Interesting Tidbits

1. Buffalo’s nicknames include the “City of Good Neighbors,” “Queen City of the Lakes” and “The City of Lights.” (Source: WCities.com)
2. Nearly one million people call the Greater Buffalo Area home. Despite this, you can get almost anywhere in 20 minutes, on average. Buffalo was recently cited for the fastest average commute time among 50 major U.S. urban centers. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
3. One of the best examples of the Art Deco period architecture is seen in Buffalo’s City Hall.
4. The Goo Goo Dolls, Ani DiFranco, actor Jesse L. Martin (“Law and Order”), actresses Christine Baranski and Chelsea Noble, and newsmen Wolf Blitzer, and Tim Russert are all from Buffalo.
5. The Robert Redford film, “The Natural,” while not set in Buffalo, was mostly filmed here. (Source: Wikipedia)
6. Buffalo was a vital link in the Underground Railroad that allowed enslaved Americans to escape to Canada.
7. The system of major arteries radiating from the central hub—what is now Niagara Square, about ½ mile from Synacor’s offices—was designed by Joseph Ellicott and patterned after Washington, D.C. (Source: WCities.com)
8. Buffalo’s system of parks was designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed park systems in Chicago, Montreal and New York’s Central Park. (Source: WCities.com)
9. The Buffalo area boasts one of the largest concentrations of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. In fact, Buffalo has more Frank Lloyd Wright homes than any other city except Chicago. Notable Wright structures include the Darwin D. Martin House Complex and The Graycliff Estate. (Source: WCities.com)