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A chance encounter leads to this examination of a Pulitzer Prize-winning poem recalling the author’s neighborhood.

The 1901 destruction of Buffalo’s North Street Cemetery produced one of the largest scandals in the city’s history.

This North Tonawanda firm became a leader in the pre-fabricated housing boom of the early 20th century.

National media coverage of Western New York's epic snowstorms are nothing new.

Historic preservation efforts and heritage tourism have a measurable impact on the region's economy. A recent study supports this claim.

A 1932 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art had a tremendous impact on American ideas about public housing design—especially in Buffalo.

Research into this little-known congregation contributes to our knowledge of Buffalo's African American community.

A selection of aerial views of Buffalo and the surrounding area from the early 20th century.

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