by Olmsted and Vaux 2
Post Office

 

Officially opened June 1901; now ECC 10
Powerhouse 1, 3

Fictional

Modeled on the Niagara Falls Power Company's landmark Edward Dean Adams station  
Prudential Building

 

Early skyscraper designed by Sullivan and Adler on Church Street 10
Reservation - the Niagara Reservation

 

First state park in the nation. Designed by Olmsted and Vaux 15
Roycroft community

 

Movement stated by Elbert Hubbard after he made his fortune as sales director for Larkin Soap Co. 25
Rumsey Park

 

The large estate of Aaron Rumsey 34
Sinclair House

Fictional

Fictional, but based on Buffalo Seminary Larkin House 2
Soldier's Place

 

Designed by Olmsted and Vaux as part of Buffalo's park and parkways system  
Stony Point

 

Present day Lackawanna where John J. Albright bought land for the Lackwanna Steel Co. of Scranton.  
Talbert House

 

Demolished. 521 Michigan Ave., the lot north of the Michigan Street Baptist Church; an historical marker designates the site 23
Three Sisters Islands

 

Small islands near Niagara Falls: Asenath, Angeline, and Celinda Eliza 2
Trinity Church

 

Trinity and Westminster churches, on Delaware Ave. a few blocks away from each other, were the two exclusive churches at the turn of the century. 2
Twentieth Century Club

 

Exclusive women's club - established in part because the Buffalo Club would not allow women.
4
Western NY & Pennsylvania Line Railroad

 

  25
Westminster Presbyterian Church

 

724 Delaware Ave.; erected 1859 12
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