History of the abolition of railroad grade crossings in Buffalo, 1897.

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History of the abolition of railroad grade crossings in Buffalo, 1897.

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History of efforts, Sept. 1887 through 1894, to remove grade crossings from Buffalo streets. Adam served as chairman of the joint committee, which included the Buffalo Lumber Exchange, Merchants' Exchange, Businessmen's Association, Produce Exchange, and Retail Grocers Association. Includes much information on the proposed, but never built, union station.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Adam, Robert B. (Robert Borthwick), 1833-1904

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Robert Borthwick Adam (February 4, 1833 – June 30, 1904) was a retailer and book collector from Buffalo, New York. In 1867, Adam co-founded the department store Adam, Meldrum & Whiting. Adam's home at 448 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, built in 1876, still stands. Adam was born in Peebles, Scotland, on February 4, 1833, to Rev. Thomas Adam and Isabella Borthwick. He left school at the age of 10 and went to work in Edinburgh, where he lived until 1857. In 1855, he married Grace Harriet Michie. I...

Joint Committee to Abolish Grade Crossings (Buffalo, N.Y.).

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Citizens Grade Crossing Association (Buffalo, N.Y.).

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