Industrial Powerhouse

industrial powerhouse: That can be hard to grasp as the former industrial powerhouse tries desperately to extricate itself from the downward spiral of lost manufacturing might and shrinking population, according to The Star. But there was a time when some of the greatest architects in the U.S.A. came to the Queen City to practice their art and If architecture is anything to go by, Buffalo ranks as one of the great cities of America. In 1900, Buffalo was among the 10 largest cities in the U.S. Not only was ideally located as the western terminus of the Erie Canal, it was a centre of the grain and steel industries, as well as a railroad hub. One by one these advantages were lost; the St. Lawrence Seaway rendered the Erie Canal obsolete, heavy industry moved abroad and trucks replaced trains. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.