{"id":11829,"date":"2013-01-14T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T17:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/?p=11829"},"modified":"2023-04-08T09:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T13:15:14","slug":"photos-of-polonias-wreckage-the-chopin-singing-society-building-18-24-kosciuszko-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/2013\/01\/photos-of-polonias-wreckage-the-chopin-singing-society-building-18-24-kosciuszko-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of Polonia’s Wreckage: The Chopin Singing Society Building, 18-24 Kosciuszko Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(click on images for full view)<\/p>\n

A few months back, I wrote about the former Chopin Singing Society building on\u00a0Kosciuszko Street.\u00a0 At that time, the building looked in sorry shape. \u00a0While cruising around the neighborhood yesterday, I decided to stop at the building again. \u00a0The front door was wide open and I ventured inside.<\/a><\/p>\n

The building was in a lot worse shape on the inside than the outside\u2026water damage everywhere, fallen ceilings, buckled beams, trash, a foot or more water in the basement and the sad background sound of water dripping.<\/p>\n

To be honest, I did not expect to see what I saw. \u00a0 I thought there would be some damage, but not the kind of damage before me yesterday. \u00a0I intended to go through the whole building, but it didn\u2019t feel safe to do so. \u00a0The experience and seeing what I was seeing\u00a0literally made my stomach flip over. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because I know this building doesn\u2019t stand a chance now. \u00a0It will soon be added to the long list of Polish heritage sites in East Buffalo\u2019s Historic Polonia that have disappeared forever.<\/p>\n

And the question that keeps coming back to me since yesterday is how did we let the neighborhood get this way? \u00a0It is easy to blame the city or politicians, but isn\u2019t there any accountability on us? \u00a0We also let this happen.<\/p>\n

This is such an iconic neighborhood building. \u00a0It is where modern Dyngus Day in Buffalo got its start. \u00a0Why was nothing in place to ensure it never reached the stage you see in the photos above? \u00a0Why is nothing in place for other neighborhood treasures? Does saving buildings like this even matter to anyone?<\/p>\n

Without a change, Polonia\u2019s wreckage will only grow.<\/p>\n

Sad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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