<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=28Bbjp_1GvFaayo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=28Bbjp_1GvFaayo00" width="864" height="1152" ><figcaption>The Shea's Buffalo elevator tower. (Shea's photo)</figcaption></figure>Joined by Higgins, union bricklayers complete 4-story elevator tower &amp; set last brickShea's Performing Arts Center press release &amp; photosShea’s Performing Arts Center marked the completion of brick masonry on the “Elevate Shea’s Buffalo” elevator and stair tower, with President and CEO Brian Higgins – the son, nephew and grandson of union bricklayers – joining the construction team to lay the final brick. “Through my father, uncles and grandfather, I grew up understanding what it means to work hard and build something that lives on beyond our lifetime,” Higgins said. “In 1926, the people of Buffalo built Shea’s to last. A hundred years later, we are carrying that same promise forward.”Every brick in the new, four-story elevator and stair tower was laid by hand by six union bricklayers and six laborers over nine weeks of work. The crew is part of Thomas Johnson Inc. (TJI), an Orchard Park company co-founded in 1963 by P. Thomas Johnson, an Irish immigrant, and his wife, Carmel E. Byrne. The company is still family-run 63 years later by Paul and Ryan Johnson, the second and third generations.The “Elevate Shea’s Buffalo” expansion project will add three high-speed elevators, additional restrooms, expanded lobbies, new space for education and community programming, and more concession service points, through a new Pearl Street addition to the historic Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. Outside the building will be expanded heated sidewalks, an accessible drop-off driveway, and dynamic digital displays and lighting.   <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0tliSK_1GvFaayo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0tliSK_1GvFaayo00" width="936" height="702" ></figure>Brian Higgins with TJI President Paul Johnson and Vice President Ryan Johnson. (Shea’s photo)<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0hOlHF_1GvFaayo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0hOlHF_1GvFaayo00" width="936" height="936" ></figure>Johnson and Mike Renowden with Higgins, who looks at the brick placement. (Shea’s photo)<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2hpfTz_1GvFaayo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2hpfTz_1GvFaayo00" width="720" height="960" ></figure>•••••••• The 25,000-square-foot, dramatic, four-story addition was designed by Carmina Wood Architects to connect seamlessly with the existing structure. The improvements are designed to make the National Historic Site more accessible and efficient for every patron walking through Shea’s doors.Construction of the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre expansion project, led by Buffalo Construction Consultants (BCC), began in June. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027 and, at peak construction, is expected to support more than 75 construction jobs across 28 local subcontracting businesses. Fundraising for the $34.5 million “Elevate Shea’s” project continues. To help build Shea’s for the next century, visit: www.sheas.org/elevatesheas.</div></body>

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Joined by Higgins, union bricklayers complete 4-story elevator tower & set last brick. Shea's Performing Arts Center press release & photos. Shea’s Performing Arts Center marked the completion of brick masonry on the “Elevate Shea’s Buffalo” elevator and stair tower, with President and CEO Brian Higgins – the son, nephew and grandson of union bricklayers – joining the construction team to lay the final brick.

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