Winter History Course with Explore Buffalo
Kick off the new year by learning something new Better yet, do it from the comfort of your own home!
Join Explore Buffalo on Zoom for a new appreciation of how Niagara and Lafayette Square and Court Street have changed since 1805 to meet the needs of a growing, dynamic city and their roles in the City of Buffalo of 2025! Over three nights, this program will focus on the history, the sites, the events and the buildings of this central city corridor:
January 23 - Lafayette Square - Shape-shifting Through The Centuries
January 30 - Niagara Square - From Upscale Residences to Government Center
February 6 - Court Street - Everything In Between
Each presentation, with Q&A at the end, will be approximately one hour in length. Each presentation will begin at 7pm.
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Beginning with Joseph Ellicott's street plan for Buffalo. which included space for a "public square" and "park", Niagara Square and Lafayette Square have been at the core of Buffalo's city design. For more than two centuries, their shapes have changed, and changed again. Historic events have taken place on these sites. Impressive buildings have come, gone and been replaced with even more impressive structures. Today, these Squares and the Court Street corridor connecting them are the heart of Buffalo.
This program tracks the evolution of Niagara and Lafayette Squares, and the Court Street corridor from their original design in the Ellicott plan up to modern times. We will learn how Lafayette Square evolved from a park to Courthouse Square to a traffic circle to a roadway and back to being a square, and why it is called Lafayette Square. Nagara Square began as a big intersection, and before it assumed its McKinley Monument configuration, there were plans in 1874 for a Civil War arch designed by HH Richardson. In 1916, EB Green presented extensive plans to the City Council for a major complex of government and civic buildings on Niagara Square. Once a residential area, the mansions of Millard Fillmore, Sam Wilkeson and other prominent Buffalonians came down and were replaced by the Statler, City Hall and the buildings we know around Niagara Square today.
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General Admission: $20
Individual & Dual Explorer Pass Member Admission: $15
Patron Explorer Pass Members & Louise Bethune Circle Members: Free
This course must be purchased as a whole. You will receive the Zoom access instructions after registering for this course. Registered participants will also receive access to the recording of the series after the final presentation on February 6 in case you are unable to attend, or would like to rewatch the series
Join Explore Buffalo on Zoom for a new appreciation of how Niagara and Lafayette Square and Court Street have changed since 1805 to meet the needs of a growing, dynamic city and their roles in the City of Buffalo of 2025! Over three nights, this program will focus on the history, the sites, the events and the buildings of this central city corridor:
January 23 - Lafayette Square - Shape-shifting Through The Centuries
January 30 - Niagara Square - From Upscale Residences to Government Center
February 6 - Court Street - Everything In Between
Each presentation, with Q&A at the end, will be approximately one hour in length. Each presentation will begin at 7pm.
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Beginning with Joseph Ellicott's street plan for Buffalo. which included space for a "public square" and "park", Niagara Square and Lafayette Square have been at the core of Buffalo's city design. For more than two centuries, their shapes have changed, and changed again. Historic events have taken place on these sites. Impressive buildings have come, gone and been replaced with even more impressive structures. Today, these Squares and the Court Street corridor connecting them are the heart of Buffalo.
This program tracks the evolution of Niagara and Lafayette Squares, and the Court Street corridor from their original design in the Ellicott plan up to modern times. We will learn how Lafayette Square evolved from a park to Courthouse Square to a traffic circle to a roadway and back to being a square, and why it is called Lafayette Square. Nagara Square began as a big intersection, and before it assumed its McKinley Monument configuration, there were plans in 1874 for a Civil War arch designed by HH Richardson. In 1916, EB Green presented extensive plans to the City Council for a major complex of government and civic buildings on Niagara Square. Once a residential area, the mansions of Millard Fillmore, Sam Wilkeson and other prominent Buffalonians came down and were replaced by the Statler, City Hall and the buildings we know around Niagara Square today.
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General Admission: $20
Individual & Dual Explorer Pass Member Admission: $15
Patron Explorer Pass Members & Louise Bethune Circle Members: Free
This course must be purchased as a whole. You will receive the Zoom access instructions after registering for this course. Registered participants will also receive access to the recording of the series after the final presentation on February 6 in case you are unable to attend, or would like to rewatch the series
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