The Larkin District represents the “skyline” of the Hydraulics. The image of Larkin factory and warehouse buildings towering over the neighborhood is stirring, particularly from rare roof perspectives. The following images, taken recently while peeking through the roof portals (sorry, no public access!) of Larkin Building N at 701 Seneca, communicate a post-industrial agglomeration of prodigious scale, signifying the old and new Buffalo simultaneously.
The reemergence of the Larkin District as an important center of activity is an exciting development. The Larkin Terminal Warehouse, shown above, is at the heart of its ongoing rejuvenation as a preferred location for creative professionals and knowledge-based industries.
The Larkin District’s edgy industrial character is now an economic asset, fueling new investment in an area increasingly considered an extension of downtown. Smokestacks (like the stack of the Larkin Power House, above) no longer represent unsavory aspects of industrialization, and now make for inspiring backdrops on an economic development canvas. Here’s to a great view of the past – and the future!
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