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Aurora Girl Scouts East Aurora Village Scavenger Hunt Aurora Girl Scouts East Aurora Village Scavenger Hunt Created by Girl Scout Troop 30404 Things you need to bring with you 1) Bring a notebook and pen 2) Bring a canned good or personal hygiene product 3) A cell phone with a camera or camera 4) If you have bottle/can returns you would like to donate to Aurora Girl Scouts It might be a good idea to split the hunt up to multiple days You might want to start on East Main Street by the expressway ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Western New Yorkers like to put the word “The” in front of the numbered expressways. What expressway crosses Main Street? 2) What Route number is Main Street known as? Main Street has been known by the other names as well, do you know any of them? Hint: Look at the white road signs. ​ 3) What large gray building on Main St. shares a name of a large northern animal? Hint: It is a lodge/club. ​ 4) According to local lore, 762 Main Street was said to have been a station on the Underground Railroad. What color is the house today? 5) Sinking Ponds Sanctuary sign says “Bread is bad for fill in the ​ blank ​? While you’re at Sinking Ponds go for a fun walk and enjoy the time outside. 6) Twenty-six bridges sank at sinking ponds. Why did they sink? Hint: You might need to look it up or just look at the answer sheet. ​ 7) What are the colors of the playground at Warren Park? Bring a kite or a soccer ball when the weather permits. 8) What is unique about the bridge at the end of East Fillmore Avenue? 9) Who was Millard Fillmore? 10) How many streets in East Aurora are named after Millard Fillmore? Name them. You might want to park and walk Main Street to answer a few of these 11) What is drawn on the side of Beulah’s General Store? Take a picture of yourself in front of it? 12) What toy is on the top of The Toy Loft’s building? 13) What does it say next to the toy on top of The Toy Loft? 14) What restaurant on Main St. has a sign that says, “The Place for Ribs”? 15) What is on top of Vidler’s? Fact: Vidler’s was opened in 1930, some people thought it wouldn’t last because i​ t was opened during the Great Depression. It was called “The Fair” until the Vidler family renamed it in 1946. 16) What is the name of the mechanical horse that you can ride at Vidler’s? Hint: It is by the penny candy. You might need to ask someone. ​ 17) Millard Fillmore’s house was originally located next to where the Aurora Theatre is located today. What law firm is in located at 681 Main Street now? It is almost the exact location where Millard Fillmore’s home was located. ​ 18) What are the neon colors on the Aurora Theatre Marquee? You might see different colors at night than what you see in daylight. 19) What is on the bench in front of the Aurora Theatre? Take a picture of yourself on the bench. 20) Who painted the murals inside the Aurora Theatre? Note: Walk into the theatre and look at the murals. ​ 21) What is a Spot Of TEE? What does it sell? It’s located in the alley by the theatre on Millard Fillmore Place. 22) Can you find the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce location on Main Street? What does it do? Look it up or walk in and ask them. ​ 23) What is the name of the olive oil store on Main Street? 24) Not just East Aurora, can you see the eagle in the United States Postal logo? 25) Where can you bring bottle and can returns on Oakwood? Note: If you brought your returns you can donate them now to Girl Scouts, thank you! Just walk in and dump on the counter and let them know you’re donating to Girl Scouts Aurora Service Unit. 26) What animal is on the logo of the Bottle and Can Retrieval Center? 27) What is painted on the side of Wallenwein’s Hotel, located 641 Oakwood Ave.? 28) What color is the caboose at the corner of Oakwood and Elm? 29) What statue is in front of the house on the corner of Oakwood Ave. and Paine Street? 30) Where is the new Aurora Town Hall located? What organization is in the same building in the back? 31) What is the name of the hall above the door to The Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora? 32) Where is the Police Department located? You call 911 for an emergency. Fact: You call 652-1111, if it’s not an ​ emergency but need to talk to the police. 33) What character pixel is next to the bridge on Main St.? 34) What words are painted on all the railroad bridge overpasses? How many are there? 35) Who sponsored the repainting of the railroad bridges in East Aurora? See plaque on Northwest side of Main St. bridge. ​ 36) Where can you get fresh-made peanut butter? 37) What does the Country Cupboard sell? 38) What carving is outside The Aurora Outfitters? 39) What can you get at The Deli? 40) What is the name of the art shop on Elm? What picture is on the garage door? 41) Do you know where Pennsylvania Ave is? What runs behind it on the east? 42) Find the mini library/food pantry box that Girl Scout Troop 30711 created at The Community Pool Park. Place the canned good or hygiene product in the box. 43) What is unique about the oak tree in front of the Library? Hint: See the plaque. 44) What is the name of the ice rink? 45) Riley Street Station is now a bar/restaurant. What was it in the early/mid 1900’s? It was built in 1917. ​ 46) Can you name two hotels in the village? 47) Who are the founders of Fisher-Price? Facts: There were four founders ​ Helen M. Schelle, was the third and Margaret Evan Price was the fourth. In the 1960’s, Fisher-Price ​ bought the rights to The Muppets. The founders of Fisher-Price picked East​ Aurora as the company’s headquarters because it was close to Buffalo. 48) Do you know the original location of Fisher-Price? Around the corner, at 70 Church Street. Do you think it was in the house or barn in the early 1930’s? 49) What colors are on the Fisher-Price Logo? 50) What is Fisher-Price’s slogan? Hint: It’s on the sign. ​ 51) What figure is the statue inside the fountain at Fisher Price? Sketch the figure or pose in front of it and take a picture. 52) What is your favorite Fisher-Price float? When does Fisher-Price put the floats on display? 53) Which one of the Fisher-Price founders was one of the founders of the Boys Club of East Aurora? Fisher, Price or See answer sheet. 1978 was the year girls were first allowed to participate at the Schelle? ​ Boys and Girl Club​ of East Aurora.​ For almost 40 years, girls were not allowed to participate at the Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora, it was exclusively for boys. 54) Name three streets in East Aurora that are named after trees and which direction does each run? North/South or East/West? 55) What street in East Aurora has a parkway? 56) Where is Hamlin Park located? 57) Who is on the plaque going into Hamlin Park, seen on pillar by parking lot? 58) Who do you think donated the land for Hamlin Park? Fisher, Price, Hamlin, Knox or Hubbard? 59) Can you find the Elbert Hubbard Museum on Oakwood Ave.? This museum is located in house with a name. What is the name of the house? You can tour this house. ​ 60) Who was the founder of The Roycroft? 61) What is the carving/stone relief on top of the Roycroft Chapel building across from the Middle School? Can you sketch it? Can you see a character from the Wizard of Oz? An early Roycroft artist, William Denslow, used this​ for inspiration for a character in his illustrations in the Wizard of Oz. 62) Elbert Hubbard created epigrams, short sayings, what items are these epigrams on throughout East Aurora? 63) What statue is in front of The Roycroft Inn? Facts: It became an Inn in 1905. In 1986 the Roycroft Campus became a National Historic Landmark.​ 64) Which building on the Roycroft Campus used to be the Copper Shop? 65) On the Roycroft Campus near the chapel there is a stone with a marker that describes how Elbert and Alice Hubbard died. How did they fearlessly die? 66) The double R’s in the Roycroft-At-Large Association (RALA) symbol represent Renaissance and what other R? 67) The circle contained in the Roycroft symbol is divided into three parts. The three parts represent Faith, Hope and Love. Take a picture next to the Roycroft symbol. 68) What do North Street and South Street represent about the village? 69) Who are the statues in front of the Middle School? 70) What animal is sculpted at the feet of one of the statues? Which statue? 71) What is the elevation at the EA Middle School? Can you find the elevation marker on the side of the building with the East Aurora Schools District Offices? A picture of the location and marker is on the answer sheet.
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