Business First of Buffalo, Nov 22, 1999 v16 i8 p3
Businessmen hope to return Terminal clock.
ANNEMARIE FRANCZYK.
COPYRIGHT 1999 Business First-Buffalo
The pedestal clock that once graced the concourse of Buffalo's old New York Central Terminal might be heading back here from its current home in Chicago.
Buffalo businessmen James Sandoro and Sam Savarino expect to fly to Chicago on Nov. 24 to inspect the restored time-piece and negotiate its return to Buffalo with the antiques broker handling the sale.
"I think we're going to come home with it," Sandoro said.
The clock had been up for auction on the Internet and attracted one bidder who offered $10,000. The bid was rejected, however, because it didn't reach the minimum the antiques broker expected from the sale and the clock went unsold when the auction closed Nov. 13.
In stepped Sandoro, who sees the clock as a temporary addition to the nonprofit Buffalo Transportation Museum he is establishing at 262 Michigan St. at Seneca Street. The museum is expected to open next May and house autos and memorabilia from Buffalo's transportation industry. ADF Construction, headed by Savarino, is handling the renovation and construction of the project.
"We'll display it in the museum until the terminal is done," said Sandoro, a real estate developer who also operates Buffalo Motor Car, an antique auto restoration and appraisal company.
The nonprofit Central Terminal Restoration Corp. Inc. now owns the former New
York Central Terminal on the city's East Side and is attempting to restore the
building to its original form. The effort soon will include a national recall
of items that once graced the 70-year-old station.