(Ra-Cha-Cha – Buffalo Rising) One of two important agenda items (see post below) for today’s Buffalo’s Preservation Board meeting is an issue sure to catch people’s attention: Should the Darul-Uloom Al Madania Mosque on Sobieski Street be allowed to replace the historic spires with fiberglass domes? The mosque occupies the former Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, and is a City of Buffalo designated landmark.
According to concept drawings submitted by the mosque, the spires—which were removed last spring after a windstorm under an emergency permit granted by Dick Tobe—are to be replaced with gold-colored fiberglass domes, atop fiberglass…
