| Much has been
said about the Buffalo Central Terminal. Built at the height of the
Art Deco era, left to decay after only a few decades of use, gutted
by heartless owners, and so on. The last few years have seen good
things happening to the BCT. The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation
has stepped up and begun to restore the building. Slowly but surely
they put a new roof on, sealed up broken windows, installed new clocks,
and began public tours. This is great for the building, if not so
great for Urban Explorers. This was my last trip inside the building
for 2003, and my only trip up the tower to the very top. Buffalo seems
like such a peaceful city from way up there. Almost as if climbing
the many flights of stairs takes one back in time, to a place where
the loudest things you hear are crickets, and the city is just one
big blanket of elm trees. A magic place. |
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