Holmes: Buffalo, Then And Now

Rick Holmes, Winchester Star: Opinion
Sun, 06/17/2018 - 2:27am

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nothing preserves the past like poverty. Beautiful cities like Savannah, Georgia, and Natchez, Mississippi, retain their historic buildings in part because their fall from great wealth was so steep and long-lasting that no one could afford to replace old structures with new ones.Here in Buffalo, architectural treasures from another age haven’t been replaced or overshadowed by modern glass towers.

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