Yesterday was a beautiful fall day. My husband and I finished a lot of yard work in the morning and ran errands in the afternoon. Since I was the passenger, I was able to take in quite a bit more scenery than when I drive. I’m a huge proponent of Buffalo and yesterday’s drive confirmed my conviction.
We drove into the city along Route 5. There are gorgeous homes along the lake, many people were biking along the bike path and there were a few sailboats in the water. It was also impressive to see old grain elevators juxtaposed with new condominiums in the beautiful fall sunshine.
We drove along Delaware Avenue, past several “Occupy Buffalo” activists, the impressive New Era Cap headquarters, the new Avant building, the fountain at Gates Circle and then along Chapin Parkway. Chapin and Bidwell
Parkways are part of the terrific Buffalo park system that was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who was considered the founder of landscape architecture and also designed Central Park. I’ve attended many farmers’ markets and free Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra concerts on Bidwell Parkway and really miss these opportunities now that we live in the suburbs.
We walked along Elmwood Avenue. Elmwood offers terrific shopping and several types of local restaurants. We walked by Zillycakes and learned that the owner, Zilly Rosen, was going to be featured on Food Network Challenge. There were also several people walking the avenue who were in town for the National Preservation Conference. Based on a Sunday newspaper article, it sounds like the conference was a great success and many visitors were impressed with Buffalo.
There are several more things that Buffalo has to offer than just yesterday’s observations. I try not to take Buffalo for granted and our little drive yesterday was a great reminder of all of the great opportunities available here.
Meghan Felser
Assistant Director of Admissions and Marketing
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