Courier Express Building - Buffalo, NY
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N 42° 53.728 W 078° 52.261
17T E 673826 N 4751405
The Courier Express Building is an example of art deco architecture near downtown Buffalo.
Waymark Code: WM1HEX
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2007
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The Courier Express building was completed in 1930 and was home to the Courier Express Newspaper for 52 years until the paper ceased publication in 1982. The Courier Express was formed by the merger of two papers, The Buffalo Courier and The Buffalo Express. Mark Twain was once editor and part owner of the Buffalo Express.
The building is a monumental art deco design incorporating many artistic references to printing and freedom of the press. It makes excellent use of polychrome (color) terra cotta and several symbols and words, typical of art deco design. At the top of the front of the building, there are four statues that portray pioneers in printing and journalism: Johannes Gutenberg, John Peter Zenger, Christophe Plantin, and Benjamin Franklin. On the first floor of the front side, there are several terra cotta relief sculptures which depict the eight stages of newspaper development. Above the main entrance, there are several bronze symbols which represent the Celtic and medieval printer scales. These same symbols cane be found on the floor and elevator doors inside the building.
In 1983, it was purchased by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and has been their headquarters ever since.
Source: Buffalo Cell Phone Tour
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Commercial/Retail
Architect: Monk & Johnson, with H. D. A. Ganteaume
Date Built: 1930
Supporting references: Not listed
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