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PrintJune 2012: Architectural Tour Schedule
Buffalo Tours
Preservation Buffalo Niagara’s tours of WNY. Call 716-852-3300 or visit www.buffalotours.org. There are fees for all tours, except City Hall.
City Hall
Weekdays (noon–1 p.m., 65 Niagara Square)
Queen City Downtown
Sat. and Sun. (10 a.m.–noon, Visitor Center, 617 Main St.)
Buffalo River Ferry
June 1, 3, 7–8, 15, 22, 24, 28–29 (10:30 a.m.–noon, Erie Canal Harbor)
Erie Canal Harbor
June 1–3, 8–9, 15–17, 22–24, 29–30 (noon–1 p.m., Erie Canal Harbor)
The Whole Grain Tour
June 2 (10 a.m.–noon, River Fest Park, Ohio St.)
Millionaire’s Row
June 3 (1–3 p.m., Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.)
Parkside Neighborhood
June 9 (10 a.m.–noon, Church of the Good Shepherd, 96 Jewett Pkwy.)
Polonia
June 9 (1–3 p.m., St. Stanislaus Church, 389 Peckham St.)
A Little Bite of Hamburg
June 10 (1–3 p.m., Union and Buffalo St., Hamburg)
Doors Open Niagara: Market Arcade Location
June 15–16 (10 a.m.–4 p.m., 639 Main St.)
Hard Hat Tour: Buffalo’s Industrial History (bus tour)
June 15, 25 (10 a.m.–4 p.m., AAA Headquarters, 100 International Dr., Amherst, at 9 a.m., or Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza at 9:45 a.m.)
Alternating Currents: Buffalo Overview (bus tour)
June 15, 23 (10 a.m.–4 p.m., AAA Headquarters, 100 International Dr., Amherst, at 9 a.m., or Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza at 9:45 a.m.)
Trustee Tours with PBN: Around the Fargo Neighborhood
June 16, 23 (10 a.m.–noon, Kleinhans at Symphony Circle)
Tona-Wander and the Riviera Theatre (bus tour)
June 17 (10 a.m.–5 p.m., AAA Headquarters, 100 International Dr., Amherst, at 9 a.m., or Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza at 9:45 a.m.)
Main and North Pearl
June 17 (1–3 p.m., Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.)
Twilight Tour of Mansions
June 21 (5–9 p.m., Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.)
(Free with purchase of Twilight Tour ticket: Presentation on Delaware Avenue and Oakland Place, June 13, 5:30 p.m., Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.)
Spend Your Day the Wright Way! (bus tour)
June 22 (8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., AAA Headquarters, 100 International Dr., Amherst, at 7:45 a.m., or Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza at 8:15 a.m.)
Restaurant-ography
June 23 (10 a.m.–noon, Delaware Ave. and Virginia St.)
Black Rock
June 23 (1–3 p.m., Amherst St. and Niagara St.)
Lockport: Cemetery Tales
June 24 (1–3 p.m., 4849 Cold Springs Rd., Lockport)
Legendary Lincoln Parkway
June 24 (5–7 p.m., Lincoln Statue near Hoyt Lake, Lincoln Pkwy.)
Buffalo Tours Academy
June 25–29 (8:30–11:30 a.m.)
Happy Hour Tour #1: Southern Exposure
June 29 (6–7:30 p.m., Blackthorn Pub, 2134 Seneca St.)
War of 1812 Boat Tour
June 30 (10 a.m.–noon, Erie Basin Marina, 329 Erie St.)
Bidwell Parkway: Circle to Circle
June 30 (1–3 p.m., St. John’s-Grace Church, 51 Colonial Circle)
Darwin D. Martin House
The Frank Lloyd-Wright-designed house is located at 125 Jewett Pkwy. Reservations: www.darwinmartinhouse.org or 716-856-3858.
Basic Tour (closed Tues.)
Mon.–Sat. (10 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.)
Sun. (12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m.)
In-Depth Tour
Mon.–Sat. (11 a.m., 2 p.m.)
Sun. (noon)
Restoration/Reconstruction Tour
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (10:30 a.m.)
Tout Ensemble Tour
June 2 (1:30 p.m.)
Behind The Scenes Tour
June 6, 27 (5:30 p.m.)
All Wright All Day
June 13, 30 (8:30 a.m.)
Insider’s Tour and Lunch
June 15, 27 (10:30 a.m.)
Twilight Tour
June 21 (7 p.m.)
Focus Tour
June 30 (1 p.m.)
Graycliff Tours
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff estate is open for tours seven days a week, but reservations are necessary. Call 716-947-9217 or visit graycliffestate.org.
Basic Tour
Mon.–Fri.: 11 a.m., 2 p.m.
Sat.: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., every hour
Sun.: 11 a.m.–4 p.m., every hour
In-Depth Tour
Mon.–Fri.: 10:30 a.m.
Sat.: 10:30 a.m. (June 2, 16, 30: 1:15 p.m.)
Sun.: 1:30 p.m.
Master Architectural Tour
June 9, 23 (1:15 p.m.)
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Located at 25 Nottingham Ct. Call 716-873-9644 or visit www.bechs.org for more info.
Rainbow City Trolley Tour: Pan-Am Highlights
June 2 (Guided tour of Forest Lawn Cemetery, BECHS Museum, and Resource Center, lunch at Pearl Street Grill; times TBA)
Pan-American Walking Tour
June 3 (12:30 p.m.)
All Wright All Day Tour
Tour starting at Forest Lawn, followed by the Martin House Complex, the Fontana Boathouse, and the Graycliff Estate, with lunch at the Buffalo Yacht Club.
Call 716-856-3858 or visit www.darwinmartinhouse.org.
June 13, 30 (8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.)
