Shark Girl

Shark Girl at Canalside

Poor Shark Girl, freezing cold again. Can you blame her for frowning in that summer dress?
Formerly from Cincinnati Ohio, Shark Girl has become synonymous with the Buffalo waterfront, as well as becoming a local selfie celebrity.

On the Waterfront

Looking West  on the Waterfront

This is Buffalo in the middle of January. We'll take it.
Happy MLK Day.

LaSalle Park

LaSalle Park

Lasalle Park, originally named Centennial Park, started its life as a city dumping ground. The land purchased from the state in 1911 for park use somehow ended up as a dump for 2O years before becoming Buffalo's largest waterfront park. This well used strip of land is home to baseball fields, an ampitheater, new skateboard park, public pool and a dog park. Found where Lake Erie flows into the mouth of the Niagara, the park is situated on the west side of the city between the water and the I-190. We observed some road work underway at one end of the park and hope there's a soup to nuts makeover in store, because this amazing location deserves some tender loving care from the city.  At the Porter Avenue end of the park lies the Colonel Francis G. Ward Pumping Station. This huge and historic complex began as a steam engine powered pumphouse and is still operational today supplying the city with water.

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