My hotel, Holiday Inn, in Allentown. Nice place, perfect for my needs.

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The best part is the view you get of downtown Buffalo from here! I call this the "BuffCity" view.

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My room, not too fancy, the way I like it!

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The hotel is across the street from the Wilcox Mansion on Delaware Avenue, where Teddy Roosevelt was inaugurated.

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Delaware and North streets.

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Main Street scenes

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NFTA Metro Summer-Best station...

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Buffalo's subway stations are immaculate compared to others I have seen, like Toronto and New York's

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Took the train downtown...

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Buffalo's Magnificent City Hall, built in 1932...

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I find it interesting that a Canadian flag is flying here...

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Looking up...


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The U.S. Courthouse, nearing completion...

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Lobby of the City Hall

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City Hall interiors

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First time in the observation deck of city hall...



Downtown Buffalo from the 28th floor observation deck of the City Hall

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Yes, it was snowing pretty good here...

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Statler Hotel...

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Liberty Building

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Electric Tower

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Seal of the City of Buffalo

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City Hall front doors

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Detail inside City Hall...

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One of City Hall's many impressive doors...


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Mayor's Office, where Byron Brown gets the job done!

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Conference Room...

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The snow passed on, got up to the observation deck again, and got clearer pictures!

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Buffalo Central Terminal

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The HSBC Arena

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Ellicott Square, built in 1896 by Charles Atwood, named after Joseph Ellicott, who founded Buffalo.

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Ellicott Square Entrance

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Looking out from inside...


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Ellicott Square Lobby...

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Inside Ellicott Square

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Dinner @ City Grill Restaurant...

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One M&T Plaza, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the same architect who designed the World Trade Center centers in New York City, which were lost in 9/11.


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Main Street Tower, third tallest building in Buffalo.

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Guaranty Building, designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. It is a steel structure with Terra Cotta on the outside. Built in 1894, one of the first tall buildings built in the city of Buffalo and one of the first overall in the United States.

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Guaranty Building Entrance...

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Liberty Building, built in 1925 with two replicas of the Statue of Liberty on top. 23 storeys high, the fourth tallest in Buffalo.


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Buffalo/Niagara convention center, built in the 1970s. A brutal type building, as was common for many buildings in the 70s.

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Statler Hotel

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Statler Hotel was built in 1901 for the Pan-Am Exposition held in Buffalo, but unfortunately it sits empty at the moment. But it's in such good shape!

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Fortunately many efforts have been put forth to save this great building by Mark Croce, who had already invested in Buffalo.

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New Era Cap Company's flagship store. New Era is headquartered in Buffalo.

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Buffalo Savings Bank, built in 1901 by Green & Wicks, former headquarters of the defunct Buffalo Savings Bank, now is an M&T Branch.


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Inside the Buffalo Savings Bank building...

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Electric Tower, the focal point on New Year's Eve in downtown Buffalo, built in 1912 and designed by James A. Johnston.

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Inside the Electric Tower, it has been modernized...,

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Key Towers, two of downtown's newer buildings...

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Market Arcade...


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Market Arcade built in 1892 by E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks and is a similar model to London, England's Burlington Arcade, the front and rear entrances are exactly the same and the Buffalo head on top is very impressive.

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Shea's Buffalo Theater, built in 1926 and originally a movie house, built by Chicago architects Rapp and Rapp, designed similar to many European theatres and movie houses.

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Buildings in the Theatre District...

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Rotary skating rink...

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Main Street shot of downtown Buffalo...

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Row houses, I call it Manhattan-style living in Buffalo.

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Building in Allentown...

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The Mansion on Delaware Avenue... built in 1869, restored in 2001 as a luxury hotel. Built by George Allison, second empire architecture.

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Trinity Church, erected 1886 as the second episcopal church in Buffalo.

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Buffalo Club in the Watson house, built in 1835 by Philander Hodge.

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Asbury Delaware Church, built in 1876.

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Looking up at an impressive apartment building...

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Back on the subway I go, over to the HSBC Arena...


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Semifinal #1: Sweden vs. Russia warmups...

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Under way in the first period...

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Russia scores early to make it 1-0! NHL prospect and Russia captain Vladimir Tarasenko scored the goal.

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Action in the Russian end of the ice...

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Second period... Russia is up 2-0...

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But Sweden, knowing how good they are, breaks the ice to make it a 2-1 game and then eventually tie it at 2.

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Sweden scores again to take a 3-2 lead...


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... NOT SO FAST, Russia came through again late in the third period to tie the game at 3.

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Heading to OOOOOOOOvertime!

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Overtime solved nothing, going to a shootout...

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That Russian goaltender Dmitri Shikin, played on his head this game... makes a brilliant save in the shootout..


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Russia breaks the goose eggs in the shootout thanks to Denis Golubev

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Then Shikin stopped the last Swede player, RUSSIA WINS!!!

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Advances to the Gold medal game to face either Canada or USA

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Team Russia celebrating...


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These Swedish fans left very disappointed...

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Post-Game Ceremonies...

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Russia and playing of their anthem and flag rising...

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Outside the HSBC Arena after a walk around the block in anticipation of the MOST hyped game in the tournament, Canada vs. USA...

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Canadian fans eagerly waiting to get in...

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Yes, once again, packed going into the arena...

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The Canadian fans SEVERELY outnumbered the U.S. fans in their own arena! LOL!


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Start of practice...

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Team USA...

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Team CANADA!!!

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This is a rare occasion where you'll see me in the HSBC Arena actually cheering for the team with the Maple Leaf.

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Sea of Red and White...

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We severely outnumbered the USA fans, I think it was like 80-85% Canadian fans and only 15-20% USA.

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Skaters carrying the US and Canadian flags!

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Team Canada and USA skating on to the ice, ready for action!

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Players gathering at Center Ice before the puck drop...

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Action starts after the puck drop!!!

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CANADA scores! It was deafening in the HSBC Arena when that first Canadian goal was scored!

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Canada's Curtis Hamilton made it 1-0!

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Look at all the Canadian fans, just AMAZING!


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First period action...

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SCORE!!! Quinton Howden makes it 2-0 Canada!

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First period over, Canada leads 2-0

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Jack Campbell still playing his butt off this game, making some great saves for team USA.

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So is Mark Visentin for Canada.

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SCORES!!! Ryan Johansen gives Canada a 3-0 lead!


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We're all over these guys, Jack Campbell still trying to keep his team in it.

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All the Canadian fans standing and cheering!

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Start of the THIRD!

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Sabres prospect Zack Kassian scored on a break to make it 4-0!




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Third period action...

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But Chris Brown scored for Team USA on the power play to end the shutout bid for Visentin to make it 4-1 Canada.

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Game Over! Team Canada gets its REVENGE on Team USA and wins 4-1, and will play Russia in the GOLD medal game!

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Canadian fans cheering and applauding...

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Sabres GM Darcy Regier presents Jack Campbell with the Player of the Game award for Team USA...

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then Mark Visentin with the Player of the Game award for Team Canada...

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Canadian national anthem playing and the flag being raised to the rafters...

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Team Canada raising their sticks up...

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Team Canada and Team USA shaking hands, these games between these two great countries are always classic! This one was no different!

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Celebration in the main concourse of the arena...

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Celebration outside the arena...

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