Fountain Plaza station

Fountain Plaza station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located in the 500 block of Main Street between Huron and Chippewa Streets. Fountain Plaza station serves the northern section of the Buffalo Downtown Central Business District and the Buffalo Theater District since the permanent closing of Theater station on February 18, 2013.

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Type: Railway station
Description: Buffalo Metro Rail station
Also known as: “Fountain Plaza”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shea’s Performing Arts Center and Buffalo City Hall.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Theater building

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Shea's Performing Arts Center is a theater for touring Broadway musicals and special events in Buffalo, New York. Originally called Shea's Buffalo, it was opened in 1926 to show silent movies. Shea’s Performing Arts Center is situated 870 feet north of Fountain Plaza station.

Buffalo City Hall

Town hall

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Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones. Buffalo City Hall is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Fountain Plaza station.

Lafayette Square station

Railway station

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Lafayette Square station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station near City Hall and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square located in the 400 block of Main Street in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Canalside station and Fountain Plaza station. Lafayette Square station is situated 1,100 feet south of Fountain Plaza station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Buffalo and Buffalo Theatre District.

Downtown Buffalo

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Downtown has been the nucleus of Buffalo since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.

Buffalo Theatre District

Neighborhood

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The Buffalo Theatre District in downtown Buffalo, New York, United States, is the center of Buffalo's theater scene and draws Broadway shows that are in preview stage or on tour. It is bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets.