Watch now: Aerial view of the Skyway
The #BNdrone provides a unique view of the Skyway, built in 1953, a 110-foot-tall highway connecting downtown Buffalo to the Outer Harbor on Route 5. Its height was to accommodate the massive lake freighters that pass beneath to reach grain elevators in the Buffalo River and Shipping Channel. Loathed by many for the way it cuts off access to the waterfront, there is increasing talk of plans to demolish the highway.
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The subject of whether to keep or do away with the Skyway ignites fierce yes-or-no emotion in Western New York, Kirst says.
The plan calls for re-creating the historic Canal District by bringing back a neighborhood with small-scale apartments and other structures.Â
You will find just about every imaginable viewpoint on the issue in this collection of responses.Â
