Electric Tower

I gave a tour of Downtown Buffalo this Saturday and made an audible to check out the Electric Tower. Not only did the security guard show us around the lobby (with some impressive photos of the building's history and renovation), he also knew a lot of details about the owners and the construction work. Then we checked out the fourteenth floor! When Mayor Brown participated in opening ceremonies last week, he only went as far as the twelfth story. Here are a few pictures:

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Lobby

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Lobby detail

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Original phone booth

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A second floor office behind a glass wall

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The 14th floor has a fireplace in an all-wood "oval office" boardroom.

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The shadow of the Electric Tower on top of the Goldome Building.

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An eye-level view of the top of the Central Terminal

Other pictures are here.

In any case, the lobby is open to everyone on weekdays, and it looks great.