“The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday and tomorrow. In that lies hope.” – Frank Lloyd Wright, 1958.
The Larkin Power House is an endlessly fascinating structure, and forms the background for this “urban scene of the week,” this blog’s periodical commentary on particular vantage points in the Hydraulics. The view is found at the nexus of yesterday and tomorrow, communicating history and possibility.
The scene, taken a few dozen feet from the New York Central tracks south of Swan Street, is archetypal of Buffalo’s Read the rest of this entry »
The neglected Sacred Heart School, located at Emslie Street and San Domingo Alley and designed by architects Schmill & Gould in 1913, is a victim of the high winds from yesterday’s storm, which contributed to the collapse of its brick, northern-facing wall onto an adjacent lot earlier this morning.
The building is part of a church complex that once housed the German congregation of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Read the rest of this entry »
The demolition of the Sacred Heart School on Emslie Street began yesterday. It represents the final event in a twenty-year saga of neglect. The demolition has proceeded quickly space, confirming the efficiency with which modern methods and equipment can dispose of a city’s cultural inheritance. Read the rest of this entry »
