Category Archives: Adaptive Reuse

Preservation is the way – thoughts following #presconf

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Derek

It was a great week for Buffalo.  The National Trust preservation conference has wrapped, and I’m admittedly still coming down from the “conference high” (the condition where you’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid for a week and reality has yet to … Continue reading →

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Is government the Statler solution?

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Derek

It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything of substance here. I blame that on the fact that I’ve been doing more of substance since being elected Treasurer of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation. As I’ve spent the last few months … Continue reading →

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The Queen Mary

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Derek

Spent the week in sunny California – Anaheim area. One highlight of the trip was getting to visit the Queen Mary. Interestingly, the city of Long Beach owns the Queen Mary, and purchased it for $3.45 million – considerably more … Continue reading →

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It’s Skyway reuse day!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Derek

Apparently, there is no shortage of Skyway reuse ideas out there today. BuffaloGeek sets us up for an interview on this next week: While it’s a much better concept than Tielman Park, again, what problems does it solve? It’s an … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for this? Hang on. Literally.

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Derek

Kids, you can’t write comedy better than this. Tim Tielman has come up with a plan to turn the Skyway into a park. Here’s the image and story posted over on Buffalo Rising. Now, let’s think back to all the … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Derek

The second stop on our recent vacation was to Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish Country. We stayed at a wonderful Bed & Breakfast called the Silverstone Inn run by two outstanding hosts, Toni and Lorin Wortel. The Inn is a restored 1750s farmhouse, … Continue reading →

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A reconfiguration for Transfiguration

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Derek

Fix Buffalo has an interesting idea for a reuse of Transfiguration Church – tearing down the broken parts and leaving the shell surrounding an interesting urban park. I think that’s the best idea I’ve heard for Transfiguration so far. The … Continue reading →

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Wing Festival wrapup

Posted on September 4, 2006 by Derek

Since RandomThoughts101 asked, yes, we did make it down to the Wing Festival. The wings were, as always, excellent. What Amanda and I like best about the Wing Festival is that it gives us an opportunity to see some creativity … Continue reading →

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More on the Marine Star

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Derek

I decided to take my interest in the newly found Marine Star project a step further and contact the project to see if I could get an update on their status. I also extended an olive branch on behalf of … Continue reading →

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A new life for the Marine Star/Aquarama?

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Derek

While out geocaching on Monday, we happened to be near the Marine Star/Aquarama – that big rusting hulk of a ship, moored up next to the grain silos along Route 5. Since I had my camera with me, it seemed … Continue reading →

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