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per Chris Schmidt October 1, 2024

per John Horner October 13, 2024

per Bernice Radle October 13, 2024

per Chrissy Paradowski October 25, 2024

per Chrissy Paradowski October 25, 2024

Photo credit: Paige Miller's Flickr, Bill Blake, Chris Schmidt, John Horner, Bernice Radle, Christina Lincoln Paradowski

Location

706 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212‎

Owner

  • PARSON EDWARD & RUBY O per propertyviewer

Physical Description

  • Three story brick commercial building on a corner parcel, with a two-story addition to the rear

Current Condition

  • Two story addition has been demolished (10-25-24). Main building suffered significant damage, with the back portion removed and a corner compromised. Unclear if it was part of a complete demolition attempt.

History

  • 1869-1873 - The first record of the building pops up in the 1869 Buffalo city directory, where it's recorded as being a grocery store owned by George Krupp and later his widow Barbara, a business that endured until 1873.
  • 1906 - Bill Blake, from Facebook group Former Buffalo Restaurants & Bars: c. 1906 - John Joseph Schopf's Sample Room was located at 706 Broadway Ave. The Sample Room would only last about 5 years at which time John became the night manager at JPW Hotel & Saloon. He passed away at age 64 in 1935.
  • 'Ed's Dry Cleaners' is the business signage remaining on one of the storefronts

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • Building operated as a dry cleaners well into the 2000s, possibly into the 20-teens
  • December 2022 - Owner of the building, 74 year old Edward 'Terri' Parson, died of hypothermia inside his apartment days after a Christmas blizzard.
    • "Edward was an entrepreneur. First owning a limo service business. Then, in his later years, he ran a dry cleaning business on Broadway and Johnson, left behind by their dad." (Preston Parson, brother, per WIVB)
  • October 1, 2024 - Commissioner of the Dept of Permits & Inspections requests an immediate emergency demolition, with asbestos in place, and notifications waived.
    • As is typical, buildings remain in abandoned condition without follow-up for years, until the emergency demolition tag is used to avoid scrutiny or the possibility of alternatives. The Preservation Board had no opportunity to review.
  • October 13, 2024 - PBN Executive Director Bernice Radle was told by the City that the emergency demolition was only intended for the rear addition to the building, which turned out to not be true.
  • October 25, 2024 - Demolition of the rear 2 story portion of the building, which then included significant damage done to the main structure

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Added 2013-07-18 • Last changed 2024-10-25

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