Update: We’ve reached our goal! More info soon…
Have you ever thought about buying a holiday gift for your city? Now that’s an unusual thought. To think that there is an opportunity to collectively purchase an original light fixture for the Central Terminal… yes, there is a light fixture for sale at an antique dealer in Toronto at this very moment,and there is an effort in place to secure enough funds to purchase the historic relic.
The way that this all came about is kind of neat. The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation identified that one of the terminal’s original light fixtures was for sale for $9000 (Facebook post). Then, Broadway Fillmore Alive posted the fixture on its Facebook page, and friends of the organization stated that they would be willing to donate chunks of change to purchase the item in order to restore it to its original home.
In a stroke of luck, the Toronto antique dealer agreed to sell it back to Buffalo for a more reasonable price of $3000, only if it was to be returned to the terminal.
Here’s how you can help – from Broadway Fillmore Alive:
Donate via credit card:
…or make checks payable and send to Broadway Fillmore Alive – Attn: Chris Byrd – 442 Campus Drive – Buffalo, NY 14226. If additional funds are raised, the money will be given to the Central Terminal. Keep tabs on the ChipIn widget for updated donation level.
The dealer has agreed to hold the fixture for 45 days. Our fundraising effort will end on 12/24/2012.
Any amount you can contribute will help the effort. There is a lot of love for the Central Terminal and this is a great way for the community to support the efforts of the CTRC to keep this neighborhood treasure ALIVE!
If you have any questions, please contact Broadway Fillmore Alive
From Marilyn Rodgers Executive Director Central Terminal Restoration Corporation:
“On behalf of the Buffalo Central Terminal and the Central Terminal Restoration Corp, I thank you all for this effort. We have a great deal of work to do on the structure and we’re forging ahead with vigor. But it’s community-driven and dedicated partner organizations like Broadway-Fillmore Alive, working to bring back those intricate elements that are, frankly, out of the budget for now, to the Terminal. The synergy I’ve experienced since coming aboard has been and continues to be amazing! Efforts like this allow us to all work together on this monumental project that will, in the end, become the Center for Restorative Arts & Sciences and an economic engine for the community-at-large.”
