Photo of the Day: 19

Masten and Eaton Street (google map).

This is one of two remaining corner buildings that point to Masten Avenue's vibrant past.  It's traded hands five times in the last fifteen years.  Losing corner buildings represents two demolitions for the neighborhood. Today, the future of this mixed-use corner building is uncertain.  It's a five minute walk to Artspace and City Honors.

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Photo of the Day: 18

Northampton and Masten Avenue (google map). 

Corner and mid-block retail stores were the standard on Masten Avenue, two blocks from Main Street. Today the urban prairie continues to expand and is adjacent to the recent $100 million investment in City Honors and Performing Arts schools.  Today only a barber shop, bar, corner store and auto repair shop remain.

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Photo of the Day: 17

Sycamore and Gittere Street (google map).

On this mile stretch of Sycamore Street, between Fillmore and Walden Avenue, a funeral chapel, bar and a hand full of corner stores remain open. Imagine Elmwood Avenue, from Bidwell to Bryant, with six businesses. This is Buffalo's urban prairie, the visible part you see while driving East to the Galleria. Gasland closed in 2001.

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Photo of the Day: 16

Broadway and Rother Street (google map).

Entire blocks of Broadway Avenue's commercial and retail fabric have been demolished during the past decade. Buildings disappear one at at time.  1172 Broadway is next and was recently known as Mazin Deli.  The pattern is the same. The bulldozer razes the street's vernacular architecture and the significant structures of Buffalo's historic Polonia neighborhood disappear into the landfill.  There is no plan.

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Photo of the Day: 15

Sycamore and Johnson Street (google map).

I first noticed this parked trailer during Mayor Masiello's second term in the late 90's. Today rural signifiers such as this are more common on the ever expanding urban prairie on the City's East Side.

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Fire Damaged Italianate: Landfill Bound?

On November 17, 2013 a fire damaged the first floor of this stunning two-family Italianate at 216 Peckham (google map).  The first floor is charred (see photo) yet the second floor remained untouched by the blaze. 

Two weeks ago the place was wide open. The roof appears to be in good condition and the house seems to be structurally sound.  According to County records the property is assessed for $18k and was purchased in 2008 for $23, 000. Prior to that it had been in the same family for 60 years.  It's currently privately owned. Earlier this week it still hadn't been sealed.

216 Peckham is a few short blocks away from one of the City's new urban farms, Common Roots Urban Farm.  If the current owners don't have plans, this would make an incredible opportunity for the right person interested in the City's emerging East Side.   

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Photo of the Day: 14

East Ferry at Fillmore Avenue (google map).

This one of the last remaining and unused news stands on the City's East Side.  I don't know when they were last used or who owns them.  There's another one located near the intersection of East Utica and Jefferson, across the street from the recently renovated and vacant Beverly A. Gray Business Services Incubator, aka the former North Jefferson Library.

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Photo of the Day: 13

Walden at Ruhland Avenue (google map).

This corner store (Walden and Ruhland) was owned by the same family for 60 years. In the past 20 it's traded owners 4x. In September 2011 a fire ripped through the interior. It's been vacant since. There's one remaining corner store on Walden between Fillmore and Bailey, where neighborhood residents used to shop. Today, the #22 bus stops at Walmart.

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Photo of the Day: 12

Walden at Wasmuth Avenue (google map).

The concrete remains of the former Sealtest dairy complex on Walden Avenue at Wasmuth. The site was later used by the Bandag Tire Company and most recently by Empowerment Temple Ministries. A multiple-alarm fire damaged a portion of the complex in 2005. It was declared a Superfund site in 2007 and demolished in 2012.

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Photo of the Day: 11

High near Earl Street (google map).

A former soul food restaurant on High Street, near Earl. It was demolished last year and was the last business on High Street between Jefferson and Genesee Street. Commercial and retail business has been disappearing along High Street for decades, a process that started with the construction and opening of the Kensington Expressway in the '60s.

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Photo of the Day: 10

Jefferson near Broadway Avenue (google map).

Between Broadway and Sycamore this car wash is the only business still open on Jefferson Avenue.

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Photo of the Day: 9

Jefferson near Best Street (google map).

Remains of the former Dairy League Cooperative complex on Jefferson near Best Street.

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Photo of the Day: 8

Bailey and East Delavan (google map).

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Photo of the Day: 7

Republic at Vandalia Street (google map).

from the Old First Ward - across the tracks and down Vandalia from Republic Street.

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Photo of the Day: 6

Seneca at Spring Street (google map).

rip 474 Seneca Street. This building was demolished in late 2012 and had been privately owned for years. It was last used as a social club.

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