Meet the Narrator: Dr. Ursuline Bankhead

My name is Dr. Ursuline Bankhead and I'm a psychologist who was proudly born and raised in Buffalo.

 

The Central Terminal is not only part of Buffalo’s history, but my own family history as well. My great grandfather, great-great grandfather and several uncles were porters and waiters for the railroad.  Besides that, the Central Terminal was the hub for many relatives coming in and out of the South during the Great Migration and from cities like Chicago and New York City.

 

I can’t wait to see it as an active part of the community again!

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  1. An Introduction to the Tour
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  2. Meet the Narrator: Drew Canfield
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  3. Welcome to Buffalo Central Terminal
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  4. Meet the Narrator: Dr. Ursuline Bankhead
  5. The Rise of Buffalo's Railways
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  6. Meet the Narrator: Thea Hassan
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  7. Location, Location, Location
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  8. Meet the Narrator: Terry Alford
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  9. Moved by Community: East Side Evolution
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  10. The Big Build: 1926-1929
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  11. An Art Deco Icon
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  12. BONUS: The Grandest of Openings
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  13. BONUS: The Way Things Were
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  14. Meet the Narrator: Robby Takac
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  15. A Welcoming Sight: The Entry Plaza
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  16. Meet the Narrator: I'Jaz J'aciel
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  17. BONUS: Mafia Ties
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  18. What’s In a Name? The Connecting Streets
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  19. The Jewel: The Main Terminal Building
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  20. A Vision of Beauty: The Passenger Concourse
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  21. Waiting Never Felt So Good
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  22. A Passenger’s Point of View
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  23. Mail, Packages, and Baggage Galore
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  24. Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…
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  25. The First Building: Railway Express Agency Terminal Building
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  26. Easy Access: The Train Concourse and Platforms
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  27. Open For Business: The First 25 Years (1929-1954)
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  28. BONUS: A Gateway For Black Americans
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  29. BONUS: The War Years
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  30. Harbingers of the Coming Collapse
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  31. Final Boarding Call: The Last 25 Years (1955-1979)
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  32. A Light at the End of the Tunnel
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  33. All Aboard for a New Journey
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