Root Building

Root Building is a building in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Root Building is situated nearby to the community center Pride Center of WNY, as well as near the railway station Fountain Plaza station.

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 890 feet northeast of Root Building.

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 1,700 feet southwest of Root Building.

Fountain Plaza station

Railway station

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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. Fountain Plaza station is situated 800 feet southeast of Root Building.

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.

Allentown

Neighborhood

The Allentown district is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood is home to the Allentown Historic District.

Root Building

Type: Building
Location: Buffalo, Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.8904° or 42° 53′ 25″ north

Longitude

-78.87588° or 78° 52′ 33″ west

Open location code

87J3V4RF+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 449793709

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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