| Location: This Buffalo neighborhood centers on Delaware Avenue from the Scajaquada Expressway south to North Street. Ferry Street runs across the center of the district; a large residential area lies east of Elmwood Avenue. High Schools: |  Forest Lawn Cemetery (1850) (photo credit: UB Dept. of Art History Visual Resources) |
 Clement House (1910-1913) 786 Delaware Avenue Edward B. Green, architect (photo credit: UB Dept. of Art History Visual Resources) |
Delaware Park is the centerpiece of a city-wide parks system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The park is a green haven in the city offering meadows, gardens, trails, Delaware Lake, the Buffalo Zoo, and recreational facilities. In the summer it hosts "Shakespeare in the Park," the second largest open-air Shakespeare festival in the country. Adjacent to Delaware Park is Forest Lawn Cemetery. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the cemetery is known for its park-like beauty and outstanding examples of memorial sculpture. Among others, grave sites include those for President Millard Fillmore and Seneca Chief Red Jacket. |
Beautiful and often stately homes dating from the turn of the century surround the park (see also: Millionaires' Row). Many of them have been converted to organizational or corporate headquarters; for example, the Clement House, donated in 1941 by Carolyn Tripp Clement, to the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross. Also in the Delaware District are the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, world-famous for its modern art collection; Temple Beth Zion, a contemporary architectural monument which features stained glass by Ben Shahn; and the Millard Fillmore Hospital at Gates Circle. Running through parts of the Delaware District, Elmwood Strip, and West Side are the Soldiers Circle, Bidwell Parkway and Chapin Parkway. These Olmsted-designed parkways cross over many parts of Buffalo. |
 Temple Beth Zion (1966-1967) 805 Delaware Avenue Harrison & Abramowitz, architects (photo credit: UB Dept. of Art History Visual Resources) |
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