2009 Tours - 2010 Schedule coming this Spring!

Each tour ends at a local pub

Crime & Scandal
Revisit old Buffalo scandals, such as Grover Cleveland's fathering a son out of wedlock and William McKinley's assassination, as well as new ones, including which Buffalo nightclub kick-started the Goth scene in the 1980s!

Meet at Spot Coffee on Delaware Ave & Chippewa St (Map)

Theatre District

From the recently renovated Electric Building, this tour proceeds up Main Street past new construction to an extraordinary collection of buildings that reflect the typical American “Main Street” of the 1930s. We’ll check on the results of various restoration efforts, including that of the Market Arcade itself, a beautifully detailed 1892 retail mall.

Meet in the Market Arcade, 617 Main St (Map)

West Village

Explore the neighborhood pioneered by Buffalo’s first mayor, Ebenezer Johnson, in 1824. Excellent examples of Italianate, French Second Empire, Victorian Gothic, and Richardsonian buildings survive. Visit the finest red brick architecture in Buffalo, one of the city’s first public parks, early mansions and apartment houses.

Meet at Johnson Park & S. Elmwood Ave (Map)

New Digs Downtown

Delaware Avenue’s downtown landscape is being dramatically altered by a building boom that includes new office towers, condos, and adaptive reuse. Get a firsthand view of all the “new digs,” while learning about the Avenue’s rich historical past. This tour brings the old and the new together and offers a sneak peak into Buffalo’s future.

Meet at Delaware Ave & W. Mohawk St (Map)