Last but not least on the tour we visited Buffalo City Hall. It was built in 1929. Like I said though, before that Buffalo worked out of Old County Hall. Buffalo actually started saving for a new city hall in 1920, so luckily when the depression hit in 1929 they were still able to build a new city hall. John Wade was the architect, and stated he used an Americanesque style, although today people would just call it Art Deco. If you look at the top of the Hall the building actually looks like it has a crown. This was intended do to Buffalo being called the Queen City. One side note is the court building next to city hall. It was built in a brutalist style, which I have never heard of before. I just found it interesting.
What I took away from this tour is that Terra cotta was very popular in Buffalo. But most importantly, because of when Buffalo developed, a lot of the buildings needed skylights due to there being no electricity or light bulbs yet. And the ones that are still around(Market Arcade, Ellicot Square, ECC City Campus, and the Guaranty Building) are beautiful. It wouldn't surprise me if this architectural design is brought back and recycled. Especially with how the planet is moving more and more towards energy conservation. I also think it's amazing that all of these buildings have been repurposed in some way. All of this makes Buffalo the city it is today!
You can go up to the top of City Hall to a viewing platform. Amazing!
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