Downtown Buffalo

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. I forgot about an online test I had last week and didn't have much time to post. I need to get these blogs going again! I guess I will finally talk about the City of Buffalo finally.

Everyone knows that I love the city of Buffalo. It is also well known that the city has been struggling for years. I feel it is slowly, but surely getting better. We may not see it in full right now, but I definitely see the signs when I travel through Downtown Buffalo daily on my way to school.

Here is what is going on down there. The company Avant has remodeled an older building to provide a whole new aspect to downtown Buffalo. In this building will be a hotel, offices, and even luxurious condos. Some of these condos cost over $1 million and some have already been reserved. Buildings like this can only mean good things. Near the Avant building is the new Federal Building It is not fully finished yet, but it is looking nice.

AVANT Buffalo

The Senecas also have a new life with their casino plans. Recently, a judge ruled in their favor, so they will be able to resume construction when they feel necessary. They had to stop construction because they were low on cash. Whether you like the idea of casinos or not, this is progress.

The old Memorial Auditorium is also in the process of being knocked down to provide room to buidl Bass Pro...finally. Hopefully this all works out. Also, I read plans to re-open Main Street to cars downtown. They will make the train liek a trolley system where cars will be able to drive alongside the train.

Besides all of these rumblings, I see good things downtown. I see work being done on many different buildings. It is a good site to see. They days of manufacturing and steel plants here are over. It is time for Buffalo to move on into the future. We already have one of the biggest telemarketing industries in the country. From my point of view, things can only get better from here.

I hope to talk more about Buffalo soon. It seems we make some crappy list on Forbes.com every year talking about how bad our city is. Well, it gives us a very bad name. Buffalo has plenty to offer if you look past the sometimes depressing weather.

Here is a little youtube video for Buffalo, NY!!!