If you were to look back over the last 236 years at all the things that make Buffalo and Western New York one of the greatest places to live, work, and play, we’re more than sure you could come up with quite a few different answers.
You could call out the design of the city, one that has many scholars in agreement that Buffalo is the world’s best planned city. Perhaps you could talk about the architecture and how some of the greatest names chose the 716 to build some amazing buildings. You can’t forget about the amazing sports teams we have with the Bandits, Bills, Bisons, not you Sabres , Bulls, and more; and, of course, the food.
But what if I told you it wasn’t any of those things that make Buffalo a really lit city? What makes Western New York so lit is our lit past. Our past in literature.
Buffalo’s Literary Past Is Epic And Should Be Highlighted
If you’ve spent any time in downtown Buffalo, especially around Lafayette Square and Washington Street, you might have seen banners hanging from poles that make a bold statement. That statement describes the key mark that Buffalo, and the people who called our city home, had on the literary world…