Maiden Lane Paving, Wheeler Hotel - 1996

For historical information about Wheeler's Hotel and its role in Buffalo's historic waterfront, see the Winter 2002 issue of Western New York Heritage.

1996 excavation of the Marine Drive Apartments parking lot reveals the foundations of Wheeler's Hotel, above.

Paving of Maiden Lane, which ran along the rear of Wheeler's Hotel.

Maiden Lane paving removed for deeper site examination. This excavation was halted and the parking lot repaved.

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