{"id":21371,"date":"2018-08-10T12:20:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T16:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/?p=21371"},"modified":"2018-08-10T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T20:55:31","slug":"a-paper-wrapped-bundle-of-negatives-and-an-old-violin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/2018\/08\/a-paper-wrapped-bundle-of-negatives-and-an-old-violin\/","title":{"rendered":"A paper-wrapped bundle of negatives and an old violin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is amazing. I know most of us have a love-hate relationship with it, but it really is a remarkable tool to connect with all kinds of people.<\/p>\n<p>While scrolling through my Twitter feed earlier today, someone retweeted a post by Zach Klein. Klein, from WikiPedia, &#8220;is an American entrepreneur and investor, and currently the CEO of DIY Co, the makers of JAM and DIY.org. He is best known for co-founding and designing Vimeo and creating the Cabin Porn phenomenon.&#8221; What interested me about his tweet was a Buffalo reference. After I clicked into the whole thread, I read that he has roots in East Buffalo. I&#8217;ve posted the thread here. I&#8217;ll let you discover the rest. It&#8217;s a really cool and interesting story with some great old photos and some great new ones.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last year my aunt found a paper-wrapped bundle of negatives in her home in Buffalo, NY, which has been passed down since our relatives built it 100+ years ago. She sent me the package and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhotoworksSF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhotoworksSF<\/a> scanned them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253201714569218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The images were astonishing. For the first time, we had pictures of our great great and great great great grandparents &#8230; as young parents and children &#8230; and what life was like for Polish immigrants pouring into Early Buffalo. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TaCbdY0XKK\">pic.twitter.com\/TaCbdY0XKK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253202792505344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What is now an urban neighborhood in East Buffalo was then their farmstead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JwlOw6ERGN\">pic.twitter.com\/JwlOw6ERGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253206693294080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There were glimpses of an undeveloped Lake Erie sea shore and Niagara Falls. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hUT8XJPa0p\">pic.twitter.com\/hUT8XJPa0p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253209163677697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One image in particular caught my eye. I had seen that violin before. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VrpIEzWnvp\">pic.twitter.com\/VrpIEzWnvp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253210736603136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On my last trip home to visit my family, I went up into the attic again and found it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYFihBAdwT\">pic.twitter.com\/uYFihBAdwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253213752262656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My college roommate&#8217;s dad is a luthier in North Carolina. He encouraged me to send it his way to have a look. Six months later, I received two pictures from his shop. It can play again. &#x1f60a; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YigZPqeNxd\">pic.twitter.com\/YigZPqeNxd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253215950123008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you to Aaron Morris, the wonderful luthier of Lexington, NC for restoring my great grandfather&#8217;s violin. My kids curse you for the hours of lessons I will bribe them to endure.<\/p>\n<p>If you seek a custom guitar or violin, here&#8217;s more about Aaron: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DC17fxtfR9\">https:\/\/t.co\/DC17fxtfR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027253218965766145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And it&#8217;s home again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihiK1IuWJy\">pic.twitter.com\/ihiK1IuWJy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Klein (@zachklein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachklein\/status\/1027716915056148481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is amazing. 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