Three of Buffalo's most historic buildings are located near Broadway and Michigan.
The structures, the Michigan Street Baptist Church, the Nash House and the Colored Musicians Club, are considered cornerstones of an emerging vision for the neighborhood.
"Our mission is to lay out a master plan," said Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission Chair Karen Stanley Fleming.
The plan would present a framework for those seeking state assistance for developments along the corridor.
"Pretty soon you're going to some archways that I asked the mayor for in the capital budget last year. They are going to mark the entrance to the corridor," said Councilmember Darius Pridgen.
Officials report an increase in cultural tourists at some of the corridor's sites.
"When Frederick Douglas came to Buffalo for a national conference of colored men (in 1843), he wanted to speak at the Michigan Street Baptist Church, but they knew it was too small. So, he actually spoke at Front Park," said Stanley Fleming.
"According to his diary, over 3,000 people attended that speech."
