My old friend Bill Brockflock writes:
"I lived in the garage apt of the Heath House on Bird at Granger (yeah, Granger AGAIN!) for about 5 years. An awesome, but small apartment. And believe me, with glass almost all the way around, a strong thunderstorm is kinda scary! I would love to have seen it fully reconditioned, but the costs are outrageous these days. Did you know that when the Heath House was built, the neighbor actually moved his house away from it? Ole stick in the mud!"
"I'll give you some interesting history: All 5 houses built in Buffalo were built for officers and executives of the Larkin Soap Co. It is interesting that the Larkin family did not ever own one - they owned the house that Buffalo Seminary used to own, on the corner of Lincoln and Forest. They actually owned the entire block they were on. It was a family compound."
"Just found a site that says that Larkin's first Salesman for his new company was Elbert Hubbard! Wow! Now so much connects."
Thanks for the info, Bill! Pretty nice digs for five years!
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