On our second trip to the Fair, we convinced Ariella to skip the paid rides and head over to the train exhibit. Right next to the train was this beautiful sea of green. I had fun with these pics…
Ok… one train photo.
Two articles on Buffalo Rising that you should read: Cool Space- 443 Delaware Avenue. Check out the slideshow of this building by architects Bley & Lyman, also responsible for the Eckhardt Building on Broadway and Fillmore. $1.4 billion vision for harbor district. Complete with artist rendering of how the harbor can be developed without having…
How pathetic it was to hear Congressman Higgins whining about FEMA like Ray Nagin. I mean, come on. The last thing we want to do is compare our little snowstorm to friggin’ Hurricane Katrina. So, we had a lot of power outages and fallen trees and some flooded basements. Hardly a comparison to, say, completely…
A couple weeks ago I mentioned a trip to the East Side to visit the former Sears building on Broadway and Fillmore. Broadway-Fillmore Alive has posted their article on the building which we are now calling the Eckhardt Building after the family it was built for, whom opened Eckhardt’s Department Store in it, and who…
I’ve been itching to get out and try the new GPS at geocaching, so I found an easy cache within a mile of work and ran out on my lunch break. One of the cool things about geocaching is that you learn interesting facts about the areas you cache in, and caches are frequently placed…
Having had the privilege of logging quite a few airline miles on rarely the same airline in the last year, I’ve seen the extremely wide range of customer service offerings from both U.S. and foreign carriers. I’ve flown domestic carriers that offered nothing more than a 6oz soft drink on a 5 hour flight, to…
Buffalo Central Terminal Second Annual Train Show September 8 & 9, 10am-4pm Adults:$5.00, Children (3-12): $2.00, Family:$10.00 (2 adults & 2 kids). Attractions include: * Operating Train Layouts for all the family to enjoy. * Craftsmans Corner, to learn new ways to improve your layout. * Children’s play area with Thomas the Tank. * Door…