WNED PBS History

Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark Tease

Clip | 2m 8s

This WNED-TV original production shares the 150-year history and massive rehabilitation effort of a national landmark in Buffalo, NY designed by architect H.H. Richardson, with landscape by Frederick Law Olmsted. Originally built as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, the buildings and grounds are undergoing rehabilitation efforts to transform the campus into a community asset for the future.

Aired: 04/12/19 | Rating: NR

Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark has been funded by the Peter C. Cornell Trust and The Zemsky Family Foundation.

More Extras

• Richardson Olmsted Campus: One Docent’s Family Story

  Clip | 4m 16s

• Richardson Olmsted Campus History

  Clip | 2m 37s

• Richardson Olmsted Campus: A Bird's Eye View

  Clip | 5m 2s

More Specials

• Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark

  Special | 28m 30s

• Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing Western New York

  Special | 26m 40s

• The Klondike Gold Rush

  Special | 56m 3s

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