Angela M. Keppel, AICP
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The Buffalo Streets Girl. Urban Planner by day, Historian by night. Passionate about cities, politics, food, brownfields, winter, & my bike #downtownbflo 4 life
Buffalo, NY
Joined September 2008
Gave a guest lecture today in an introduction to urban studies class about Business Improvement Districts(BIDs) and Buffalo Place. Always nice to be back at UB!
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Remnants of houses on Main Street... https://t.co/q2TotV8MrW
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Come hear me speak on July 26th at Town of Amherst Preservation Day at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village!
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Now in its fifth year, Preservation Day will take place on the campus of Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village (BNHV) on Saturday, July 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event is a free, family-frie...
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My 94 year old friend is being prevented from voting for the mayoral primary bc the care at his nursing home is horrible and they havent given him his absentee ballot.
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Also, why didn't you call me at all? I would like the claim information given to me.
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Oh hey, that's me in a German newspaper -
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Die „Malsch Street“ in Buffalo gibt Rätsel auf. Jetzt ist klar, was hinter dem Namen steckt: Die Spur führt tatsächlich ins Badische.
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We can always rebuild, we can always be better. There is always next year. So here's to a new year, another chance to rebuild, another chance to do better, to be better. Happy New Year, Buffalo!!
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I think a lot about those people who returned to Buffalo. Would you be able to spend the winter living in the shell of your home? I believe the spirit of those early residents is what makes Buffalonians so hearty. That fire that burned us to the ground is stuck within our souls.
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By 1820, there were 2,000 people living here....and that number was about to grow significantly when the Erie Canal opened in 1825.
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Other residents returned to live the rest of the winter in the shells of their homes. They survived mainly on what was issued by the Commissary Department of the Army. By April, Mr. Pomeroy had reopened his tavern and a new hotel was built. Buffalo quickly rebounded.
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Three buildings were left standing - Margaret St John's house, the jail and a blacksmith shop. Six days later, Mr. Hodge brought his wife Sally and their five children back to their house, the first family to return.
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About 100 houses and numerous other buildings were reduced to ashes. Where had been a thriving village with a promising future was left a scene of devastation and ruin where barely a living thing could be seen.
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Alarm bells rang out to evacuate the village and residents fled their homes. There had been a heavy snowfall, and the snow lingered in the woods but the roads were reportedly clear. Over the next three days, Buffalo was burned to the ground.
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On December 30, 1813, the 500 residents of Buffalo awoke to the sounds of cannons and muskets in the distance at Black Rock. The American troops marched up Niagara Street to fight. The British troops prevailed.
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It's time for my favorite Buffalo history story! 211 years ago today, during the War of 1812, residents thought the Village of Buffalo would be safe. There were 2,000 militia camped here in Lafayette Square (then Courthouse Square), protecting them.
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How it's going: Just contemplated climbing into the bed of a pickup truck to make a snow angel.
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