Mark goldmans city on the edge buffalo new york tracks the history of the titular city from the pan american exposition and arrival of lackawanna steel company at the dawn of the twentieth century through the early twenty first century and the blizzard of 2006. City on the edge buffalo new york 1900 present in a sweeping narrative that speaks to the serious student of urban studies as well as the general reader mark goldman tells the story of twentieth century buffalo new york goldman covers all of the major developments. City on the edge buffalo new york 1900 present author mark goldman publisher prometheus books 2010 isbn 1615920676 9781615920679 length 413 pages subjects. Mark goldmans city on the edge buffalo new york tracks the history of the titular city from the pan american exposition and arrival of lackawanna steel company at the dawn of the twentieth century through the early twenty first century and the blizzard of 2006. Describes how buffalo has been battered by the tides of history this work tells the story of twentieth century buffalo new york it also covers developments such as the rise and decline of the citys downtown and ethnic neighbourhoods the impact of racial change and suburbanisation urban politics urban design and city planning and more