Chapter Seven The Bass Pro Fiasco

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. About the Author xvii
5. Preface xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. List of Abbreviations xxv
8. Map of Main Parts of Buffalo’s Waterfront xxviii
9. Introduction 1
10. Part I History and Background
11. Chapter One The Erie Canal’s Impact on Buffalo and the Nation 5
12. Chapter Two Industrialization and Contamination of the Buffalo River 23
13. Chapter Three Development and Contamination of the Outer Harbor 27
14. Chapter Four The Decline of the Inner Harbor and Lower Main Street 33
15. Chapter Five Early Waterfront Planning Efforts 43
16. Part II The Inner Harbor
17. Chapter Six Empire State Development Corporation’s 1998 Inner Harbor Plan 53
18. Chapter Seven The Bass Pro Fiasco 73
19. Chapter Eight Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper 91
20. Chapter Nine Three Projects That Made Canalside Even More Special 103
21. Part III The Buffalo River
22. Chapter Ten Cleaning Up the Buffalo River 119
23. Chapter Eleven Public Use and Enjoyment of the Buffalo River 131
24. Part IV The Outer Harbor
25. Chapter Twelve Outer Harbor Waste Disposal Sites Reclaimed as Nature Preserves 163
26. Chapter Thirteen The Fight for the Future of the Outer Harbor 175
27. Part V Conclusion
28. Chapter Fourteen Summing Up and Lessons Learned 197
29. Appendix I Timeline and Chronology 221
30. Appendix II Heroes of Buffalo’s Waterfront Renaissance 237
31. Appendix III Interviewees 249
32. Notes 253
33. Index 271