What's happening in the Elmwood Village?

It's the Elmwood Village and there's changes happening.

Bob Petrick owned Mother Nature Florist for 45 years.

Recently, he says he's seeing a lot of changes around the neighborhood.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN.THE TIMES ARECHANGING INBUFFALO'S ELMWOODVILLAGE.SOME BUSINESSESARE CLOSING... WHILEPLANS FOR NEW ONESARE BEING MADE.IT'S ENOUGH TO LEAVEMANY PEOPLEWONDERING WHATY'SGOING ON.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTEROLIVIA PROIA TRIES TOSORT IT ALL OUT.IT'S THE ELMWOODVILLAGE.BOB: WE LOVE THISAREA.BOB: IT'S DEEP IN MYHEART.

BEING A TRUEELMWOOD VILLAGEAREA GUY.BOB PETRICK OWNEDMOTHER NATUREFLORIST FOR 45YEARS.BOB: A GUY CAME INWHO BOUGHTCECILIA'S BUILDINGAND BOUGHT MYBUILDING AS WELL.

SO ITHOUGHT IT WAS TIMETO GO.RECENTLY, HE SAYSHE'S SEEING A LOTOF CHANGES AROUNDTHE NEIGHBORHOOD.NAT SOUNDRESTAURANTS LIKENINE 29 ARESPORTING FOR SALESIGNS, WHILEACROPOLIS IS LISTEDFOR SALE ONLINE.CECELIAS SHUT DOWNIN SEPTEMBER AFTER18 YEARS OF SERVINGBRUNCH AND ITALIANFOOD.BOB: I THINK DAVIDDIDN'T WANT TO LEAVECECELIAS REALLY DIDNOT WANT TO LEAVEBUT HE NO LONGEROWNED THE BUILDINGAND THEN THE RENTWENT UP I GUESS.THE OWNER OF REDSIREN SAYS HERSTORE IS SHUTTINGITS DOORS BECAUSESHE'S NOT SEEING ASMUCH FOOT TRAFFIC.WHICH COULD BELINKED TO THERECENT MOVE OFWOMEN ANDCHILDREN'S HOSPITALFROM ITS LONGTIMELOCATION ON BRYANT.BOB: LET'S FACE IT.THOSE PEOPLE USEDTO WALK OVER ANDHAVE LUNCHES ANDDINNERS AND DRINKSAFTER WORK ANDTHEY'RE NOT AROUNDANYMORE.BOB: I THINK RIGHTNOW WE'RE JUSTGOING THROUGH ASLIGHT LITTLECHANGE.

BUT YOU'REGOING TO SEE THISCOME BACK BIG.STAND UP: SO THERE'SPLENTY OF NEWTHINGS COMING TOTHE ELMWOODVILLAGE, LIKE THISAPARTMENT BUILDING.AND THERE'S PLENTYOF RESTAURANTS ANDBARS COMING TOTHERESE: I THINK IT'S ANICE OPPORTUNITYFOR THE STREETITSELF TO JUCHANGE UP EVEN ALITTLE BUT MORETHERESEDEUTSCHLANDERIS PRESIDENT OF THEELMWOOD VILLAGEASSOCIATION.

SHESAYS THERE WILL BE ABUNCH OF NEWPLACES POPPING UPIN THE SPRING.THERESE: THE STREETIS DEFINITELY VERYGOOD.

AND THRIVING,AND THE SPRING ISGOING TO BE GREAT.THE FORMER WOMENAND CHILDREN'SHOSPITAL IS ALSOTRANSFORMING INTOMIXED USE BUILDINGS.BUFFALO, OLIVIAPROIA, 7 EYEWI