In 2010 the City of Buffalo notified us that the sidewalk in front of our rental property on Whitney Place needed to be replaced by concrete. The old sidewalk was composed of large slabs of magnificent Medina Sandstone, each one a unique shape, 3 to 6 inches thick, and uneven on the bottom. Since the house was built around 1875, the slabs must date at least that far back. The stones leaned against the house on Whitney for 2 years while we decided what to do with them. Then Hal had the brilliant idea to put them under the pergola he had built 10 years ago at our home in North Buffalo. He worked with a true artist, Scott Pedley of Restorff's Landscaping to change a mudhole into a real patio.
Thank you City of Buffalo for not smashing it up the stones and letting them have a second life.
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