In his new book, CITY ON THE EDGE, Mark Goldman writes in detail about the impact of urban renewal on downtown Buffalo from the 1950s to the present. What follows is an excerpt from that material.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After decades of decline, Downtown Buffalo was experiencing an incredible resurgence: new construction, high office occupancy rates, a growing tax base. But then came the ...

doesn’t remember a whole lot about the 1950s idea, except for an enduring principle: “It was downtown,” said Pat III, “and he thought that was the future of Buffalo.” That childhood ...