Meet the Narrator: Thea Hassan

Hi, my name is Thea Hassan. When I moved to Buffalo in 2010, I never intended to make it my home, but I fell in love with the grit and beauty of the city, particularly the world-class architecture.

 

The Central Terminal has always been one of my favorites places to explore. I absolutely love trains, and looking at the building, I’m transported back to a more glamorous Buffalo, when we were a wealthy city and master craftsmen applied time and care in their construction while well-dressed Buffalonians waited on train platforms to be swept away on adventures of their own. I can’t wait to see this glamour restored. 

 

Photo courtesy of HANSA Workspace.

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Buffalo Central Terminal
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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
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  5. The Rise of Buffalo's Railways
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  6. Meet the Narrator: Thea Hassan
  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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