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Sven Nilsen

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Three Mystery Courses from Buffalo, NY
« on: December 28, 2018, 01:46:50 PM »
Anyone have any information on any of the three courses noted below?

1.  Course in Gowanda

July 4, 1921 Buffalo Courier -



2.  Course at Depew

June 8, 1923 Buffalo Enquirer -



June 8, 1923 Buffalo Courier -



3.  Shawnee Country Club

Jan. 14, 1924 Buffalo Times - 



July 15, 1924 Buffalo Commercial -

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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Three Mystery Courses from Buffalo, NY
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2018, 07:23:57 AM »
Good thing that there was no better architect than Rathman available for Shawnee. Only thing ever called by that name in WNY is this place: http://shawnee9.com/

I suspect that they never finished the 18, owing to the location (middle of nowhere.)




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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Three Mystery Courses from Buffalo, NY
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2018, 07:29:12 AM »
We have two prisons between Buffalo and the PA border, on I-90. The first is visible from the 90, and is a shock incarceration center. The second is located inland, about two miles from the present Gowanda country club.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowanda_State_Hospital

If you read this Wikipedia entry, you see that the hospital grounds were consumed by the prison, which probably necessitated the selection of the other piece of land, a few miles away and currently this place http://www.gowandacc.com/

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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Three Mystery Courses from Buffalo, NY
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2018, 07:33:08 AM »
As for Morgan, this is not the same CBM/SR-proposed course from north up Transit Road, nearer to present-day Brookfield Country Club. I've not heard of this one, and wonder if any shovels hit the ground.


RM
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