mobile03/04/06 11:17 - 22ºF - ID#21932
Hotel to be or not to be?
There was NO hotel on the same site they want to build the Elmwood Village Hotel. There was however; one right across the street where the Mobil gas station is.
My Latest article I wrote:
Rocco Termini writes a letter to the Buffalo news, and it was published 3 hours ago:
That TEMPORARY hotel was called the Statler Hotel, or Statler's. It was built in 1901 for the Pan-American Exposition and ONLY for the exposition. It was taken down with 90% of everything else for the exposition and that was that.
The hotel I might add, was a failure, financially. According to documents he took what little money he (Ellsworth Milton Statker) made and built the next temporary hotel in St. Loius for their exhibition in 1904....that one was successful.
It also shows that there were no hotels or rooming houses in the area prior to the exposition, and after. To this day, any hotel or rooming house that was documented in records at the Buffalo Historical Society, in this area, does not exist anymore, and no hotel since then has existed in this area and to this day there is not one.
So tell me, if a hotel has not been financially successful for 100 years, why would it be now?
Sign the petition to STOP the Elmwood Village Hotel and put and end to this madness: Petition:
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Location: Buffalo, NY
03/02/06 07:32 - 26ºF - ID#21931
Old friends
I opened my mail on Myspace and saw two messages from two girls. I read them and they both said that they went to elementary school with me. I mailed them back and turns out that I was best friends with both of them through most if not all of my elementary school days. I was quite impressed and shocked. They were apparently bored and were looking through names of people they went to school with and such and I popped up. I think its so cool!!!
Anyways, one had to mail the other to believe it :) So now I am glad to have met up with old friends and hope to hear from more.
Now for the hotel. We managed to delay any decision on the proposal for a maximum of thirty days. The Common Council is expected to meet on rezoning issues and allow the public to voice support or opposition in a public hearing this Tuesday at 2pm in City Hall 13th floor, Council Chambers. I will be there.
Here is my latest news article on the hotel:
Also, there is LITTLE time left to sign the online petition to stop the hotel here:
If you are against it, please sign it if you have not already. And spread the link :)
Jason
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/27/06 03:12 - 23ºF - ID#21930
BREAKING Hotel News! Meeting tonight!!
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/27/06 12:25 - 21ºF - ID#21929
New Article..if anyone cares
Also, time is running out to sign the Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel development petition:
One thing I like that she said:
Also, time is running out to signWe would be happy to do one more big public meeting. We will be talking to Forever Elmwood about that on Monday (February 27, 2006). We would like to see if there is support for the new design and we also want to honor the public's request for another meeting. I am hopeful that meeting can take place the week of March 6th.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/26/06 08:11 - 13ºF - ID#21928
What to do...and more.
I am also glad to see that Eva Hassett of Savarino is open and willing to talk to me. I e-mailed her some questions and she replied right away. I called her earlier on tThursday and she was busy. I did not think she was going to get back to me. I am in the process of using her answers in my next article so I cannot post what she answered to my questions just yet.
Also, I am going to have to stop accepting signatures on the Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel petition soon to get it ready to send out or give to the Mayor. So if you or anyone you know is AGAINST the hotel, please have them sign the petition here:
if anyone has not yet done so.Jason
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/24/06 06:22 - 28ºF - ID#21927
Whew!
I am now concerned that Savarino will keep the NEW design in hiding until the 28. So far no new meeting has been announced and no plans to release the new design to the public have been made. I fear that they will not let the public know whats going on any longer....at least until the meeting...I don't know...I just hope they do not build this thing.
Petition to stop the hotel:
Hotel News article I wrote yesterday:
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/23/06 03:05 - 36ºF - ID#21926
Hotel breaking news.
Since the story is too local, I cannot mark it as "breaking" but however it is quite breaking if you live around the area.
Here is my latest work:
BTW...Once again, I wrote published interviewed all the people in here. This is all original reporting. P.S. I am up for accredation for Wikinews. If accredited, I get a Press Pass :)
Here is photo of Rocco's Plan...its a bad photo...but at least its something. My article above has a larger, clearer picture. Just click on the picturre in the article. After looking at this, please reconsider my petition. And if you want Rocco's proposal, please sign the petitionto STOP the Elmwood Village Hotel here:
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/22/06 05:56 - 19ºF - ID#21925
Now I have seen it all...I think
I have seen a lot of stuff working at Pano's. fights with drag queens, fights with 15 peoiple, you know drunk people things. But last night tops them all.
This woman who was totally ripped cam speeding into the parking lot got out of her car and went inside. She then proceeded to tell the host that she wanted to order to-go. After only waiting a minute for her order, she began to say, "where the h*ll is my s**t"? Some cusrtomers ended up noticing something. They were taking pictures of her car. After 2 pictures they went inside. the drunk woman then ran out went into her car and drove off in a big hurry. It reminded me of the feeling like someone just robbed your store. But, not the case. She had apparently went to the Mobil on Elmwood and Forest and drove away, intentionally, with the gas pump still in her tank. But we managed to get the pump from her car before she peeled off. The police have not found her yet.
Crazy huh?
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/21/06 10:16 - 28ºF - ID#21924
Wheres Hans Mobius?
They ran out of chairs, literally, there were none left for anyone to sit on.
I recorded most of the speech by Sam Savarino and Eva Hassett. I got interviews with both :) I also interviewed Frizlen and Rocco Termini.
So,,,Rocco Termini...He proposed a whole new thing. No hotel, but completely redoing the exisiting structures. Much like what they did on Auburn and Elmwood. He had a brilliant picture and I was totally amazed. Shocked. Perhaps the most suprising thing from him when I interviewed him:
I would be willing to take hold of it myself. Or I would be more than happy to partner with Sam, Sam Savarino.
So...if he wants to develop this himself...why not let him. He is sending me a digital image of his design...and its really nice. And I am glad he would want to do it himself.
So wheres Hans? No one knew. I am begining to wonder just how much he really cares about Elmwood, if at all. I mean wouldn't you show up to a meeting of one of the most talked about projects in Buffalo? I would.
But as soon as I get a picture from Rocco I will post it his way with an image of the hotel...then you can judge...Personally, I go for Rocco.
Jason
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/21/06 01:13 - 27ºF - ID#21923
Opinions
I want to invite everyone to attend tonights meeting at:
Burchfield-Penney Art Gallery, Buffalo State College, Rockwell Hall, 3rd floor.
The preview begins at 5pm and the meeting starts at 5:30pm. This is an informational meeting where, from what Forever Elmwood told me, you can voice concerns too.
Jaso
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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The hotel will bring money to the neighborhood? In theory, yes, if people were attracted to the hotel for some reason it would yield results.
What is attracting people to this hotel year round? That's the question that nobody has adequately answered. A hotel, in and of itself, is absolutely worthless unless there is something that would bring people to it.
People are going to come to Elmwood and stay overnight so they can go to Cole's or India Gate? If that is the justification for this project, I fear it will be a disaster.
For this project to be a success, there has to be a viable economic justification. There has to be a reason for people to stay there. The chicken does not come before the egg. If someone can convince me otherwise, I am happy to listen.