ATTENTION: Unfortunately Mobility Across the Ages has been POSTPONED to October 11th due to work going on inside the building. Work on the restaurant space has been in the works for 3 months, and delayed by New York State until now. We didn’t feel it was fair to hold the event on the 20th when the participants couldn’t access the building to set up and prepare properly. Anyone who has already purchased tickets through Brown Paper Tickets – HOLD ON TO THEM – they will be honored at the rescheduled date. You can still buy tickets by clicking here. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
As many may know Good Morning America came through WNY, and brought along their very own train. Volunteer Adam Vester snapped this fantastic picture:
Amtrak pulling the Good Morning America Train, September 2008
And last but certainly not least:
The Canisius College Video Institute documentary “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” was recently awarded two Silver Communicator Awards of Distinction in the categories of “Student Production” and “Documentary.”
The Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals in the US and around the world. These awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.
“Central Terminal,” produced by DMA majors Kirsten Jahn ’07 and Scott Richardson ’09, under the direction of Barbara Irwin, PhD, director of the Video Institute, traces the history of Buffalo’s “most beloved building,” including its architectural and social significance and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring the building back to life.
Funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation, the Canisius College Video Institute provides students with the opportunity to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that will benefit the college and the community at large. Students produce documentaries and promotional videos for local and international not-for-profit and service agencies that otherwise would not have the resources to tell their stories in this way.
Awesome pic, Adam! Did anyone happen to capture live footage of the train rolling past the terminal, for viewing on YouTube?
I taped most of GMA that morning, including Ty Pennington making a surprise appearance at Niagara Falls to reassure a 12 year old boy and his mother that the Arcade & Attica RR will have disability access on one of their passenger cars, so his friends in wheelchairs could ride the train there, compliments of Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Sears. Way to go, Ty!
When GMA finishes their whistle stop tour of the country, hopefully someday the CTRC will get a chance to invite them on a tour of the terminal and give them a little presentation on the restoration effort, if they decide to come back to do a close-up of some of the places they stopped at. (That’s too hard to do with the tight schedule they have now.)
Maybe Sam Champion, Bill Weir or someone else could do a segment about the terminal, the CTRC, and the restoration effort on GMA. (Could the folks at channel 7 work with us on this?)
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Great picture.
Great video too.