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Waterfront Parking Structure Project > Summary of Cultural Resource Investigation

Summary of Cultural Resource Investigation


The City of Buffalo, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, and the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation (BERC) proposes the construction of a parking structure east of Marine Drive and the Marine Drive apartments and west of Perry Boulevard on the site of an existing, surface parking lot. The proposed structure comprises the construction of a park-and-ride facility for approximately 1,500 automobile parking spaces, including 375 spaces to replace those currently existing for the residents of Marine Drive Apartments. The proposed project will include pedestrian walkways, transportation accommodations (e.g., tour, inter- and intra-city bus staging/drop-off and parking areas), and park-and-ride features (BERC 2002).

The purpose of the Phase 1A investigation was to identify any previously recorded cultural resources that may be impacted by the proposed construction of the project and to assess the likelihood that unrecorded resources may be present in the project area. The investigation included a site file and literature check, archival and documentary research, a site inspection visit, and photographic documentation of site conditions and structures within the proposed project's viewshed.

A representative sample of artifacts, particularly from distinct deposits, will be collected, bagged, and returned to the lab for processing, identification and cataloging. All trenches will be fully documented and photographed. Profiles will be drawn of at least one side wall and one end wall, and all architectural and depositional features will be mapped. Following completion and full documentation of a trench, it will be backfilled to near-grade.

A complete copy of the Phase 1A Cultural Resource Investigation is available for public review at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Central Library) or at Room 502 City Hall.

Location of proposed Intermodal District Support Facility in the City of Buffalo, New York (USGS 7.5' Series, Buffalo NW, Buffalo, NE, Buffalo SE, NY 1965)

Figure 12. The project area as shown on an 1884 map of Buffalo, NY (Hopkins 1884).