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Buffalo Traditional School

Coordinates: 42°54′53″N 78°51′35″W / 42.914589°N 78.859673°W / 42.914589; -78.859673
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Buffalo Traditional High School
Address
Map
450 Masten Avenue


Buffalo
,
Erie
,
New York
14209

United States
Information
TypeMagnet
Established1977
Closed2005
School number192
YearbookPremier

Buffalo Traditional High School is a former magnet school in Buffalo, New York. It served Grades 5 through 12 and was located at 450 Masten Avenue in the city's East Side. It closed in 2005.

History

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The building was constructed in 1962 on the former site of Offermann Stadium. It first served as the home as Woodlawn Junior High School and became a symbol of the Civil Rights and integration battles of Buffalo, due to failed efforts by African-American residents to have the school integrated with white students.[1] Buffalo Traditional was created in 1977 as part of Buffalo's desegregation program.

In 2005, the school was closed. The remaining students were transferred to either Emerson/Harvey Austin Middle School or East High School. The building currently serves home to the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.

Former principals

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Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

References

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  1. ^ Gates, G. (1993, May 23). The battle for Woodlawn Junior High. The Buffalo News, p. M5.

42°54′53″N 78°51′35″W / 42.914589°N 78.859673°W / 42.914589; -78.859673