Buffalo Central Terminal in "Route 66"

[66Bflo]

The city's coolest lofts?

Plan could breathe new life into a faded Buffalo landmark

[66Bflo]

There is a $75 million plan being unveiled today for the Central Terminal. Lofts, a green business incubator and rail travel are all part of the mix envisioned for restoring the Central Terminal.

[puck30]

@66Bflo hope it brings life back to the neighborhood too.

[EthylMerts]

Relying on memory, this episode was set to air just after the JFK assasination. It was titled "I have come to kill a king" or something like that. The title was considered inappropriate and it never ran. I believe they reran something with a less suggestive title.

[44032]

@EthylMerts This is "Welcome Home Inga Great Gruenschaffen", one of three epsiodes with scenes in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area shown that season. Most of this one actually takes place in Vermont but it starts in Buffalo. Another was "93 Percent In Smiling", which aired the next week, (12/20/63). The one you are thinking of is "I'm Here to Kill a King", which either was aired 3/20/64, the week after the intended finale of the show, or never aired except in syndication, depending on the source.

[coun2rparts]

Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days!

[sinop57halil]

cab man my father his car 1963 chevrolet impala

[moparboy74]

My great-grandmother worked there as a "car counter". I saw the inside as a 5 year old in '79, and remember it vividly. That was 30 years after she'd retired, in fact we were there one month before the last passenger train pulled away.

[MsC1953]

Wow! I was a fan, but was only a kid. My brother would get home from college on a Friday night and watch the show with a giant dish of rigatoni and glass of milk, then later go out with his friends. I was 8 yrs old. Love the views of BCT! I went to college in Bflo and rode the train to and from Syr; Dad worked for the railroad so I rode free. Lots of memories of the terminal bldg. I was sad to see how bad it got, glad to see ppl trying to restore her. Good luck and thanks for posting this video!

[18wheeler76]

@MsC1953 it cant be restored cause all the welfare recpts that live all around it,its sad to see because its such a great are besides the scums that live there and ruin everything cause the way they are raised.

[vacantenigma]

this is the only section of the episode that i have, the rest did not concern us as it was not related to BCT.

[Knowitall67]

Yes this is the season of Route 66 that I had been searching for. But, this is only part 1 of this episode. Where are most of the portions of this episode (including original closing credits, and logo)? This is only a fragment. Part 1.

[intercityrailpal]

They need to reopen the Buffalo Terminal. With high speed Tilt Trains everywhere!

[HolyShittVidz]

clark kent?

[wmjlambert]

my sister commented on this one year ago. that is my dad to lthe left of tammy grimes. today would be his 79th birthday. a friend of my family's sent me a link to another posting. she had never seen this. i watched it again and can't help thinking that he was fibbing about this... but, there he is handsome and young. i wonder if the other funny things he said were true. i bet they were.

[poje1]

My friends and I rushed from school to watch this being shot. We were there for the scene where he handed her the flowers, which took many takes and lasted the rest of the afternoon. Between each take several people would gather around Tammy Grimes and praise her performance. It was very exciting to see for a group of high school girls in 1963.

[fntime]

poje1, why did you rush from school.

Any decent high school girl, circa 1963,

would have 'cut' class!

[NipkowDisk]

"Route 66" had a truly unique character to it- I recall a former co-worker (now deceased) who mentioned the towns that they visited always seemed to have folks who were a bit off-balance, eccentric or mentally possessing only 51 cards. I agreed wholeheartedly. Used to love watching reruns after I was done working graveyard shift.

[RohanRugby]

Hey, the guy in the X-ray specks is Chad Everett

[BaDeeRich]

Does anyone know what year this may be?

[Speyrer88]

I believe 1963, based on using the title above into a google search.

[tinapeel1]

This is great! What a wonderful building. I'm happy that it's being used again for various events, even in its present state. In fact, I'm wondering if the Physical Revelation group in this video are preparing for this year's Artists and Models event at CT!

[payless1981]

Wow, hard to believe it was so full of life not so long ago, and now it's deserted. Hope someone can bring it back to life again before it's too late.

[MilesIgnatius]

What a grand vision of the old girl [CT; not Tammy] in a time much kinder than later years were to her. Thank you for this!

[elizabeast13]

That is my Dad at the bar to the left of Tammy Grimes! He wore at the "depot" and I knew he had been an extra in the show but without Tivo or Dvr and being at that I was less than a month old when this episode aired-I have never seen this footage until now.

My Dad had been dead for more than a decade and getting to see him young and in motion is a real treat, esp. for my husband who never got to meet him.

[vacantenigma]

I saw your comment over on our website, and I thought it was great story!

[TonyLearner]

Re: Elizabeast Comment

... a most touching story ... and a handsome dad he was, young lady ... dad in his vigor and youth forever caught on film ... hope it brings you joy, dear.

[kermsroomy]

The best dramatic series ever! Thanks Marty,

George and Glenn.

[vacantenigma]

i know!!! i was hoping for a nice sweep of the restaurant

[yokes]

If only they had a wider angle! Nice view of the place, though.