The Hiker Statue, Buffalo New York July 18, 2011

This is a picture of “The Hiker” statue at Roosevelt Square, Main & Huron Streets, downtown Buffalo, New York.
“The Hiker” statue was created by New York City sculptor Allen G. Newman (1875-1940); he copyrighted it in 1904. For a time it served as the official monument of the United Spanish War Veterans organization. The name “hiker” was the term infantry men used to address one another casually in the 19th century; “Hello, Hiker!” was a common greeting. Buffalo’s statue was dedicated on May 29, 1920.

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“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.”
~ Tom Krouse

Buffalo, New York City Hall

As you can tell if you follow my blog, I’m still wondering the streets of Buffalo, New York capturing as many of the historical buildings as I can.
Here’s a brief history of Buffalo’s City Hall:
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the.City of Buffalo, New York Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones.
At 378 ft (115.2 m)height or 398 feet (121.3 m) from the street to the tip of the tower, it is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is also one of the tallest buildings in Western New York. The design was by George Dietel, architect, with the assistance of John J Wade. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture executed by Rene Paul Chambellan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999

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“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
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