Buffalo Rising posted an article on the Eckhardt Building today. Check out the slideshow – they’re all my photos. Not that they’re very good or artistic photos or anything, I just think it’s cool to have a slideshow up on BR. 😉
From buffalocentralterminal.org (or just from me, since I wrote it anyways… 😉 ) Picnic on the Plaza IV: Oktoberfest Second annual Oktoberfest to be held at Central Terminal Buffalo, New York September 13th, 2006: The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) is very pleased to announce that it is sponsoring Picnic on the Plaza IV: Oktoberfest…
If you’re going to make quotes like, “San Antonio doesn’t have a strip mall next to the Alamo” on the assumption that nobody in Buffalo has ever been to San Antonio, you should realize you’re going to get called on it. You know what The Alamo has around it? A mall, some chain restaurants, and…
You know all those Time Warner Cable commercials that proclaim a laundry list of reasons why they’re better than satellite? Oh how they loved to boast about “no long term contracts.” It even says so in their FAQ on Cable vs. Satellite: Q: Cable vs. Satellite A: Here are some of the advantages of choosing…
I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent guy, but generally I feel that I have a pretty poor memory. I always wondered why that was. Then, my good buddy (whom I’ve never met, nor even seen in person) Scott Adams wrote this: At this point I will digress and give you my untested theory…
Derek, I think the photos are great! That’s why I sent them on to BR. The only thing that could have been better would have been the sunshine, but you can’t control that, now can you!? 🙂
It’s indeed a great building. Hopefully, the housing renewal plans cited in today’s ArtVoice can gain traction…it will lead to retail development.
Housing first, retail second. Downtown is finally learning this lesson. Hopefully, the news will continue to be positive for the East Side. There is certainly a lot of intelligent and dedicated people working towards renewal.
Michele has been working with the housing issues there for 3 years. She has accomplished many great things, including getting the city to bargain with prospective buyers. But, yes, the momentum in housing is headed in the right direction.
For some buildings, not necessarily Eckhardt, we don’t have the luxury of time to wait for the area to repopulate. Eckhardt has the luxury of a responsible owner, but even then, the maintenance costs become very burdensome when the vacancy lingers on like it has been. That’s why we started there. Plus, it’s the signature building in Broadway Fillmore.