Qualla: Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway https://qualla.com/buffalo en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/x/g/buffalo-city-wk/front-end-loader-right.jpg Qualla: Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway https://qualla.com/buffalo Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway: Introduction https://qualla.com/buffalo/ Photo credit Benson Lossing, Public domain. Buffalo was once among America's greatest cities - the terminus of the Erie Canal, the gateway to the West, the eighth-largest city in 1900. The grain elevators invented here processed the Midwest's harvest; the electric power from Niagara lit the city; the architecture proclaimed prosperity. Then the canal became obsolete, the factories closed, the population halved, and Buffalo spent six decades in decline. The 'comeback' narrative has been running since the 1990s; each decade brings new evidence of revival and new reminders of what was lost. Buffalo now is a city of 280,000 with grand architecture for a city twice its size, brutal winters that thin the population, and a loyalty to the Bills that survives decades of heartbreak.

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/x/g/buffalo-city-wk/dpxg-buffalo-the-city-built-by-the-canal-and-broken-by--the-canal.mp3 0:06 2 full Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway: The Architecture https://qualla.com/buffalo/ Photo credit Smjbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Buffalo's architecture reflects the wealth of its prime years. Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House is considered among his finest works; the Guaranty Building is a Louis Sullivan landmark. The Richardson Olmsted Complex (a former asylum) demonstrates H.H. Richardson's Romane...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/x/g/buffalo-city-wk/dpxg-buffalo-the-city-built-by-the-canal-and-broken-by--the-architecture.mp3 0:06 3 full Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway: The Winter https://qualla.com/buffalo/ Photo credit Andre Carrotflower, Public domain. Buffalo winters are legendary - the lake-effect snow that dumps feet in hours, the blizzard of '77 that buried the city, the annual struggle against cold and accumulation. The weather is not exaggerated: Buffalo averages 95 inches of snow annually, with the southern suburbs getti...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/x/g/buffalo-city-wk/dpxg-buffalo-the-city-built-by-the-canal-and-broken-by--the-winter.mp3 0:06 4 full Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway: The Wings https://qualla.com/buffalo/ Photo credit Red Alien at en.wikipedia, Public domain. Buffalo wings were invented in 1964 at the Anchor Bar when Teressa Bellissimo deep-fried chicken wings and tossed them in hot sauce. The dish became American bar food standard; the arguing about authentic preparation became Buffalo tradition. Proper Buffalo wings are fried (not b...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/x/g/buffalo-city-wk/dpxg-buffalo-the-city-built-by-the-canal-and-broken-by--the-wings.mp3 0:06 5 full Buffalo: The City Built by the Canal and Broken by the Highway: Visiting Buffalo https://qualla.com/buffalo/ Photo credit Dave Pape, Public domain. Buffalo is served by Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF). The Darwin Martin House requires advance booking; tours reveal Wright's Prairie style at its peak. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery holds a strong modern collection. The grain elevators along the Buffalo River are ind...

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