Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Reviews

I will put 4 stars since I only wish to have the building reborn and used again to some extent. I don't like seeing the building in such decay. I love that you can go here for tours, parties, and special events. Such history inside Buffalo's largest existing train station. Part of the New York Centrals grand plan and built in 1929. It soars to a height of 271 feet and the tower has 20 floors. The shame is that it never lived up to its potential with the Great Depression occurring after its construction and it really only being busy during World War Two.

Visiting old haunts from my childhood... ecstatic to see that I could go into the terminal today without being chased away by BPD... amazing what they have done!! I can't wait to see where this project will go in the future... amazing what this does for the city.

Such an amazing and gorgeous place. I was totally blown away when I first walked in. I went there for a ghost hunt and it was so much fun. I loved hearing about the history of the place and I could imagine what it looked like in its hayday. I really hope the building can be saved and restored. It would be a fantastic wedding venue. My only suggestion for the ghost hunt was that it would have been better in a smaller group. I can't wait to go again.

Sometimes a wish I could have lived just for an hour in it's hayday, cannot wait to see how will look after the renovations

The Central Terminal is a national treasure and we should all support its restoration and reuse.

The place is haunted..... I roam the place 19 yrs ago.

It is not to safe to walk around that area and I work in the area. Bob

Beautiful place, great architecture...hopefully they continue with renovations!

One of the most beautiful, historic places in Buffalo

Terrific architecture. What an amazing historical building.

Wonderful architecture! Best place to railfan and I hope they reopen it at a train station!

This past spring I visited here for the annual Dyngus Day celebration and it was a great time! The Central Terminal is a historic former railroad station and an architectural gem in Buffalo currently under restoration. Some famous movies and music videos have been filmed there including the Goo Goo Dolls who are from Buffalo. Cool place!

Such a beautiful display of regional architecture. Through the year several events, most notably the Polish celebration of Dynus Day, utilize the ground floor of this property.

Impressive building. Got the chance to enter and see the inside. Wow. I hope it gets restored.

Beautiful building. Let's do what we can to help restore this treasure.

This local landmark hasn't yet met the Larkin buildings fate but ppl do care about it. Good bones of a treasure art deco building built at the height of Deco. Lots of history here and it is being used for cultural events now. Attend one, please.

This place is such a gem! Thanks to everyone working to restore this beautiful work of architecture. Went on a tour, so interesting and entertaining!

Very cool architecture! An excellent space for music and large crowds of people (as at Dyngus Day 2019).

Everynite I wstch the lighted clocks in the tower come on and off at dusk. It looks like angels moving. She looks at me thru my bedroom windiow. Tonite the moon is full and her lights tower over Buffalo.

building go 4 years. Taking photo shoots and video you're not in very good condition a mold black mold very damp and lights running on emergency power generator to start up started up okay a waffle whole entire building a whole lot of photos for me or New York State Historical Society the Hamilton to Buffalo Railroad ran out Central Station Buffalo New York find log books Hamilton Buffalo Railroad beat it hunting for for 40 years analog research that found out they were at Grand Central Terminal Buffalo in a safe we had to combnan file Hamilton for the safe Grand Central terminal dial combination lock opening rusted rusted safe got it open Rockford take a note brought back to Hamilton Ontario

I was at a festival and tour of the 90 year old building. I had a great time and learned a lot!

A great place to visit and support. Such a beautiful building, glad they're restoring it to its former glory.

Love the history . BUT super cold about 10 degrees colder inside than the outside brrrrr...

Took there history tour there. Which lasted 2, 2 1/2 hours. Very informative. They've done a wonderful job at preserving, restoring the building, and telling the history of the place beautifully. ~Would love to see it fully restored, as a train station.

The only place I've ever seen a ghost while taking pictures in the big side buildings what are the only buildings I've ever explored that doesn't get old

Gorgeous place but in the middle of being renovated

In the past 2 decades,many volunteers have done terrific work in restoring the historic art-deco BUFFALO CENTRAL TRAIN TERMINAL to its former beauty & importance. Here is book excerpt giving a hint, from the 1960s, of what it once was & what it had become:
BIPOLAR BUFFALO a Mosaic of Minds Journey, # 46 Buffalo Central Train Terminal. (Time: Mid 1960s):
This cavernous, once glorious art deco building is nearly deserted. In the 300-foot long passenger concourse with its large marble-encircled clock at the center, I count fewer than a dozen people.
The train terminal, which opened in 1929, was built to accommodate 3,000 persons per day. In the daytime, windowed light should waltz into the waiting room from the four high vaulted arches. I look above: the flaked and peeling ceiling, painted like a blue sky to enhance the open feeling of our City of Light, no longer fulfills its promise. At night, internal light should bounce off the glass and chrome fixtures, giving it a soothing reflective glow. The aliveness of light that is shown in early station photographs has vanished.
I gaze at the marble, chrome, and glass-mirrored horseshoe shaped art deco restaurant with its swivel seats and terrazzo floor. Age has dulled its sheen, but it is still beautiful, still comforting . I go there for a cup of coffee. I am the solitary customer.
Planners had high expectations when the terminal project, located more than two miles from the heart of downtown Buffalo, began in 1925. An expanding metropolis of over one million people was expected to reach the train station. The terminal is situated in the southeastern Broadway-Fillmore part of Buffalo, originally a Polish section called Polonia with its own ethnic Broadway Market and a boulevard named Paderewski Drive, after the world-admired pianist. In its early days, Paderewski Drive was ornamented with lights, trees and flowers as it led up to the terminal entrance. The main station entrance featured a prominent fifteen-story clock tower that rose powerfully to the sky above.

Beautiful piece of Buffalo's history. Get a chance to see the inside if you can. They don't make buildings like this anymore.

Wonderful historical landmark in the works of being restored. Tour guides did a fantastic job. Take a tour and support the restoration of this classic building.

Great being here idk how many years after Ghost Hunters.. As I myself am a paranormal investigator

Buying tickets for Dyngus Day was a waste of money. They had a rock band that was so loud I had to stand as far away as possible. No tables and chairs, just tall tables.

love this place come visit must come to events great people awsome times ocktoberfest was supurb ty everyone

I use to go to this terminal as a child to either pick up my grandmother or see her off.......Memories....... So glad to see it again and see as it is being restored to it natural beauty.

Went for a train show and thought the place was awesome

Awesome. I wish it was brought back as a real station. Buffalo really messed up.

They should have a Halloween party and look for ghost

Great Historic Walk as well as a separate but equally as interesting and entertaining Ghost Walk

Wonderful evening, watching old movies about old trains in an old station! :)

My girl told me back when she was in high school around 2009 she and four friends one who claimed to be able to see and talk to ghosts went to the terminal on Halloween night. She said her friend saw a little boy that the rest of them could not see, but my girl says when she looked up at the tower she pointed out a glowing green spirit that seemed to have a rope around its neck hanging from the tower, this was at abot one in the morning. Apparently they were all able to see this, she says she froze from fear and even cried as they stood there watching it float away piece by piece. Legs first, then thighs, torso, and lastly it's head. She's been known to see strange things before like grim reapers and shadows. Dark spirits of that sort.

No access to the inside of the building on weekdays. May have events on their website but i'd perfer they could open the station like a park.

I've been working second shift nearby at the post office, and this is a good place to pause and let go of stuff, especially after a long shift. I like the seasonal lights, too.

The Tour IS Amazing! So Rich with Buffalo History and proudly kept alive today is a treasure! Support it, love it and keep it standing and lets get a full restoration going! Man-if I only had the money! But I will help raise it tho!

Very cool venue, loads of history and architectural grandeur adds weight to every experience here

It's a sight to see up close. Love the fact that Buffalo is working to bring this beautiful historic Terminal back to life.

No progress in the so called renovation. Moreover the model train show was less impressive than 2017. Nice addition - cats for adoption!

The tour was phenomenal. There is so much fascinating history in the City of Buffalo. If you are interested in the Central Terminal, trains, mid 20th century transportation or Buffalo history, you should definitely take this tour.

I remember this huge, beautiful place from when I was a child. Restoration is ongoing. Just wonderful. Tours are by reservation only.

Good graffiti if you don't mind the fallout aesthetic

I went to Buffalo by train from Toronto in the late 1970s and somehow missed the downtown station. Ended up at Buffalo Central which was the turnaround back to Toronto. The train conductor understood and while I had to wait, I took a brief walk around. Boy, was I ever impressed by the high ceilings, marble floors and the overall beauty of the insides. Unbelievable. Hope this building will be restored and used as a train station again. They don't come like that anymore. The younger generation should know the history.

Love the history of this place. I really wish they would restore it.

This is a beautiful piece of history and a fantastic place for an event.

Intense building. Classic art deco style that reminds me of Buffalo city hall. Real shame that it is abandoned other than novelty tours.

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