Don's (Cityguy14202) Blog: June 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Me and my friend Darrell spent our day off today being tourists in our own city. We started at Buffalo City Hall (c.1939).

The support columns in front of city hall.

One of the many murals in the lobby.

The ceiling of the lobby.

The tour included the Mayor's Office.

The amazing Common Council Chambers.

Now up to the Observation Deck.

The top of the new Federal Court house under construction.

Looking out at Lake Erie.

The useless snaky sky way.

All thats left of the old Memorial Aud.

There's a great view of the Holding Center's roof top prisoner playground from atop of city hall.

Lady Liberties on top of the Liberty Building.

Some of the unique architectural elements on the outside of the building.

Next we moved on to the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Servicemans Park. The first ship we toured was the USS The Sullivans. The Sullivans is a 376' Fletcher Class Destroyer commissioned in 1943. The destroyer was named after 5 brothers who died in Guadal Canal essesntially wiping out an entire family.

An Officer's Quarters. Much bigger than the peon sleep quarters.

This is a long tour. I need a nap!

Can I get a Cosmo? Huh? This isn't the lounge?

The signal flags.

This gun is for the guys too lazy to stand and shoot.

Darrell's lost in the engine room.

Working the guns, and there's a large artillery piece too!

Now onto the USS Little Rock. It's a 610' Cleveland Class Guided Missle Light Cruiser Commissioned in 1945. It had a full complement of 1,100 enlisted men, including 150 officers, and 150 marines.