Jose Romero

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The Buffalo Central Terminal was finished on June 22, 1929 after 5 total years of planning and building. The actual terminal was made in two years by Alfred T. Fellheimer and Steward Wagner. The terminal was built in a prediction that Buffalo would quickly grow into a metropolis, and the terminal would be right in the center of it all. Not only that, but it could also be used as an essential transfer station since it was between major cities, such as Chicago and NYC. However, due to circumstances such as the Great Depression, it eventually went out of service.

The terminal was built with a steel frame, with bricks and motor surrounding it, and is considered a superstructure.

The terminal was also built in an Art Deco style. Despite being very old, the terminal is still in good shape, mainly because of the material brick that was used and the steel frame holding it up. After exchanging hands many times, the terminal itself is owned by the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, who are working on restoring the building after many years of vandalism and neglect. All sorts of events are held there, even in the appearance of a film.