Pan-American Exposition Centennial Monument
This is one dedication that most people completely miss. It's found along the bike trail near Nottingham Terrace.
The detail on this work is magnificent and not only shows, in detail, the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition, it has a numbered diagram pointing out where every attraction was located in relationship to the present day street grid.
By the Buffalo Arts Commission:
John A. Lydon, (Concept Designer)
William G. Koch (Artist & Designer)
Stone Art Memorial Co., Inc. (Stone Contractor)
The inscription reads: "1901 - 2001 The Pan-American Exposition occupied this site from May to November 1901. An international fair, it highlighted the technological pre-eminence of the United States, and trade and cooperation among the Americas. Over 8 million people came to see displays of electricity, infant incubators, manufacturing equipment and other marvels of the day. Thomas Edison filmed the Exposition with his motion picture camera. John Philip Sousa's band played. Gondolas circled the grounds. For most visitors it was their first encounter with a large-scale display of electric light. The Exposition's organizers hoped that Buffalo's access to cheap hydro-electric power and the fact that 40,000,000 people lived within a half-day's train ride would encourage industry to locate to the area.
www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/
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