Sweetness_7 & The Tabernacle

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Sweetness_7 & The Tabernacle
Sweetness_7 & The Tabernacle
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
212 Grant Street on the corner; Tabernacle to the right.

Location

212 Grant Street, Buffalo NY 14213
Southwest corner of Grant and Lafayette.
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SBL Number: 99.27-2-5
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Also known as 216 Grant or 220 Grant. Across the street from 195 Grant Street, 197 Grant Street and 205 Grant Street.

Owner

Prish Moran dba SIMPLY MYSELF, INC.

Physical Description

Three story brick building, housing businesses and apartments. Adjoining "Tabernacle" is a former church, now being renovated as a performance space.

Current Condition

Rehabilitated and in use.

History

The side building, the 'Tabernacle', was constructed by a turn of the century evangelist named Billy Sunday in 1922, who used it for two years. It has since been used as a bank, dance hall, became a bakery workroom in the 1940s, and was Sheehans Dry Goods at one point. Buffalo Rising

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • 2007 - Prish Moran buys and renovates corner building for cafe
  • 2008 - Sweetness_7 Cafe opens
  • 2012 - Renovations on the Tabernacle start
  • 2018, March - Expected opening of a community event space in the Tabernacle

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Added 2013-09-18 • Last changed 2018-02-06