tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.comments2023-10-23T12:28:57.799-05:00fixBuffalofixBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-2123233693661492852016-08-08T19:15:14.339-05:002016-08-08T19:15:14.339-05:00Sorry - I mistakenly deleted this post.
Please f...Sorry - I mistakenly deleted this post. <br /><br />Please follow this cached link for links and comments. <br /><br />http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://fixbuffalo.blogspot.com/2006/08/lyth-cottageon-urban-prairie_20.htmlfixBuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-66078339226218563632016-06-11T20:58:40.446-05:002016-06-11T20:58:40.446-05:00My mother in law Mary Anne Dodge was at this orpha...My mother in law Mary Anne Dodge was at this orphanage in 1947/1948. She is looking for a very good friend she lost contact with Angeline Bassette or something like that, i you know her or you are her please leave a comment she would love to connect with you again. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-25195844760044533892016-06-05T15:53:59.482-05:002016-06-05T15:53:59.482-05:00I have just come across this blog! Thank you for s...I have just come across this blog! Thank you for sharing the information about the demolition of Sacred Heart RCC. My grandfather graduated from this school in June of 1912. I have the commencement program. It is very interesting and I at least have been able to see a photo of Rev. Wm. Bernet. My grandmother always referred to the East side of Buffalo as the, "German," section of the the city. These, including herself, children of immigrants were sequestered to their own parts of town, coming together at school. My grandfather, interestingly, was not of German heritage. <br /><br />Buffalo's architecture, both exterior and interior, never ceases to strike awe in me. These were the days when design seemed to really matter; no expense spared, especially for churches. Such a shame that the city has no vision to keep these places up and running. However, to keep churches viable, you need congregations, and I am willing to wager that the congregation for SHRCC left many, many years ago.<br /><br />Not sure if anyone will read this, but I am happy to post it anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-83290698152558644692016-05-18T01:48:58.208-05:002016-05-18T01:48:58.208-05:00I'm sure that you will keep it up! Your articl...I'm sure that you will keep it up! Your article is a bright example of what you did! How interesting! Keep your eyes wide open, and order a <a href="http://customessay-s.com/" rel="nofollow">custom essay uk</a> at a fairly decent price! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326184512615564882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-76591616267799602742016-04-22T14:37:34.603-05:002016-04-22T14:37:34.603-05:00A little more information from the organization th...A little more information from the organization that bought the convent right next door to Holy Apostles Peter and Paul School. We wanted to purchase the school, restore it as a Catholic School. Word of that got out to the Edward Kmiec regime and one day we showed up for work at "The Blessed Mother's House" when we got there that day the demolition company had boarded up our windows. A call was placed to the police and the work had to stop, Eventually we made good relationship with the demolition company. But the story is even worse.<br /><br />A member of the athletic club had taken us through the school before they let the place deteriorate and get trashed. Then things were ok. The Athletic club in the basement had a few giant TV's, a nice club room, bar, tables, a table game like pool-nice. I remembered that Peter and Paul had the biggest and best nativity set/manger on the east side. After 3 Kings day, we all went to church, said prayers, kissed the infant Jesus before it was put away for the year. Then the boys took it down and into storage. We were shown where the nativity set was stored. We told the diocese rep we wanted to buy it, but were told too wait until when we paid the final purchase price. When that happened, we were brushed aside.<br /><br /> At a later time, we were let us into the school. The room where the nativity set was totally empty. By then, there had been some leaks in some rooms, and scrappers were tearing out radiators. Earlier on, Iwe asked the pastor, if we could buy the pictures that used to hang in the hall of all the graduating classes. We later were told that those pictures had been taken to the basement of the rectory (which had a drive-in garage right under the brick rectory), there was a flood and they were all junked. <br /><br />Later, when the demolition was in progress, we asked the demo company owner if we could have the pew fronts that were in the school. The people running the church, Peace Prints, had given us some of the pews. The company had to "check with the (Kmiec) diocese". The diocese said "ABSOLUTELY NOT! No church artifacts to her". But when the church building was sold for $10,000 or to the prison ministry, all the altars, some statues, and ALL the pews, were left in it. Luckily, some of these things were rescued before they were thrown out. But we,<br />Catholic lay people doing charity work were told NO.<br /><br />My guess, is it cost $250,000 to $500,000 to demolish that school. It was the sturdiest, best built, most beautiful grade school on the east side though the church was a wood structure, the school was built like fort knox. It was a HUGE demolition job.<br /><br /><br />We have pictures of the trashed once beautiful classroom, water was let run in through a hole in the roof. One day, we saw water pouring in the building, looked like a pipe had broken. We immediately called the diocese and told them to get some one to pump the water out of the basement. We begged,the hardwood floors in the basement would be ruined. We were told "it's up to the pastor" "we don't interfere" We said, well tell him,he's never at the rectory. It was clear what was going on. <br />We had to show receipts & policies during our 'lease' period & every building had to be insured. <br /> <br />Those once amazing classrooms were trashed. What is even worse is that we had the experience, supplies, and know-how as we had run a private grade school, and wanted to open the doors to continue to give what we were given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-39133205347919999802016-03-05T22:56:02.093-05:002016-03-05T22:56:02.093-05:00This church among the many in buffalo holds great ...This church among the many in buffalo holds great history, it's important to me because my father was adopted and right before he passed away he wanted us to find his parents, thanks to a baptismal certificate he had clung onto, he was baptized at this Sacred Heart Church and the certificate had his birth mothers name and my dad's real name. Long story short, thanks to the church our journey could begin... please save this piece of history for those lives these churches touched.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769819758979802843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-31984986601196099702016-03-04T06:28:57.037-05:002016-03-04T06:28:57.037-05:00I am glad to see this listing.
I was born at 441...I am glad to see this listing. <br /><br />I was born at 441 Johnson St., which the City of Buffalo tells me never existed! I in fact have photos of the place with the house number right on it. The last time I was in Buffalo the THREE large houses my great-grandfather personally built at 439 to 441 Johnson were plain GONE. <br /><br />Next to our house at 441 was another smaller but very nicely decorated house (right to the north of 441, as you'd walk toward Best St. My, how plats and houses can just disappear! <br /><br />I noticed that there were SQUATTERS living on the lot where my great-grandfather built our houses, and the house-holders at the corner of Best and Johnson may very well have decided that these other properties were "theirs." Who was there to defend their homes? NO ONE. The "cleansing" had been complete.<br /><br />If you could see how well-kept these homes were and the neighborhood pride there had been for generations, you'd not believe what it looks like now.<br /><br />This is Buffalo's "Shadow". It's a horrible shame, and people don't know the history of how the neighborhoods (I had relatives in the Fruit Belt) were taken over, turned into slums. <br /><br />I perceive the neighborhood as the epitome of VICTIMIZATION -- both of the white German Americans who were the predominant ethnic group AND the poor African-Americans who were herded into it; <br /><br />Another factor that helped destroy the neighborhood was placing Hwy. 33 right through the middle of it. I recall walking regularly from our house at 441 Johnson to Genessee St. to go to all the shops, and to church. Now one cannot walk from Johnson and Best even past North Street, as the entire block was cut off with no thought to put through this ridiculous and unnecessary highway (City Hall to the Airport?? -- Really!).<br /><br />Unless a "project" is made of this area of Buffalo and the real history known, I can't see how it can be "brought back." <br /><br />So, here's to "HOPE".<br /><br />J J Leitner LangMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439730991345241183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-61161268776912734602016-01-25T04:17:29.407-05:002016-01-25T04:17:29.407-05:00Where is that Safety Follows Wisdom sculpture loca...Where is that Safety Follows Wisdom sculpture located? It looks amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-44411914818574129912016-01-13T23:30:33.340-05:002016-01-13T23:30:33.340-05:00I love your blog. Would you like to be a guest blo...I love your blog. Would you like to be a guest blogger on our website http://buffalocity.net<br /><br />Contact me and we will help each other outAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797056002297613269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-70424273052474131422015-12-30T02:06:51.343-05:002015-12-30T02:06:51.343-05:00i fell happy that all the people of buffalo facili...i fell happy that all the people of buffalo facility are with unity i think by now it has been cleared the way.<br /><a href="http://realestategroupsreviews.blogspot.in/2015/12/aliens-group.html" rel="nofollow">aliens Group</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141749915141239935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-41462082333446052002015-12-13T11:09:41.624-05:002015-12-13T11:09:41.624-05:00First it was Toronto that released its figures for...<br />First it was Toronto that released its figures for house sales in August, and then just hours later came the news from Vancouver and its sales for homes.<br />For more information, please visit [http://www.jalilirealty.com] <a href="http://www.jalilirealty.com" rel="nofollow">Power of Sale real estate Toronto</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958668901262471673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-4276152004385390362015-12-11T12:19:59.979-05:002015-12-11T12:19:59.979-05:00My brother and I were in GRCO in the early 1940...My brother and I were in GRCO in the early 1940's. Horrible place. I knew a black girl named Wanita or Juanita (probably I spelled incorrectly). My name is FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-36297897481810354132015-10-27T22:47:08.681-05:002015-10-27T22:47:08.681-05:00My name is Paul Krause. I attended St Matt's f...My name is Paul Krause. I attended St Matt's from 1939 graduating in 1947. It was a beautiful edifice when Father Mueller was the pastor. Now, it is in rubble. So sorry to see that once beautiful church destroyed, along with the neighborhood. God bless what is left, memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-71007224311713034802015-10-08T20:42:18.183-05:002015-10-08T20:42:18.183-05:00You must of. Been dreaming, it, lwas never like th...You must of. Been dreaming, it, lwas never like that after that.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784661648069031812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-91611483483639640722015-10-05T22:30:05.744-05:002015-10-05T22:30:05.744-05:00Yes I do. She was mean. My sisters didn't know...Yes I do. She was mean. My sisters didn't know my brother and me were in the infant side. My other sisters found out another girl. They didn'T want them to know. I hated that place. They did so much to me. My sister gotten beaten such they had to pull her out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784661648069031812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-38167128016463468742015-10-05T22:21:37.281-05:002015-10-05T22:21:37.281-05:00My name is carol. I went in when I was a nrwborn. ...My name is carol. I went in when I was a nrwborn. I had parents too.My too sisters in one side<br /> Me and my brother were both infants. My name is carol. How did you get me. I was born in 45. When did go in.?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784661648069031812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-337613584607220352015-09-28T07:28:47.215-05:002015-09-28T07:28:47.215-05:00Western New York will ever never learn it has been...Western New York will ever never learn it has been half a CENTURY and this is still going on. They now talk preservation? After the fact, and far too loosely and late. I watch these demolitions with sadness and heartache. Take a look at photos of the glory of buildings that made up Niagara Falls from residential properties to commercial properties prior to 1915 and compare to today. <br /><br />Residents of Western New York in my view allowed it and watched it, and while it continued to get worse and worse since the mid-20th century still voted the same often Democratic criminals and idiots into offices. In my opinion, continue to allow greedy, unsophisticated, often blue collar mentality people into positions of power and this is the end result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-55968841144372924892015-09-24T06:44:52.941-05:002015-09-24T06:44:52.941-05:00cdscdsJohn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356498478092626141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-22586499136720630302015-07-31T13:18:30.924-05:002015-07-31T13:18:30.924-05:00I totally agree with you Buffalo Rsurrection. Gene...I totally agree with you Buffalo Rsurrection. 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