Written on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 1:53pm by Buck Quigley | One Comment

Old Obstacle to Jail Expansion Unearthed

County Executive Chris Collins’s proposal to build a new lockup at 120-134 W. Eagle Street is not a new idea, according to this 1998 Buffalo News Article.

The original section of the Erie County Holding Center was designed by renowned architect E.B. Green, who also designed the Albright Knox Art Gallery, the First Presbyterian Church and the Market Arcade, among other area landmarks.

The article identifies the separate, W. Eagle Street building, which currently houses the Erie County Board of Elections, as a “contributing structure” to the Joseph Ellicott Historical District.

Green also designed Buffalo’s War Memorial Auditorium, which was demolished this year and is soon to be commemorated as a coffee table book. A Bass Pro store may or may not take its place.

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One Comment

  1. Haterade says:
    October 9, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Historical or not, the spending of millions and millions to save thousands is ridiculous. You could supply “reception packs” which contain everything you need to 20,000 incarcerated people a year for the next 20 years for waaaaaaay less than 750,000 dollars. Another option is to revert back to before Giambra and Gallivan forged this attempt at regionalism by taking over the BPD lockup, a move which has actually cost millions instead of any projected savings. Let the city foot the bill for their pre-arraignment detainees.

 

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