Allen-Medical Campus (Metro Rail)
Encyclopedia
Allen-Medical Campus, is a station at the north end of Buffalo, New York
's downtown area.
The station is across the street from the eastern terminus of Allen Street and is the last underground station to the south and station requiring payment before entering Theater
station and the fare-free zone.
Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
Allen-Medical Campus Station is home of four pieces of work, from Richard Friedberg (New York City), Scott Burton (New York City); Charles Clough (New York City); and Albert Campas, Juan Gonzalez and Olga Mendell of the Latin Gallery (Buffalo).
Richard Friedberg's offers an objective sculpture made of aluminum and steel. It is polychromed with highly durable paint and high gloss coloration. It is located on a wall over the escalator between the mezzanine and the level between the mezzanine and trainroom.
Charles Clough offers riders a large photographic mural based on the work of Charles Burchfield, Buffalo's most famous painter.
The Latin Gallery group offers riders a wall located along a sidewalk at the south end of the station in bright colors, and containing selected excerpts from chosen poetry. The work is on colored enamel fused to copper tile.
Though subtle, Scott Burton offers riders a pair of bronze benches located in the middle of the mezzanine near the ticket vending machines. The two benches pay tribute to the American Arts and Crafts Movement. The benches represent uptown and downtown directions to the station. Each of the benches are life-sized and invite participation, by passengers sitting in them.
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Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
's downtown area.
The station is across the street from the eastern terminus of Allen Street and is the last underground station to the south and station requiring payment before entering Theater
Theater (Metro Rail)
Theater is a Buffalo Metro Rail station that serves the entertainment and theater districts of downtown Buffalo, New York. The station is located on Main Street between Chippawa Street and Tupper Street....
station and the fare-free zone.
Artwork
In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line.Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
Allen-Medical Campus Station is home of four pieces of work, from Richard Friedberg (New York City), Scott Burton (New York City); Charles Clough (New York City); and Albert Campas, Juan Gonzalez and Olga Mendell of the Latin Gallery (Buffalo).
Richard Friedberg's offers an objective sculpture made of aluminum and steel. It is polychromed with highly durable paint and high gloss coloration. It is located on a wall over the escalator between the mezzanine and the level between the mezzanine and trainroom.
Charles Clough offers riders a large photographic mural based on the work of Charles Burchfield, Buffalo's most famous painter.
The Latin Gallery group offers riders a wall located along a sidewalk at the south end of the station in bright colors, and containing selected excerpts from chosen poetry. The work is on colored enamel fused to copper tile.
Though subtle, Scott Burton offers riders a pair of bronze benches located in the middle of the mezzanine near the ticket vending machines. The two benches pay tribute to the American Arts and Crafts Movement. The benches represent uptown and downtown directions to the station. Each of the benches are life-sized and invite participation, by passengers sitting in them.
Bus routes
- NFTA
- 7 Baynes-Richmond
- 8A Main
- 29 Wohlers
- 65 Amherst (afternoon rush hours only)
- 66 Williamsville (afternoon rush hours only)
- 67 Cleveland Hill (afternoon rush hours only)
- University at Buffalo shuttles
- Blue Line - serves as a shuttle van to University at Buffalo affiliated locations of the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus from the University at Buffalo-South Campus.
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