Buffalo is a city full of murals. It’s amazing to see ordinary buildings being transformed into works of art. Today, I’m sharing pictures of some of the downtown murals. They are bigger than life and in so many different styles. Each one has a story to tell and each one is engaging and beautiful. It […]
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What creative ideas people have! This vendor fair at Leaf, Stone, and Steel in Grand Island was a great way for people to share their creativity and make some money while doing so. Here are pictures of some of the things that people made or cooked or grew. I hope that you enjoy this Wordless
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Today, I’m going to start posting images and stories about the Erie Canal, which is now 200 years old. I hope that, within this blog, I can do this history justice. Today, I am sharing some photographs of the western portion of the canal. The above picture is Lockport, where the locks, called the “Flight
Today, my friend Anne and I took a tour of the area of Buffalo known as Larkinville. It is situated between downtown Buffalo, Canalside, and South Buffalo. Originally, many of the factories, as well as an administration building, belonging to the Larkin Soap Company were in that area. Streets in that area include Smith Street,
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