The Pan-Am Centennial Exhibit "Spirit of the City: Imagining the Pan-American Exposition"

1901 atmosphere created by 2001 technology at the Historical Society’s Resource Center, 459 Forest Avenue. Enter through the neck of Dreamland, a 35-foot tall replica of the lady’s head that graced the façade of a midway attraction of the same name. The façade was funded through HSBC Bank USA. The exhibit, a reinstallation that includes the materials housed in the Pan-Am Building during the Centennial, transforms this 100+ year old trolley barn into a Pan-Am Exposition hall. The combined exhibit features “the Little Building,” a rediscovered structure from the Pan-Am grounds, plus artifacts and hands-on displays that explore the exposition’s funny and serious sides.

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Bflo. Made!

Cheerios, Keri Lotion, the heart Pacemaker, a disco floor, Mentholatum and Kazoos are among the 700-plus inventions, products, and artifacts that describe Western New York's development as a world-class manufacturing center. Sneak peak.

Neighbors: The People of Erie County

Exploring the region's rich ethnic and cultural heritage through the traditions and stories of immigrant Germans, Poles, Italians, African Americans, Irish, Asian, Balkan and many other groups as they formed a community here. Sneak Peak