The crowds that the Anchor Bar attracts will never cease to amaze me. A few days ago I met up with some journalists from across the country (along with Visit Buffalo Niagara) at the iconic Buffalo restaurant so that our visitors could try the legendary wings. Seeing that I don’t eat meat, it had been a while since I had stopped into the restaurant. Not being a regular… or even an occasional visitor, I was astonished at the hoards of people, from all over the world, that were seated inside (and waiting for tables outside). I was well aware that the Anchor Bar was popular, but I had forgotten just how big the place was and what a beehive of activity it still is. It struck me as surreal that so many people had come from so far to sample the wings at an establishment that is known as “the founder” of the delicacy. Then again, when it comes to traveling to Buffalo we have a lot of great food worth traveling for.
We also have a lot of amazing architecture, as the people of Pittsburgh are discovering after a couple of articles were published in the Post-Gazette this past weekend. One article touts the fabulous food fare in Buffalo (Anchor Bar being just one stop), and the other spotlights the fantastic architectural bounty in a one-two punch series that will hopefully get some people packing their backpacks to make the four-hour road trip in search of Frank and food. To see what the Post-Gazette has featured, check out the following two links.
For those looking for some more development press, The Partnership has a PDF of The Architect’s Newspaper’s July 24, 2013 feature on The Buffalo Boom (see here). From the Medical Campus to the Olmsted-Richardson Complex, this is an awesome cross section of Buffalo’s most recent accomplishments when it comes to construction and preservation.