tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post4243146427486240216..comments2023-10-23T12:28:57.799-05:00Comments on fixBuffalo: City's Oldest Synagogue: threatened with demolitionfixBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-55348090927589250402012-04-04T19:38:44.808-05:002012-04-04T19:38:44.808-05:00Extensive repair was done to the front Taj Mahal t...Extensive repair was done to the front Taj Mahal type part of the building, this was done about 6 or 7 years ago. Not sure if that was the roof money or not....???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-50652091561676032062012-02-24T14:04:48.136-05:002012-02-24T14:04:48.136-05:00In the Jewish Review article it mentions that $10K...In the Jewish Review article it mentions that $10K was provided for roof repairs. Were those funds spent?<br /><br />Is the plan for the current owner to turn over the property for a dollar to a new entity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-55195608674666514942012-02-24T09:40:14.749-05:002012-02-24T09:40:14.749-05:00I am a new subscriber to this blog. I left Buffalo...I am a new subscriber to this blog. I left Buffalo in 1973 for work in Florida and spent 39 years there until retiring and moving back.<br /> I came back because of my sense of community and the preservation of historic landmarks is a community effort. Unfortunately, Buffalo has been in a decline since the '60's and will continue until it reaches it's perverbial 'level'.<br /> I learned all about the difficulty faced when attempting to resurrect these landmarks when my father and a select few local Buffalonians battled the Army Corp of Engineers for years to save the lighthouse from demolition and rehabilitation; an incredible structure touted now as the oldest building standing in the city proper.<br /> Rather than allow historic buildings to become so run down, we need to consider protecting them by addressing repairs as they arise and NOT allowing them to enter a state of such sad disrepair they are no longer attractive to investors and benefactors to rehabilitate to their original condition. I commend this organization in their diligent supervision of these sites and their reporting on them. We know what the problems are. Now, let's figure out the solutions and help preserve this city, the Niagara Frontier and it's amazing and rich history. Franklin P. Taylor IIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-63486215299908288362012-02-23T21:12:03.024-05:002012-02-23T21:12:03.024-05:00Thank you for posting this. I will cross post on ...Thank you for posting this. I will cross post on my blog my Jewish monuments blog. Could you give me permisison to use a few of the Flickr photos and then link to the main gallery? <br /><br />This is certainly one of the most important Jewish heritage preservation projects in US.<br />It look like NYC's Eldridge Street did (in terms of decay) back in the 1980s. I'll do what I can to help.<br /><br />Sam Gruber (International Survey of Jewish Monuments)Samuel Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-52021482952641091412012-02-23T11:57:24.283-05:002012-02-23T11:57:24.283-05:00Considering all of the newer buildings in this are...Considering all of the newer buildings in this area (townhouses?) and that there is a commercial distract located at the next corner (William & Jefferson) I am surprised that this building has been allowed to fall into such disrepair but again, Buffalo is paradoxical at the best of locations and the east side is always a challenge.<br /><br />The building appears to have retained a great deal of its original stained glass but the west parapet (right) has suffered a great deal of freeze-thaw damage and the stairwell has collapsed from years of moisture cascading from the open roof into the stairwell.<br /><br />It makes me think this area was probably leaking while the building was still occupied considering the extent of the damage as indicated in the photos.<br /><br />Also, not an overly large building like many of the abandoned catholic churches so the options of renovation may not be too pricey when it becomes time for any agreed upon restoration project.Buffalo Resurrectionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-2833348081527911482012-02-23T10:17:36.328-05:002012-02-23T10:17:36.328-05:00This is fantastic! Thank you for your efforts at ...This is fantastic! Thank you for your efforts at building a constituency for this building.Ann-Isabel Friedman, New York Landmarks Conservancynoreply@blogger.com