Buffalo Adore

Buffalo Adore on Main Street

Buffalo Adore is located in the spectacular Market Arcade Building on Main Street. All your town-proud gift needs answered with artsy, locally created wares within.

Main Change

Main Street @ Carlton St.

Old and new meet on Main Street as the newest building in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus nears completion next to the Roosevelt Apartment Building.

Gold Dome

M & T Bank, E. Huron Street

The Gold Dome Bank, a.k.a. Buffalo Savings Bank building, has stood at Main and East Huron Streets since the turn of the 20th century. This neoclassical legacy of E. B . Green and William Sydney Wicks resides prominently amongst the many Buffalo architectural contributions by the prolific Green. Buffalo Savings was the first savings bank in the city of Buffalo and by the end of the 1800's needed a building as impressive as the company itself. Enter Green and Wicks. M and T Bank  currently occupies the building.

Designs On Main Street

Ceiling at Hearth and Press

Hearth and Press, on Main Street, brings new meaning to the borrowed Hemingway title, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, providing an open, minimalistic, yet warm, environment that compliments their fare, which is fresh and true. Rustic meets modern Euro in this unique and always welcoming downtown spot.

http://www.hearthandpress.com/

Pierce-Arrow Showroom

1932 Pierce-Arrow Sedan 

The legacy of beautiful horseless carriages is what most people associate with George N. Pierce, founder of the Pierce- Arrow Motor Car Co. These spectacular vehicles were proceeded by his manufacture of tricycles and bicycles, as well as birdcages and iceboxes. A Victorian era citizen was often judged by their possession of a decent birdcage. Pierce's arrival to Buffalo at a young age and meteoric manufacturing climb is quite a tale, due in large part to his work ethic and marrying well. Several buildings throughout the city are testament to his and Buffalo's place in automotive history. One such structure is the former Pierce-Arrow Showroom at Main and Jewet.

The building has traded owners throughout the years with bankers being the latest occupants. The restoration and bank transformation we see today was started and completed by Greater Buffalo Savings Bank at the beginning of this century. The building's original details; plaster coffered ceilings, Art Deco lighting/ fan fixtures, original tile marble and brass throughout, have been restored to their former glory. The added authentic, antique banking elements like deposit tables and cashier cages, keep the building true to form. There is no plexi- glass in here. The experience of banking in this building makes skipping the drive-thru a must. The pièce de résistance is the 1932 Pierce-Arrow Sedan appropriately gleaming through the giant display windows of the bank.

Main Street

                     Main Street Train

St. Mary's School for the Deaf

For one hundred and sixty-three years, St. Mary's School for the Deaf has served deaf and special needs students of Western New York. A caring and dedicated group of teachers, administrators and support staff, deliver a warm, as well as state of the art education to a great group of hardworking young people. They continue the tradition of a school that was the first academic institution for the deaf in the United States. In 1883 a parcel of land was purchased at Main Street and Dewey where instruction of students took place in a building called the Branch House. The majority of students continued to study at their original location on Edward Street, until the formidable building you see today was completed in1898. Subsequent additions were made throughout the years, making it the comprehensive facility it is currently. The main building is a sprawling historical treasure in its Parkside neighborhood, with a few of the trees on the grounds dating back to its inception. The interior holds many jewels, from its extensive original woodwork and the stained glass of the old chapel, to the SMSD Museum and Archive. A tour of this fascinating structure is a worthwhile endeavor, not only for the architectural appeal, but as an insight into the rich history of deaf citizens and education in the Buffalo region.

In memoriam: Laura Dudley

http://explorebuffalo.org/explore-inside/inside-st-marys-school-for-the-deaf/

http://www.smsdk12.org/

Market Arcade

Market Arcade

Completed in 1892,  the building known as the Palace Arcade became Buffalo's only shopping arcade. This historic treasure was designed by E.B. Green and William Wicks. Taking the popular elements of its European counterparts, the covered market tied busy Main Street to the outdoor markets of Washington Street. The building, consisting of three floors of space for shops and offices covered by a frosted glass ceiling, was the predecessor to the modern mall. With the decline of the city in the 1970's the building closed and remained unseen for 20 years. In 1995, following a lot of renovation, this beautiful building was reborn. The building is now home to the likes of Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo Adore, and CEPA Gallery. The beauty of its interior is only equaled by its incredible facade. This Buffalo Landmark is also on the National Register of Historic Places. The arcade is accessible by Washington and our thankfully restored Main Street, now open to horseless carriages again.

Last Day of August

Lights of Main Street

Last day of August and yes, it was the warmest August we've had since they started to keep track of those things. Balmy, steamy, sultry, at times blistering, and yes, lovely. Weather has been the small and big talk of the summer in a place that has its share of weather related conversations and barbs thrown its way. We'll remind you again, Buffalo was deemed City with the best weather in The U.S. by Weather Underground. Keep that one in your pocket next time someone tosses out the inevitable Buffalo winter joke.

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/weather/august-breaks-record-as-hottest-in-buffalo-history-and-heat-isnt-over-yet-20160831