Campaign for Greater Buffalo Executive Director Tim Tielman is conducting his annual Easter Eve walking tour of East Side architectural and cultural landmarks, Churches, Bars, and Markets: Polonia at Eastertime, on Saturday March 26 at Noon. The tour, including a Polish beer or beverage, kielbasa, and a squirt gun at the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle (“Mickey’s”) lasts two hours and costs $15 ($12 for Campaign members). The best Easter bonnet worn by a participant (store bought or homemade) will earn the wearer free admission. The tour goes on rain or shine and no reservations are necessary. Meet at Kent and Lombard St., outside Broadway Market. Info: 884-3138

A lot of interesting things are happening in the old town these days, and this new tour highlights a lot of it. We start on Franklin Street, which has a passel of textbook examples of mid-19th century architectural styles. Second Empire, Stick Style, and Italianate are at every turn. It’s not every day you see a tree like the one in front of 404 Franklin St., either. A natural historic landmark, it is the starting point of our tour.

You’ll also see two new renovations: St. Louis Church and the Beaux Arts Catholic Union Building, plus the recently saved Metzger Building on Main St., and quaint cottages on quiet streets.

Sept. 4 Sat. 9:30am
Allentown East walking tour
2-hr walk, $8 general public/$6 Campaign members. Meet under big tree at 404 Franklin St. betw. Edward and Virginia, rain or shine
Call 884-3138 for more info.

The Campaign for Greater Buffalo regrets to announce that it will ahve to cancel its Soldiers' Circle tours scheduled for 6pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept 3-5. It needs all hands available for its Architectural Revival. For more information, call Tim Tielman at 884-4831.

9:30am Sat. Sept 18. 2-hour walk, $8/$6. Meet in front of Bennett High, Main near Hertel.
At the turn of the last century, upwardly mobile Buffalonians looked north of Delaware Park to build houses. They alighted in a real estate swath named Central Park, designed by cement magnate and visionary Lewis Bennett
Bennett shepherded this enclave into one of the city’s finest neighborhoods. So impressive and archetypical are the houses that one national guide to architecture cites many of them.
People living in Central Park today are lucky: After these houses were built, the Depression and high labor and material costs ended an era of domestic opulence.