Humboldt-Hospital (Metro Rail)
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Humboldt-Hospital Station is located at the western terminus of Kensington Avenue and Main Street in the City of Buffalo, New York
. To not confuse, Kensington Avenue rejoins Main Street again in Williamsville (Town of Amherst, NY) on its eastern terminus.
This is the only station with entrances on both sides of the Main Street for passengers to enter and exit from.
The area near the station is a mix of housing, medical offices, anchored by the Sisters of Charity Hospital
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The Parkside residential community is an exclusive residential areas, and sits directly to the east of the station, and is situated directly between Main Street and Delaware Park.
One route serves the station:
Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
Humboldt-Hospital Station is home of two pieces of work, from Sharon Gold (New York City), and Joyce Kozloff (New York City).
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. To not confuse, Kensington Avenue rejoins Main Street again in Williamsville (Town of Amherst, NY) on its eastern terminus.
This is the only station with entrances on both sides of the Main Street for passengers to enter and exit from.
The area near the station is a mix of housing, medical offices, anchored by the Sisters of Charity Hospital
Sisters of Charity Hospital (Buffalo)
Sisters of Charity Hospital, founded in 1848 by the Daughters of Charity, is the oldest hospital in Buffalo, New York.-References:*...
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The Parkside residential community is an exclusive residential areas, and sits directly to the east of the station, and is situated directly between Main Street and Delaware Park.
Bus connections
Humboldt Hospital station does not offer an off-road bus loop, requiring passengers to board/debark using curbside stops.One route serves the station:
- 8 Main
Points of interest
Humboldt-Hospital Station is near:- Canisius CollegeCanisius CollegeCanisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
- Darwin Martin HouseDarwin D. Martin HouseThe Darwin D. Martin House Complex, also known as the Darwin Martin House State Historic Site, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1903 and 1905...
- Delaware Park
- Medaille CollegeMedaille CollegeMedaille College a private liberal arts college located in the historic Olmsted Crescent of Buffalo, New York, that draws extensively from the Western New York and Southern Ontario regions. It is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational institution.-History:...
- Sisters of Charity Hospital (Catholic Health System)
- St. Mary's School for the Deaf
Artwork
In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line.Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
Humboldt-Hospital Station is home of two pieces of work, from Sharon Gold (New York City), and Joyce Kozloff (New York City).