The urban prairie expands

While running through the CCRD project area Saturday, I was disturbed to notice two (apparently) brand-new demolitions on the south side of Nielson Street, just outside (but on the edge of) our project area. One of the houses on the way to the landfill had caught my eye as a particularly fine structure, with a (increasingly rare) concrete-tile roof. See the picture here.

This now leaves the south side of Nielson Street with just *two* remaining houses (those at the ends).

Most of the rest of the block (map below) bounded by Neilson, Woodford, Conkey, and Harris, is within our focus area. On the north side of Woodford Street there are just 5 houses remaining, and two of those are City owned/posted.

This leaves an entire block in/around the CCRD project area that is now majority-vacant -- ouch.

My thanks to colleagues in Buffalo for the terminology "Urban Prairie."