Buffalo Central Terminal

Enjoy these photos from yesterday’s Wine Festival held at the Buffalo Central Terminal. A big thanks to all the vendors who came out to participate, and all our volunteers who helped make the event a success!

From today’s Buffalo Business First:

A direct mail program targeted for sign manufacturers throughout the United States and a documentary on the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corp. were named the year’s best by the Buffalo/Niagara Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Curbell Plastics’ Tracy Schiedel, Jessica Mitrovits, Sara Calarco and Rachel Gottlieb, along with Barbara Irwin of Canisius College Video Institute received platinum “Best of Show” and gold Excalibur awards for their work on the campaigns. The Curbell Plastics program resulted in exceeding goals for increased awareness of Curbell’s products for the sign-building market by using direct mail and a Web-based survey. Irwin’s documentary featured commentary by officials, preservationists, urban planners, former railroad employees and architects who discussed the Central Terminal’s architectural and social significance, and the activities undertaken by Restoration Corp. to preserve and restore it.

Congratulations and many thanks to Barb Irwin, Kirsten Jahn and Scott Richardson for doing such a fine job in promoting our cause!

In an effort to bring national attention to our cause, volunteer Josh Hall has put a listing up on the NTHP “This Place Matters” website. You can check it out here.

Thanks Josh!

Some interesting artifacts, including a baggage cart tow motor and some panels from the restaurant, were recovered from the soon to be demolished Agway Building on Niagara St.

Volunteer Chris Podosek put the photo set up on Flickr.

I just got out of a meeting with Council President Franczyk. While I was there, he got Public Works Commissioner Steve Stepniak on speakerphone and I told him about the circle’s lamppost being run over last Friday. He advised that he would send someone out to look at it and have it repaired right away.