Delavan/Canisius University station

Delavan/Canisius University station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located at the northeast corner of Main Street and East Delavan Avenue and is known as having one of the longest escalators set up in the country.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Buffalo Metro Rail station
  • Also known as: Delavan / Canisius College” and “Delavan/Canisius University

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Sky Mausoleum and Humboldt–Hospital station.

Cemetery
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
, in Forest Lawn Cemetery in , is the 2004 completion of a 1928 design by Frank Lloyd Wright as a commercial cemetery project. is situated 1,500 feet west of Delavan/Canisius University station.

Railway station
is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located at the western terminus of Kensington Avenue and Main Street and is the only station with entrances on both sides of the Main Street for passengers to enter and exit from. is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Delavan/Canisius University station.

Historic building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
is a historic home and architectural design studio located at in . It was designed and built in 1961, by locally prominent African American architect Robert T. is situated 2,700 feet east of Delavan/Canisius University station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allentown and the Delaware District and Elmwood Village.

are two neighborhoods in that are adjacent to each other and north of . These two areas are among the most desirable neighborhoods in the city today, and, much more than most other areas of Buffalo, were able to retain their charm, affluence, and safety throughout Buffalo's dark days from the 1960s to the turn of the millennium.

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If you're a visitor in and you ask a local for advice, one of the things you'll almost certainly be told is to stay away from the . "You take your life in your hands when you cross Main Street", so they might say, perhaps punctuating their…

Delavan/Canisius University station

Latitude
42.92254° or 42° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-78.85688° or 78° 51′ 25″ west
Open location code
87J3W4FV+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 306394201
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q5253190
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Delavan/Canisius University Station and Demske Sports Complex.

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