Buffalo Central Terminal 90th Anniversary

Terrific job by Kate Welshofer and "Most Buffalo" on WGRZ-TV today with a feature on the Buffalo Central Terminal 90th anniversary dinner dance June 22nd. Donna DeLano-Kerr was in fine form.

Donna Delano-Kerr was interviewed by WGRZ-TV's Kate Welshofer this morning in Buffalo's Central Terminal to talk about the 90th anniversary dinner dance on Saturday, June 22nd. Look for the feature Friday, June 14th on Most Buffalo at 4 PM. #Buffalocentralterminal

Just one month away, Buffalo Central Terminal 90th anniversary dinner dance June 22nd. Go to brownpapertickets.com for tickets.

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Exciting news conference this afternoon as details for the Buffalo Central Terminal 90th anniversary event celebration on June 22nd were announced.

The iconic Buffalo Central Terminal will celebrate its 90th anniversary on June 22nd with a Gatsby themed dinner dance from 6 PM to 10 PM. The night will include entertainment by The Buffalo Dolls, Ladies First Jazz and Ballroom and Beyond dancers. Potts Catering will provide dinner and open bar. Tickets are $90 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com . The Buffalo Dolls sing the hits of the 1940s, 50s & 60s in the style of The Andrews Sisters. The Dolls... are Donna Kerr, Rusty Droz and Debbie Maybach. The trio are music educators and performers dedicated to keeping the spirit of the Swing Era alive. The Ladies First Jazz band was created by award-winning bassist Jennifer May, and are an all-female jazz band that performs throughout western New York. The Ballroom and Beyond dancers are a group of dance teachers and enthusiasts who will add swing to the proceedings and encourage a full dance floor. The Central Terminal opened in 1929 to serve more than 200 trains and 10,000 passengers daily and operated for 50 years, until the Art Deco masterpiece officially closed as a train station in 1979. Recently New York state has awarded the Terminal a $5 million grant from the Buffalo Billion Initiative to be used to restore the historic concourse and help the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation ensure the building's future. Dance the night away on June 22nd from 6-10 PM with The Buffalo Dolls, Ladies First Jazz and Ballroom and Beyond". The Buffalo Central Terminal 90th anniversary event is sponsored by the Buffalo News and WBEN radio. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Celebrate the Buffalo Central Terminal 90th Anniversary in style with our Gatsby Themed Dinner Dance! Dress to impress and dance the night away! Dinner, drinks,... and dancing! Music provided by The Buffalo Dolls and Ladies First Jazz Big Band. Dancing by Ballroom and Beyond. Dinner provided by Pott's Deli and Grille Polish and American restaurant. Join us as we take you on a Sentimental Journey through the decades of the Buffalo Central Terminal. Tickets: $90 each and includes Dinner, Drinks, Dancing, Souvenir Photo and Parking. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale will be given to the Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Project. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4220376

Celebrate 90 years of History with the Buffalo Central Terminal! This Art Deco masterpiece was built to handle over 200 trains and 10,000 passengers daily, as well as 1,500 New York Central employees. It included shops, a restaurant, soda fountain, parking garage and all other services required for daily passenger operations. Although the Central Terminal had the misfortune to open mere months before the onset of the Great Depression, the building was extremely busy during it...s first two decades of operation, with no period busier than during World War II. Following the War, passenger rail travel fell precipitously as automobiles and air travel began to dominate. In 1955, the New York Central Railroad put the Buffalo Central Terminal on the market, though there was little demand to purchase such a large building. With the decline of passenger rail service, the New York Central mothballed much of the sprawling Buffalo Central Terminal and created a small station within a station to service the remaining passengers. In 1968, the Terminal complex was absorbed into the Penn Central Railroad following the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads. Penn Central continued to operate passenger trains from Buffalo Central Terminal until 1971, when Amtrak took over operations of the majority of intercity passenger rail service in the country. The final passenger train departed the Buffalo Central Terminal in October 1979, 50 years after this national landmark opened its doors. For more information on the Buffalo Central Terminal visit: www.buffalocentralterminal.org Celebrate the 90th Anniversary in style with our Gatsby Themed Dinner Dance! Dress to impress and dance the night away! Dinner, drinks, and dancing! Music provided by The Buffalo Dolls and Ladies First Jazz Big Band. Dancing by Ballroom and Beyond. Dinner provided by Pott's Deli and Grille Polish and American restaurant. Join us as we take you on a Sentimental Journey through the decades of the Buffalo Central Terminal. Tickets: $90 each and includes Dinner, Drinks, Dancing, Souvenir Photo and Parking. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale will be given to the Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Project. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com Contact Donna DeLano-Kerr of The Buffalo Dolls at the following for more information: [email protected] www.facebook.com/thebuffalodolls (716) 827-0079 This is a 21 and over event. https://centralterminal90th.brownpapertickets.com/

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