Restore Our Community Coalition (ROCC) is a 501(c) 3 organization supported by institutions and community organizations such as the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the Buffalo Museum of Science, the Black […]
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Video produced by Bradley Bethel about Humboldt Parkway and the history behind ROCC.
Article by Kerry Traynor, extracted from “Remembering America’s Lost Buildings” at Rawstory.com
It might seem odd to lament the loss of a roadway; but Humboldt Parkway wasn’t just a road, it was an urban oasis of green parkland – a crucial component of a much larger park and parkway system.
In 1868, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted arrived in Buffalo, New York to design a park for the city.
Instead, he created a […]
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