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Buffalo Central Terminal
(1929 Erie County, Buffalo
landmark status: Listed as local landmark and on National Register, 1984.
threat: Deterioration, vacancy.
The Buffalo Central Terminal is a monumental Art Deco style railroad
station complex built in 1929 by Fellheimer & Wagner as the
passenger station for the New York Central Railroad and later,
Amtrak. The steel and brick station is dominated by an imposing
271-foot tall office tower. Deterioration and vandalism have
resulted in the decline of the complex which has been vacant since
1979. “Saving” the former station at this stage will
mean the stabilization of the structure and finding a suitable
adaptive use that not only results in the rehabilitation of the
landmark station, but serves as a catalyst for the revitalization
of Buffalo’s East Side neighborhood.
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