Buffalo Schools In Midst of $1 Billion Reconstruction Project

Buffalo schools - and their athletic facilities - are in the midst of a massive $1 billion reconstruction project.

Oof 108 Ab The tree that managed to pop through the concrete grandstands at Buffalo, N.Y.'s All-High Stadium was only the most visible symbol of neglect in an interscholastic athletic program marked by decay. Originally built in the late 1920s, the stadium was shedding large chunks of concrete that gave way to exposed rebar, with entire sections of spectator seating condemned for years. "It was in total ruins," confirms Dave Thomas, athletic director for Buffalo Public Schools, whose entire department, until recently, was allotted less than one-half of 1 percent of the financially ravaged district's annual budget.

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