Memorial Auditorium will soon be memoryA once-revered piece of the Buffalo landscape will soon be just…
7th Aud roof truss to come down this…The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation is continuing to …
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 4:34 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 11:33 AM EDT
BUFFALO, NY - Today at 1:30, a ceremony was held to honor the Aud's historic legacy in the City of Buffalo.
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Chairman Jordan Levy said yesterday, "Tomorrow, we're going to both finish the demolition. We're going to open the 1939 time capsule, award the winners of the photography contest that people took pictures of the auditorium. It's gone. I mean, this building that's been part of virtually every Buffalonian's life, for as long as we've been alive. This thing's not here anymore! It's very, very impactful."
A large hole on the site will become part of an underground parking garage for the future Bass Pro Store and Canalside.
The waterfront development project is said to be right on schedule.
You can submit your own photos or view others' photos on News 4's Newstracker page here >> News 4 Newstracker
>> View a LIVE web cam of the Aud here
Below are videos showing the demolition progress. The first video was shot by News 4. The other videos are Newstracker videos sent by viewers. The videos on top were sent by Newstracker Brian Pickard. On the bottom is cell phone video taken last Friday by Newstracker Justin Sicienski which shows the first truss removal.
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