Help make the Broadway-Fillmore Historic District a reality by contacting the Buffalo Preservation Board and Councilmember Franczyk today

From Preservation Buffalo Niagara:

Help make the Broadway-Fillmore Historic District a reality by contacting the Buffalo Preservation Board and Councilmember Franczyk today!

The Broadway-Fillmore Historic District application is set for public hearing before the Preservation Board on April 5th. We need your support! Click here to use a form to email the Preservation Board and Councilmember Franczyk to tell them that you support the Broadway-Fillmore Historic District and to ask them to support the application too!

In its prime Broadway-Fillmore was known as the hub and heart of the Polish East Side of Buffalo. It was home to a solid Polish-American community consisting of several waves of immigration beginning as early as 1870. The neighborhood has an impressive collection of late 19th and early 20th century residential, commercial, and community buildings which possess high architectural and historical significance. Despite this wealth of historic fabric, the area has seen systemic disinvestment and demolition. As a result, the neighborhood has been slowly and persistently vanishing for many years. By establishing the Broadway-Fillmore Historic District as a Certified Local Historic District, it will allow eligible property owners to take advantage of state and federal tax credits for property improvements. But more importantly, it will provide protection under the Buffalo Preservation Ordinance and give residents a voice against demolition and inappropriate development.


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