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SHOT 10/23/17 2:32:13 PM - Rusting Washington Iron Works signage on an entryway along Main Street in downtown Buffalo, N.Y. As quality stone became more expensive, cast iron was an economical alternative for wider first story openings, while easily supporting the weight of the masonry above. In the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, Buffalo, strategically located between the ore fields of the upper Great Lakes and the coal mines (to fire the blast furnaces) of Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel, and several large architectural ironwork firms, including the Washington Iron Works. These names can still be found on many buildings in the city. Buffalo, N.Y. is the second most populous city in the state of New York and is located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River. By 1900, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the country, and went on to become a major railroad hub, the largest grain-milling center in the country and the home of the largest steel-making operation in the world. The latter part of the 20th Century saw a reversal of fortunes: by the year 1990 the city had fallen back below its 1900 population levels. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2017)

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SHOT 10/23/17 2:32:13 PM - Rusting Washington Iron Works signage on an entryway along Main Street in downtown Buffalo, N.Y. As quality stone became more expensive, cast iron was an economical alternative for wider first story openings, while easily supporting the weight of the masonry above. In the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, Buffalo, strategically located between the ore fields of the upper Great Lakes and the coal mines (to fire the blast furnaces) of Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel, and several large architectural ironwork firms, including the Washington Iron Works. These names can still be found on many buildings in the city. Buffalo, N.Y. is the second most populous city in the state of New York and is located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River. By 1900, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the country, and went on to become a major railroad hub, the largest grain-milling center in the country and the home of the largest steel-making operation in the world. The latter part of the 20th Century saw a reversal of fortunes: by the year 1990 the city had fallen back below its 1900 population levels. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2017)