Factual and entertaining, compact and easy to follow, A Walking Tour of the University at Buffalo takes the reader on a fascinating architectural tour of the State University of New York, the centrepiece of America’s largest university system. Featuring guides of both the north and south campuses, their history and heritage, author Frances Rupley offers easy-to-follow maps as well as photographs of the most impressive structures. At the turn of this century, Buffalo was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the United States. It had a rich cultural and religious diversity, attracting immigrants from all of Europe to its many industries and transportation centres. These groups then formed ethnic neighbourhoods, many of which remain.