Thomas W. P. Slatin

My visit to the Buffalo Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York was an event many months in the making. The terminal, which once was an active station from 1929 to 1979, is a 17-story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. Currently it is owned by the non-profit preservation group Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, which is working to restore and re-purpose the complex. In the early afternoon of September 5, 2020, I paid a visit to the terminal itself, located at 495 Paderewski Drive in Buffalo, New York, following months of emails, phone calls, and attempts to obtain permission to photograph the property. I was immediately spotted by a volunteer…