Buffalo: America's Best Designed City

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The story of Buffalo, New York's world class urban design and how today's generation is rediscovering and restoring 'America's Best Designed City.'
Presented & Sponsored by
Visit Buffalo Niagara, Larkin Square, Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, Houghton College, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp., The John R. Oishei Foundation, The Campaign for Greater Buffalo and Block Club.
CREDITS
Directed, Shot & Edited by John Paget
Executive Produced by Dottie Gallagher Cohen, Ed Healy, Visit Buffalo Niagara Foundation
Historical Images courtesy Buffalo History Museum, Used by Permission
Interviewees:
Justin Booth
Stephanie Barber Geter
Chris Hawley
Jill Jedlicka
Dana Marciniak
Bernice Radle
Robert Shibley
Rocco Termini
Tim Tielman
Marcus Wise
Howard & Leslie Zemsky
Original Music by Nelson Starr & Eric Starr
Additional Camera & Still Photography - Nate Peracciny
Gaffer - Nick Earley
Stylists - Dani Weiser, Chary Robbins
Sound - John Davis, Dave Bull
Production Associate - Robin Douglas Paget
Cineflex Aerial Cinematography - Cherokee Walker (Pilot), Travis McMunn (Cinelfex operator)
Remote Control Aerial Pilot - Phillip Johnson
Archival Research - Dana Saylor-Furman / Old Time Roots
Editorial Consultants - Tim Tielman, Chris Hawley, Chris Elisara, Chuck Banas
Title Art & Web Design by Block Club
Title Art Animation by Ben Porcari / IBC Digital
Legal Services - John Horn and E.J. Snyder / Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
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@alanfournier3071 9 лет назад

I'm a Canadian from Ottawa. I haven't been to Buffalo in a while, but I loved it the last time I was there. Some of the architecture is amazing. It truly is classic americana.

@noved9780 8 лет назад

your full of shit i live in buffalo it sucks

@alanfournier3071 8 лет назад

+Kidgaming 101 Sure the city has seen better growth and wealth. But it's still a significant piece of American history. Although I've got to admit that some of your snowfalls are enough to make Canadians cringe. If you don't like the place do something to improve it. Kennedy told you guys that fifty years ago in his inaugural address.

@halfstep44 8 лет назад

+Alan Fournier im guessing kidgaming isnt too concerned about kennedys inaugural. but yea he should shut it, at least he doesnt live in syracuse lol

@marianelalyons3581 8 лет назад

go their again its an awesome city

@tommytruth7595 7 лет назад

Syracuse is as big a dump as Buffalo is. All of the Upstate cities are third world dumps.

@klauskloss570 5 лет назад

It’s amazing how beautiful the Great Lakes are yet we let these amazing cities like Buffalo, Detroit, and Cleveland fall. Glad to see many of them starting to rise up and pull it together. Buffalo by far is the most livable and unique.

@trippy2johno280 4 года назад

i just love Buffalo, the city really appeals to me, it reminds me of the great Northern English cities of leeds, Manchester & Liverpool,,,i love the architecture and even the grimy bits are all part of its charm. cant wait to visit one day. (ENGLAND)

@trippy2johno280 3 года назад

@@JohnSmith-dr9vl Seek professional help.

@Inquiring 3 года назад

@@trippy2johno280 Hope you move to Buffalo.

@naureens9651 3 года назад

Lol No. I lived in Leeds for about 5 years. Now (somehow) got stuck in Buffalo! It is not Leeds!

@trippy2johno280 3 года назад

@@naureens9651 It's similarities are aesthetical & also outsiders perceptions of both cities are fairly similar too etc i'e grim Northern city. industrial, friendly, cold, wet & grimy etc I don't know where you lived in Leeds? but most of inner Leeds is still an absolute shithole!! and you should have seen the state of the place in the 70's & 80's! although i'll say it had more soul & a sort of brutalist charm to it then it has neither now! it's just gentrified to cater for people with money! i take it you're not impressed with buffalo? lol

@pjgiordano1 Год назад

Rewatching this after all these years…it makes me wonder “woah! How much did this film really inspire this renaissance?” I actually feel like this film was part of the foundation of this rebirth we’ve experienced. We still have a ways to go, but we’ve made strides. I vote Yes on a new film! Show off the new Buffalo.

@hawkclaw98 7 лет назад

One thing that I love about Buffalo and am completely fascinated by as well, is how everyone is connected to everyone else. The city of about 300,000 acts like a town of 3000, where you can pull anyone (from anywhere in the city) out of their car and connect them to you within 10 degrees or less. It creates (in my opinion) a very large sense of community and family. In addition to the fact that you can barely leave your house without seeing someone you know.

@8gatesproductions.760 5 лет назад

Yeah I’ve grown up in buffalo since I was 2 and I definitely feels like I know everyone in the city

@e3fan98 4 года назад

It goes back to the people coming from Europe, with a common interest and full of customs and love of a community and it has been handed down.

@owenandrew8108 3 года назад

yes especially in the arts community. everyone knows everyone.

@dyates6380 3 года назад

I totally agree. My home town and I go back to visit often and love it.

@No_nosay Год назад

They treat outsiders like garbage. Rude and racist to a T

@MakaveliTheDon2 5 лет назад

Western New York honestly has a lot of nice places to go and things to see. Buffalo's East Side has it's fair share of problems but they've really renovated a lot of the city and brought more tourism in. The architecture is outstanding, you can truly see the history in the buildings.

@lukeskywalker2566 6 лет назад

I was born in Buffalo, and I live 30 mins away, I love Buffalo ❤️

@daviddeiss3073 9 лет назад

I love Buffalo, I spent my grad years here. Go Bills!

@IamTheaveragegamer 5 лет назад

Buffalo truly has a unique geographic and architural position. I lived there for several years and moved to the nation's capitol, and I miss Buffalo. People there really do not understand how goo they have it in terms of the lakes, the living, the traffic, and even the people.

@colinio7999 6 лет назад

We just moved home to Buffalo after years in a lot of great places and are really in love with the people and landscapes. We walk down small streets (near Elmwood) and the craftsmanship in every house is different and interesting. The waterfront, could be better but there are so many cool little spots. Islands, little beaches, marinas.... We see refugees making a comfortable new home and artists everywhere. There are so many hidden gems and good wierdos. It's good to be home.

@francispetaluma 7 лет назад

I went to school in Buffalo. I moved to the west coast 20+ years ago. Just went back this summer, and wow! Buffalo is really experiencing a renaissance! I can't believe it, walking down streets that had rows of boarded up buildings 20 years ago; now has thriving businesses. I hope it lasts! The only negative, is the weather. Very grey and extremely cold for about 4 months. My experience has been, living in a warm climate is like doubling your life, with a perpetual summer. You can basically go out and do whatever you want everyday of the year. In Buffalo (or any North East city) you're not going to have that freedom. Nevertheless, I'm thinking about moving back to Buffalo, but just go somewhere warm in the winter months.

@TooMuchOwentmo 6 лет назад

You totally should Buffalo is a lot better now

@DarkFoxV 2 года назад

I mean, many of us don't want perpetual hot xD winter has ups too! Go snowboard, crosscountry ski, snowmobile, etc! :)

@milesfann33 2 года назад

@@DarkFoxV True! I live in Raleigh NC currently and it's 90+ degrees every single day from about mid-May until November. It doesn't even cool down at night so life without A/C is miserable. Take your pick, extreme heat you can't get away from or extreme cold that is remedied by wearing warm layers? I'll pick a cold winter plus I love snow. It only snowed twice last winter in Raleigh and it was 75 degrees the next day on both occasions and melted all the snow instantly.

@Scp716creativecommons Год назад

Snow birding 🤘 the older i get, the more i get it

@cbcrog 8 лет назад

For the strangest most unexplainable reasons, I want to move to Buffalo. I have literally no connection whatsoever to the city. I'm from Tennessee, and have never lived anywhere else. But something tells me, that Buffalo is where I need to be.

@kikoonthemove 8 лет назад

It's the kind of place that is grimy but beautiful and tells millions of stories.

@jennygump5835 8 лет назад

This place sucks. I'll gladly trade places with you!!!

@kubasonic 8 лет назад

+cbcrog I live in Edmonton, Canada and I go to Buffalo 2 or 3 times a year and everytime I visit something old comes back to life. It is truly a beautiful city.

@jennygump5835 8 лет назад

They're called zombies lol

@matt.squarebody5427 8 лет назад

Buffalo doesn't suck what so ever... People like you make it suck.

@shockblaster 6 лет назад

Only showing the city in the summer lol

@t.g.3500 5 лет назад

Too bad. Winter is awesome, too. Could’ve shown polar plunge, broom ball at Hoyt Lake, sledding at Delaware Park, ice skating at Canalside... Oh wait, you meant that as an insult. Life doesn’t stop being awesome because winter comes. Some people are just boring.

@quinnkids177 5 лет назад

Ikr 😂😭

@RodMcNeilTV 5 лет назад

That's one of best city wraps I've ever seen....As an Australian now in Thailand I had no idea the city had so much beauty including from the art deco period...I was sitting here wondering how such a knock out collection of 30s high rise buildings had survived the onslaught of modernism in our time....forgive me for saying that while Buffalo is a great name for a river, it doesn't work well for a city of parks and high achievers, with not a cowboy in sight. ..what could you call it....I wonder.....?

@jstoli996c4s 4 года назад

Buffalo comes alive in the summer - May thru October is where it’s at.

@jstoli996c4s 4 года назад

Rod McNeil the name Buffalo came from the misunderstanding of the French saying “Beau Fleuve” (beautiful river), and the English speakers interpreted it as “Buffalo”.

@learners4712 2 года назад

I'm far from the Himalayas, and always had a dream to travel to the mesmerizing city of Buffalo, America from my childhood days. Hope I can get there one day in my near future to live and feel what I felt those days about Buffalo.

@javierpacheco8234 Год назад

Hope your dream comes true.

@colleenross8752 Год назад

Where in the Himalayas? Have you seen Everest?

@adamhayes9414 6 лет назад

I have such a different view of Buffalo after watching this video! I’ve driven through the city from Canada on various occasions bypassing the downtown core. Always kind of thought the city was very dirty and rundown. It’s amazing what can be done when a community that cares all come together. Amazing story!

@srgbuffalobuffalony7112 10 лет назад

I was in Mexico for a few weeks recently and 4 different couples from Canada and from Oregon..... made specific mention to us about how they have heard about these aspects of Buffalo and also how Buffalo is the new "Carolina's" of this decade. In the 80's - all college grads and younger gens rushed down to Charlotte, Greenville, etc... to find fame and fortune. Now, all thier kids are heading back here. We are growing so fast that we need a city wide planning committee on how to deal with the population explosion on it's way. This is a great video and I am so proud of this city and it's resilience, committment, generosity and overwall devotion to sustainability and being a Green Leader. You go!

@joeya6888 7 лет назад

how can u hate a city that smells like Cheerios.

@wyyclef 5 лет назад

And lucky charms on even days.

@elle2967 5 лет назад

IKR

@Kiwi_taken 5 лет назад

True and....skunk

@itss_kyee7909 5 лет назад

joey a I live here it’s boring

@aaglad8604 5 лет назад

joey a. I miss going over that skyway. I'd roll down my widow to smell them Cheerios. Somtimes it would be -20 out but who cares. Loved it!!!!

@jeffjdm5 9 лет назад

Hey... I noticed ya' didnt show the East Side... lol

@JohnPaget 9 лет назад

Actually watch again -- we did show East side. MLK Park / splash pad, Humboldt Parkway, houses and vacancy around Humboldt, Larkinville / Larkin Square, just to name a few!

@jeffjdm5 9 лет назад

I Know. But You know what I mean...lol

@JohnPaget 9 лет назад

@simonssaysgaming5782 9 лет назад

John Paget Means the bad side.

@ronzac55 9 лет назад

Jeff M haha every city has its bad side. If you see Indonesia's travel videos, Indonesia would look like a complete heaven.

@churchofphiladelphia6930 4 года назад

I visited Buffalo a few years ago and fell in love with it.

@BillyandPatVlog 10 лет назад

TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING! NYC -> Buffalo. Very, Very excited to immerse ourselves in the community :) -Billy

@knightabraxas 10 лет назад

Hope you're settling in well!

@Whatsth3b1g1d3a 10 лет назад

Just out of curiosity... how do you like it so far? Are you in the city or in the North/Southtowns?

@bushwhakked 9 лет назад

Urban Dictionary defines Buffalo, a drinking town with a sports problem.

@bushwhakked 9 лет назад

***** Something.

@johnharrison1818 9 лет назад

+James murray Buffalos a dump

@bioswales8252 8 лет назад

+John Harrison When was the last time you were here again? We were one of the, if not the wealthiest cities in the world.. During that time, we gained, as they mentioned, remarkable architecture and infrastructure. Don't make assumptions by running through Google Earth. Visit and look around. You might be pleasantly surprised.

@johnharrison1818 8 лет назад

Ya and now it's in the top 10 poorest cities in America I still live here I'm 16 and I can't get out just yet

@bioswales8252 8 лет назад

No offence, but unless you live in the center of the east side, there isn't too much to complain about.

@marksamuelcohen 8 лет назад

I lived in Buffalo for only five years from '80 - '85 and I still miss it, and consider it home! Grew up outside of Philadelphia and have lived in Pittsburgh for the last 30 years…..and nowhere I've ever been can compare to Buffalo! As I'm approaching retirement, I swear I'd love nothing more than to move back to Hamburg and live the rest of my life with the friendliest people I've ever known!!

@kensmith2829 7 лет назад

It's changed so much for the better in the last 10 years. You really should visit!

@tommytruth7595 7 лет назад

Hamburg or Buffalo? Buffalo has not changed for the better.

@markflierl1624 6 лет назад

Every place in the united states is friendlier than Philadelphia.

@slumped378 6 лет назад

marksamuelcohen I live in Hamburg actually.

@deniskostic1502 5 лет назад

YOU LIVE IN THE RICK JAMES AND STONE CITY BAND ERA

@GregoryRWood 10 лет назад

I love the way this showcases the city without being overly commercial. I agree with other comments that it would be great to see a similar concept, but one that embraced the fall and winter seasons visually. Snow doesn't have to be a central feature, but show how we thrive in all seasons. Big props to everyone involved in making this video.

@7lilly5 6 лет назад

Even though I grew up in Rochester, and I now live in the North Country, my heart is forever devoted to Buffalo. Its a beautiful, magical city, full of eclectic people, mind blowing food, goose-bump inducing music, and some of the most perfect art and architecture anywhere in Western NY. If it wasn't so pricy for us, we'd already be living there. 💙

@emilletich 9 лет назад

Took my first trip there for my birthday in June of 2014 to do the Falls and was blown away by the beauty of Buffalo. Especially important because of all the ugly descriptions I had grown up with down in NYC. I hope you do "go back" because making a place that beautiful even more beautiful would be phenomenal. If you have not visited Buffalo, make the trip. It is really an amazing city. Shuffle off to Buffalo!

@tommytruth7595 7 лет назад

It has some nice looking buildings from years ago, but today Buffalo is just a big ghetto.

@antoinethegreat9267 6 лет назад

I'm from Raleigh, North Carolina, but my girlfriend is from Buffalo...this reminds me of Raleigh (in a way) .I hope to visit one day

@DebbieTerry1210 9 лет назад

I have never been more proud of my home town....we are forward thinking survivors...good on you Buffalo!!

@bobbeasley3649 9 лет назад

Debbie Terry I work an hour from Buffalo in Canada and have only been to Buffalo once. I remember driving through your city and around every corner saying "wow!" The architecture and parks are incredible. I need to take some time and explore it sometime soon. Love to see Buffalo's renaissance.

@garyfleming5156 5 лет назад

I am an Englishman brought up in St. Catharines, Ontario just across the border from Buffalo. I have now lived in Australia for some 40 years. However, as a boy I was drawn to Buffalo sports teams and the beautiful city she is. I remember Bob McAdoo leading the Buffalo Braves, O J Simpson scoring long range touchdowns for the Bills and the great Gilbert Perreault performing poetry on ice every night for the Sabres. A true small and historic city steeped in America's history. As an Englishman, I will always believe we (Brits/Canadians) won the war of 1812 but the spirit that is entrenched in people from Buffalo and the greater Niagara region is 2nd to none in this wide world. Keep the faith, the Bills and Sabres will triumph soon and perhaps the Braves will be reborn.

@xinovirprince 7 лет назад

I lived in Buffalo all my life and never moved out. In fact, it's very difficult to move out because I love it. No greater city outside of Buffalo can convince me to leave my hometown. I love it here in Buffalo and I plan to stay here all my life. It's amazing and it feels so great to be in this city. I've seen this city grow since I was a kid growing up, and it keeps getting better and better. We came very far in Buffalo. I love Buffalo!

@LydiaXavier321 9 лет назад

I used to live here, sort of. Upstate NY is beautiful, and having lived in six cities in three nations, I wouldn't trade living here for anything else, despite the problems we do have right now.

@dave1261 10 лет назад

What a great video and a nice story of the resurgence of Buffalo coming back. Very well put together!! Bravo from Syracuse, NY!

@sherriesoria 10 лет назад

John Paget, you are amazing. Thank you for putting to video the pride so many Buffalonians feel about their city. This is an absolutely beautiful video which brought a tear to my eye. I cannot wait to move back to Buffalo - I miss it so very much!

@briangil2163 4 года назад

Not architecturally related, but here we also have Roswell Park Cancer Center that treated my father's colon cancer. He received truly top notch care from beginning consultations, to treatment, to ringing the bell (to let all in the hospital hear he's cancer free), to now, for his current cancer-free annual check-ups. I could not begin to say enough good things about this institute.

@Slynn42 10 лет назад

Well done! I love living in Buffalo. Beautiful weather lately, with the sun and leaves changing. Elmwood is sweet, the parks are great, and the music scene is amazing!!

@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858 9 лет назад

it only looks like that 4 months out of the year

@TheInamanica 6 лет назад

Are you all fucking morons? It snows December through March. Is that 8 months?

@andrewludwig2400 6 лет назад

Tallica 4Life your clearly not from the area. It doesn't have to be snowing to make the weather miserable.

@TanningMiami 6 лет назад

exactly the rest its ice tundra lol

@matthewmcdaniel9268 6 лет назад

Dirty snowbanks

@TheInamanica 6 лет назад

I live in Rochester. The weather isn't that bad most of the year. Look at the rest of the country. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wild fires, and earthquakes. We don't have it so bad in WNY.

@PhyreManDan 10 лет назад

I love Buffalo! It's really a hidden gem and Western New York has so much to offer. I've fallen in love with the area, never been anyplace like it and will be moving there during the summer! Can't wait!

@dsprenger13 7 лет назад

wow! this gives me a whole different view of buffalo i never had before.

@quinnkids177 5 лет назад

It really shouldn't I am a native and the city sucks tbh 👎

@LITMOVIESCENES 4 года назад

city is amazing...all of wny is dope

@roycroft333 10 лет назад

Makes one PROUD to be from Buffalo/Western New York! Share with everyone!

@dljtmb1 7 лет назад

Just got my passport renewed here in Canada, and will be coming over for a visit next summer love Buffalo.

@marcwhiskey 10 лет назад

Finally got around to watching this. I love Buffalo, and I hope to never have to permanently leave.

@debhubb 10 лет назад

As a native Buffalonian who left at eighteen never to return, I found this film inspriational. I visited the city for the first time in 15 years and was given a tour by a gentlemen who really knew what was happening there. Even on a rainy day in August no one could deny the progress being made to reinvent Buffalo. I also delved into its history via a sunny(!) Sunday tour of Forest Lawn Cemetery, which brought to life all the early movers and shakers that built the place. I came away a believer.

@1alexfrazier1 9 лет назад

I loved that video and even before I saw it, I loved Buffalo.

@westherr 9 лет назад

Amazing work. Let's go Buffalo!

@daveydoodle52 2 года назад

Buffalo has the incredible Saarinen-designed Kleinhan's Music Hall, and a world-class symphony orchestra as well. This optimistic video is several years old, and although the global pandemic has thrashed through Buffalo as much as anywhere, I saw during my last visit in September 2021 that the city is pretty much staying the course. It's a uniquely and surprisingly lovely place.

@colleenross8752 Год назад

I remember going to see the BPO every month as a child followed by ice cream at Elmwood Soda Bar.

@RickImus Год назад

The Historic Colored Musicians Club at Broadway and Michigan is my go-to for music. One hundred years strong. Jam nights on Sundays and the Jazz Festival in July.

@mayuresh1704 9 лет назад

Very nicely made 'feel good' video. I love watching such videos.

@TheFrancynana23 10 лет назад

Omg! Buffalo is beautiful! Wow!

@dipp1511 6 лет назад

francesca lupinetti Well this just shows the downtown area, trust me, get out of downtown and there's plenty of abandoned factories and other buildings, they've been doing a good job at keeping the downtown area nice but not really the rest of the city.

@itzpro5951 5 лет назад

@@dipp1511 Downtowns are the only part of American cities that we care for. The suburbs are lame

@buffaloc20 3 года назад

@@itzpro5951 thistbh

@TD_JR 2 года назад

@@itzpro5951 If you have plans for raising a family - the suburbs of Buffalo are among the cheapest places to live in the country with some of the best schools for the kids.

@Kanstulman 9 лет назад

Interesting video. It makes me want to take a closer look at the city the next time I am in the area. I grew up in West central NY and for me the world was pretty much Rochester to Syracuse and the beauty of the Finger Lakes. Aside from an occasional trip to Niagara Falls, I never found much to catch my interest in Buffalo with the rank air from the steel mills of my youth, some dangerous neighborhoods, and the concrete girdle of the interstates which a passing motorist sees. It looks like things are moving in the right direction and it makes me want to explore the hidden charms that I may have overlooked.

@tommytruth7595 7 лет назад

Wear a kevlar vest when you try that.

@morelifecoppo8606 6 лет назад

I grew up on the west side of Rochester NY....been awhile since I been back miss it though

@tranquil2706 3 года назад

Always a joy to see a once great city making a comeback! I hope to visit someday.

@SpiritualComatose 10 лет назад

Thank you for this! Born and raised in Buffalo, this makes me miss home even more. I plan on moving back out there soon.

@mayuresh1704 9 лет назад

Wow, what a wonderful place to live! Surrounded by rivers, lakes, waterfalls, sea, parks in every neighbourhood (or rather every neighbourhood in parks) ... awesome!

@EvanRoden 6 лет назад

Chris Brown refugees are the reason our population and economy is improving. We don't give them that many benefits; they even have to repay the government for their plane ticket to the US. We have a lot of extra space and it's great we're doing it.

@pgiordanojr 10 лет назад

This is an amazing film! Pumps you up and makes you feel PROUD to be apart of the Phoenix type of rebirth. To see how the cinematography has captured our city in a way that makes it alluring and draws you in.

@taramansouri 10 лет назад

Love, love, love this city!!! Wonderful video!!

@juttawachowski3929 10 лет назад

I move here 3 years ago from Florida and I love this place. It reminds me of my home - Germany. Great people, great Food and soooo much to do. Love this palce.

@chasbodaniels1744 3 года назад

Such a heavy German and Polish population helped make Buffalo a great town.

@mandyshea79 9 лет назад

some of us love historical cities & becoming apart of the community who rebuilds them... buffalo sounds amazing... even w/many of the old abandoned, boarded up old buildings....

@colleenross8752 3 года назад

Hopefully, once this pandemic ends, those empty spaces can be reclaimed and revamped once again

@sue3512 8 лет назад

So beautiful

@candymercer6800 9 лет назад

John, That was a gorgeous love letter to my hometown! Love you and hope you are rocking it there. Candy from Olympia.

@Nickelcitybuyers 10 лет назад

Awesome Video Man - I've seen so many Cities and Buffalo is a laid back place

@snowplowingbuffalo3915 9 лет назад

Buffalo is an amazing city. I never thought about how it was designed but this is very insightful

@healthyone100 6 лет назад

ALBANY IS THE POT HOLE CAPITAL OF N.Y.

@marianelalyons3581 8 лет назад

LOVE YA BUFFALO!

@prabinbhusal5837 6 лет назад

hy heloo can you reply my messeage

@josephmartin8196 9 лет назад

I grew up in Buffalo then moved away and lived in several places but would visit periodically. I felt the same as some others about the poor direction it was heading until recently; I visited this Spring and really took in the city and there is truly something positive going on there. I was amazed and encouraged.

@shadz39 10 лет назад

Absolutely great work!!! Keep it up! The aerial shots were by far, the best I've seen.

@nikipradhan7626 7 лет назад

I really love the way the city has reunited and is reviving.i really hope our country would take an example and do the same.

@lja996 6 лет назад

The country would be fucked then.

@cyberpunk9672 4 года назад

I'm glad to born in Toronto 'cause closest city from Buffalo Canadian # proud 🇨🇦

@orangeradishneo 3 года назад

5 km from buffalo, still in Canada 🥰

@jpar1140 10 лет назад

wow, lovingly done John! Thank you!

@pawlakar 3 года назад

Beautiful...l miss Buffalo so much... Thank you for sharing 😌💓💞💞💞

@ndailorw5079 3 года назад

Good for Buffalo! Hope she succeeds in her revitalization efforts. Great and grand architecture and parks and parkway system! Certainly is one of the best designed cities in America, if not the world. I could live here! Wonderful video!

@scratchdspecs 10 лет назад

I moved here in 2006 with my wife, a Sloan native. I have lived in New Orleans, Houston, near Memphis and Atlanta, but I have never found a place I really loved like I have come to love Buffalo and WNY. There is a perfect blend of city and small-town which I am utterly convinced is achieved by the amazing people who live here. I was totally un-surprised to learn that one of the city's many nicknames is "The City of Good Neighbors". I'm originally from rural Mississippi and grew up being truly concerned about the "folks down the road". This is the first place I have lived since where that concern is a natural part of the collective thought. Lots of places claim it, none back it up. Not enough space here to list all the reasons I love it here! Go Buffalo!!!

@treborhg9140 10 лет назад

I heard buffalo was actually a ghetto. I was accepted by Buffalo State College ( I live in NYC) and I'm abit afraid to go there and not be able to find a job or for me to end up living in a ghetto.

@scratchdspecs 10 лет назад

TreborHG9 As with all urban areas there are places that are wise to avoid. I'm sure NYC has plenty of places you'd rather not go. Buffalo is an old city and there are lots of old houses and buildings.Almost all the neighborhoods I've visited are well-kept, well-maintained and neighbors look out for each other. The area around Buff State is Elmwood Ave, one of the places mentioned in the video. The history and art museums are literally right across the street. This is one of the most beautiful parts of the city, IMO. Buffalo is a much slower pace from what I've experienced in my visits to Manhattan. But that's deceptive. EVERYwhere I've lived has a much slower pace than Manhattan! I'd recommend taking a trip over here and spend a couple days looking around. Experience Buffalo for yourself!

@treborhg9140 10 лет назад

scratchdspecs I don't think I will be able to travel there just to visit. I just hope there are jobs in the city or close for me to be able to make a little bit of money while studying

@mrswasiland 10 лет назад

TreborHG9 there are multiple ghettos in Buffalo, in the East and West. also the South and the suburbs to the immediate east and northwest are declining working class areas. Buff State campus is in a good Buffalo neighborhood, near Elmwood Avenue. Overall the elmwood, allentown, downtown, and North Buffalo areas are generally safe. there is a huge college community in the area also.

@treborhg9140 10 лет назад

mrswasiland alright, can you tell me how the people around the school view it? what is the reputation of buffalo state in the neighborhood? good? bad?

@anthonysiracuse 6 лет назад

Omfg i just love our city.....i cry whenever i see this video because ive felt how wonderful this city is my entire life. And now i get to watch this city i love so much just take off and come right back to life...the architecture....neighborhoods.....food.....people....festivals!!! Did i mention the architecture!!!!????? BUFFALOVE!!!!!!!

@etomasik1 10 лет назад

I don't ever comment on videos but DAYMN, this is incredible. Thanks John Paget, I'm so proud to be born and raised here!! :)

@morfeeene 10 лет назад

12+ minutes of video yet no bison to be seen

@MooPotPie 9 лет назад

The bison were replaced with parking decks in the name of urban renewal.

@nancyfintak2728 6 лет назад

The city of Buffalo wasn't named for the buffalo and/or bison. The name was inspired by the "beautiful river," beau fleuve," in French. The pronunciation was butchered as time went on.

@amapparatistkwabena 6 лет назад

Haha!

@caitlinjansson7688 4 года назад

I found one at 9:55 haha

@hippiechickite 3 года назад

Or wings!

@grgeliz 9 лет назад

Buffalo has the best architecture in the world. Please take time to visit downtown's Ellicott Square Bldg, The Guaranty Bldg, Dunn Bldg, Cathedral Park with the Church, City Hall - up to the 38th floor observatory deck and the original brass, marble, copper, Indian drawings in the lobby. Amazing. I didn't even see all of the buildings yet. When you go inside you won't believe the craftsmanship involved in every square inch of City Hall. Please visit Our Lady Of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna. The Italian marble is something else. Wait until you see all of the stained-glass windows, especially the round ones behind the alter and around the Dome inside. Treat yourself to these wonders of Buffalo, NY. You'll never forget it.

@MetaKiteZX 2 года назад

buffalo's streets are actually designed really well, even in fairly heavy traffic it never takes too long to get anywhere.

@brownsugar7466 10 лет назад

I visited Buffalo two years ago, and by far the friendliest city I've ever been to. Loved it!!!

@joelozada2357 9 лет назад

I'm moving to Buffalo this summer with my family *-* i can't wait to see this beautiful country

@kaimalintine2883 4 года назад

Did you like it??

@_._.AZ._._ 3 года назад

I want to know too!!

@GNStarajj 3 года назад

@@kaimalintine2883 if they moved to a good part

@kylesullivan5406 3 года назад

Don't do it

@matthewpasnik95 10 лет назад

I cant wait for the construction projects will be finished and when the water front will be done. I believe Buffalo is going through a renaissance.

@77mxb1 9 лет назад

Where is Rochester's renaissance?

@chrisbrown3549 6 лет назад

Matthew Pasnik yeah..then the jobs will all be gone. Wait. Its already a lowpay high rent shithole.

@nobrang5146 4 года назад

@@chrisbrown3549 Ok we get it. Your ass is cheeky

@haggismackenzie 10 лет назад

Buffalove!!! Past, Present, Future. Brought me to tears. Thank you.

@msebeling 10 лет назад

I had never been to Buffalo until I married a guy from there - have made three amazing trips there since. Buffalo is a great city and if you don't see it, then you simply don't get it. Job well done on this video showing some of the splendor of this city.

@robertpotratz6216 7 лет назад

I love Buffalo! Maybe the best "food city" anywhere is what I've heard over and over.

@chrisbrown3549 6 лет назад

Robert Potratz thats it. Get fat n lazy like 90% of that drug induced low pay no job place.

@simonli4484 6 лет назад

Chris Brown evidence?

@simonli4484 6 лет назад

Josh Cooper buffalo wings

@LITMOVIESCENES 4 года назад

@@chrisbrown3549 idiot lol....cost of living is next to nothing here and min wage is around 13 bucks...do the math genius

@LITMOVIESCENES 4 года назад

@@joshcooper2307 idiot

@slowpainful 2 года назад

This was so inspiring and the enthusiasm and love for their city just radiates from these civic leaders and citizens. Buffalo looks beautiful, I knew about the architecture but I had no idea of its radial-style planning and how much Olmstead contributed. In Toronto, we too drank the Kool-Aid of Mr Moses, though luckily we had Jane Jacobs to lead a successful fight against one freeway. But we stuck a monstrosity of a Expressway, the Gardiner, now a crumbling wreck and always an eyesore, right in front of beautiful Lake Ontario. Congratulations on the work you've done and it goes to show when the real owners of a city, its citizens, band together, you can make your city liveable again. I can't wait to visit! ❤

@PomPom-ei3kl Год назад

Buffalo is a joke run by democrats that line their pockets with tax dollars and key criminals run free.

@nikitamaldorado1907 10 лет назад

Great work, to me Buffalo is an obviously beautiful city with so much potential that is still untapped. For the first time I see the most progress I ever have in this city and cannot wait to see what it means for our future. Fantastic job.

@Cindrajean 10 лет назад

Great video. Buffalo really is a hidden treasure...there is so much more to see and experience. Art, music, culture, entertainment, restaurants, pubs, sports, festivals,...all taking place in a beautifully designed "city of good neighbors".

@contreras9776 10 лет назад

I want to visit Buffalo, now

@ThePreciousporter 10 лет назад

I Live In Buffalo. It's Nice, Espcially At Night

@todgibson1477 9 лет назад

It's great

@laurenmarie3007 9 лет назад

I live here too

@ThePreciousporter 9 лет назад

Right !👌

@Fernando_Rivera_ 9 лет назад

precious shinira dont, its gross, i live here.

@thebigcityteam 9 лет назад

Great video hope to make it there someday

@pawlakar 3 года назад

Beautiful...Miss Buffalo can't wait to come back for good 😌💓👏👏👏

@SamSamSamSam1 7 лет назад

Buffalo is a great city with wonderful people, and lots to do! One of the places I wouldn't mind living in forever.

@jumarpage 10 лет назад

I miss living in my hometown. I've always considered moving back and it just might happen sooner than expected. #buffalosfinest

@cheynaemcdaniel8794 9 лет назад

Yeah come back so we can make $!

@jumarpage 9 лет назад

Cheynae u not about that life lol.

@cheynaemcdaniel8794 9 лет назад

Way to be

@jumarpage 9 лет назад

Im just messing with you.

@BillsPodcast 10 лет назад

Let's go Buff-a-lo!

@legohead23432 6 лет назад

ScottKinmartinTV ayeee

@michaelbaughman4017 3 года назад

Boost Buffalo it's good for you 😷👍

@derstrudel2 10 лет назад

This video makes me homesick! I miss you, Buffalo!

@latoshiamckoy8057 3 года назад

Beautiful

@Manuel2485 9 лет назад

I've never been to Buffalo,NY, but someday I'll go there. From NYC.

@ricksmith9698 9 лет назад

Why?

@detectivesingh 5 лет назад

Me too man.

@CandlelightVideo 9 лет назад

Nice job putting this together -- loved the aerial spots ("cinelflex?!" ;-), rich color, overall message and story, and the pan/tilted time-lapse.. sweet stuff. Keep up the lovely, inspiring work!

@leifang4212 10 лет назад

I just love Buffalo so much, I guess I have to explore the city more. Well done vedio!!!

@josemagudelo9266 7 лет назад

Great video. I'm sending it right now to a couple of Australian friends arriving in Buffalo tomorrow for the first time for a short visit. This video will mentally prepare them for their experience in Buffalo.

@PoughTownBoy 10 лет назад

I am from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and live in Raleigh, N.C. and I want to move to Buffalo......Fantastic looking place that I would like to live. And so close to Canada and Niagara Falls and Rochester. So much water and the friendly people and just a place for me....Thank You for this video.

@chrisbrown3549 6 лет назад

Johnny Caretaker your high. Go visit n live there b4 u decide. Drugs.no jobs.high rent.low pay. EnJoY

@keemharris2983 5 лет назад

@@chrisbrown3549 I know what your doin ;)

@opinionday0079 7 лет назад

My God this is my SimCity town, I recognise almost every big building..

@randyzachary4399 6 лет назад

Well-crafted promo. Congratulations Buffalo on your growth & progress!

@kaleighton 10 лет назад

Beautiful video of a beautiful city!

@pinkiedies 4 года назад

When your city gets the recognition it deserves 😊

@JetEarlewood 5 лет назад

That's the accent I used to have. Recognizable in a heartbeat

@chasbodaniels1744 3 года назад

I lived my first 12 years in the Queen City of the Lakes. When we moved to Metro NYC, people asked me about my accent, and kids called me a hick. Pot/kettle much?