New York Central Terminal: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room

The Central Terminal on Memorial Drive at Paderewski was designed by the architectural firm of Fellheimer and Wagner and opened on June 23, 1929. It is a designated local landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Grosvenor Room has several sources of material available on this beloved Buffalo building. The items listed here are non-circulating, meaning that they cannot be borrowed or taken out of the Grosvenor Room.

Books in the Buffalo Collection

Buffalo F129 .B8 T5, pp. 50-51 Pictorial Buffalo, , and Surroundings

Buffalo HE2781 .B8 M2 pp. 48, 52-54 The Railroads That Serve Buffalo

Buffalo NA730 .N42 E82 1986, p.20 Designated Landmarks of the Niagara Frontier

Buffalo NA735 .B83 B83, pp. 12, 35, 234-235, 281 Buffalo Architecture: A Guide

Buffalo *NA735 .B9 R3, pp. 13, 67 Buffalo and Architecture and Human Values

Buffalo *TF1 .C36 1933, pp. 29, 33 Central Railway Club Yearbook 1933

Buffalo *TF1 .T67, v.45, Nos. 11 & 12, 1985 The Building Beautiful in Buffalo (2 part article)

Buffalo *TF25 .N6 D685 1999, pp. 56-64 New York Central's Stations and Terminals

Buffalo *TF302 .B8 B83 1929 Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo *TF302 .B8 B84 1996 Buffalo Central Terminal: Existing Conditions Engineering Study

Buffalo TF302 .B8 K7 2004 Buffalo Central Terminal: A Photo Album

Buffalo *TF302 .B8 S97 2006 Buffalo’s Behemoth: Buffalo Central Terminal Survives as a Monument to the Great Age of the Passenger Train

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Newspaper Articles (1929-1931): Scrapbook

A scrapbook comprised of newspaper clippings on the New York , 1929-1931, is now available online through our digital collections. A facsimile of the original fragile scrapbook is also in the Grosvenor Room, TF270 .B9 https://nyheritage.org/collections/new-york-central-stations-buffalo-ny-scrapbook

Newspaper Articles (Recent):

The Grosvenor Room has the Buffalo (Evening) News (1880-present) and Courier Express (1926-1982) on microfilm, and our local history file is an index to selected articles. See below.

Periodical articles (1929 – recent): Local History File

This is a card index to selected articles from Buffalo newspapers and periodicals. Over 75 newspaper and magazine articles dating back to 1925 will be found under the heading:

Stations. New York Central

General information: Vertical File

The Vertical File is our collection of loose articles, pamphlets, and brochures sorted by category. Ask for the folder with the heading:

Railroad Stations -- New York Central Terminal

Selected Websites

Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Corporation http://www.buffalocentralterminal.org/

New York Central Terminal (Buffalo as an Architectural Museum) http://buffaloah.com/a/mem/tc.html

Buffalo Central Terminal from 1929 to the present http://central.terminal.railfan.net/

Grosvenor Room Buffalo & Erie County Public Library 1 Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203-1887 (716) 858-8900 www.buffalolib.org Revised Feb 2020

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