#tbt The last ever Flag Day at Philip Sheridan Elementary School

Philip Sheridan Elementary School, Tonawanda NY, final flag day 1982

The year was 1982. The Baby Boomers were growing up which left the post-WW2 suburb of Tonawanda, NY with more schools then students. The smaller K-2 schools built quickly for the boomer kids had already started to close (I was supposed to attend Horace Mann school but it closed the spring before I started- it … Read more

#TBT Torn Down Buffalo Saint Joseph’s New Cathedral, Buffalo, NY (demolished 1976)

St. Joseph's New Cathedral, Buffalo, NY (demolished 1976)

Saint Joseph’s New Cathedral History (via preservationready.org and Kay Nou = Our House) In the early years of the 20th century, Roman Catholic Bishop Charles Henry Colton began plans to construct an even grander cathedral several miles north of the existing church, along Buffalo’s Delaware Avenue, where the well-heeled lived. The new structure would be build for $500,000 … Read more

St. John Kanty Church (Buffalo, NY) circa 1986

St. John Kanty Church, Buffalo NY circa 1986

I am so sorry that I have been quiet the past few months- my father had knee replacement surgery and between him and the kids, life has gotten busy busy busy. I finally have a chance to breathe (and find my living room floor!) so I’m slowly going through old slides. Today’s quick blog post … Read more

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