Refresher Course: Buffalo 101
The Campaign's Open-Air Autobus hits the road again. Members jump on free!
The Campaign for Greater Buffalo's Open-Air Autobus is on the road again after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic. We are glad to be back and starting our LearnAboutBuffalo programming once again. To thank our members-in-good-standing for their steadfast support, we are offering them a free pair of seats for any Buffalo Whirlwind tour—space permitting— this summer! All others—what are you waiting for? Support preservation in Buffalo and get a 20% discount on all our tours and events!
This year you can reserve a seat with one of our news-making experts for their personal take on Buffalo.
Tim Tielman, the leading voice for preservation in Buffalo for 30 years and recent Buffalo News Citizen of the Year.
Paul McDonnell, president of the Campaign for Greater Buffalo and president-elect of the American Institute of Architects: New York.
Mark Goldman, educator, historian, author, and entrepreneur.
Chris Hawley, planner, Buffalonia collector, restorer and operator of Eugene Debs Hall, a classic shophouse.
Our tours will start at a new location, too: Larkin Square in the Larkin Historic District (The Campaign sponsored the designation and Tim Tielman designed Larkin Square). There are several places to enjoy food and drink right in Larkinville before and after your tour.
In addition, to cap off the season, misters Tielman, McDonnell, and Hawley are each doing a special 3-hour tour in September. Tielman is doing a Grand Tour, McDonnell a tour featuring the works of Buffalo’s pre-eminent firm of Green & Wicks, and Hawley is doing a tour along the Belt Line, which is his bailiwick: he can see the Central Terminal from his kitchen window!
Our Open-Air Autobus is a moveable lecture hall, and and our specialty is the architectural history talk, knowledge built on 30 years’ worth of architectural and historical research. The “illustrated talks” help raise funds for our wide-ranging preservation work, too.
The Campaign is a charitable organization chartered by the New York State Dept. of Education, and revenues are plowed directly back into local historic preservation.
More information and reservations can be had online . The Campaign can be called at 716-854-3749 as well. You'll need a charge card handy. Members in good standing who want to claim their free seats should call in advance to ensure space is available.
INTERACTIVE CALENDAR TIP: IF YOU SEE A NOTICE OF "NO AVAILABILITY THIS MONTH," ADVANCE TO THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL YOU FIND THE TOUR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.