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Older downtown Buffalo murals

Main Street in Buffalo in Theatre District, two older brick buildings with faded murals on them

below: It’s hard to read now, but the word is “Entertainment” that runs across the top of the mural.

below: Older Buffaloes in Buffalo, titled: “Buffalo Roam”

below: Semi-circular, “Shooting Stars”

two trucks parked in front of an older mural with semi circle, shooting stars, musical notes

close up of shooting stars in mural, peeling paint in places, revealing red brick beneath the paint

below: It’s not a street art mural but it’s located on the same building as “Entertainment” and across the parking lot from “Buffalo Roam”. Buffalo is full of old ghost signs like this. Albert’s Interior Decorators and Willett & Draper Furriers are both long gone. “Storage vaults on premises” – a throwback to when fur coats were popular. Fox & Staniland Opticians apparently still exist, but at a different address.