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History


Buffalo and Western New York historic places, preservation and roots from our American past.


 

Buffalo, NY: Pan American Exposition

Through the Mayors' Eyes 1832-2005

 

The city of Buffalo had a year 2000 population of approximately 293,000 residents.  It is located in the Eastern Daylight Saving time zone and commonly referred to as the Nickel City or Queen City.  Lake Erie, Erie Canal, Niagara Falls and Niagara River are all well known waters nearby.  Buffalo inhabitants enjoy the uniqueness of their hometown.  Historic Districts in Erie County include: Allentown, Delaware Avenue, Parkside East, Parkside West, and West Village.

A Classic Buffalo Marketplace - History related products and more at our aStore.

Image Gallery - Page 1 - Classic Photos from Buffalo, New York's past.
Image Gallery - Page 2 -
More Classic Photos from Buffalo, New York's past.

Library of Congress - Photos courtesy of American Memory.
Click on a thumbnail pic below to enlarge image.

City Hall

An aerial view of Buffalo, from 1971, of the 1930 constructed City Hall.

Buffalo Harbor

1925.

Niagara Falls

1911.

Main & Shelton

1911.

Layfayette Square

1900.

Fredonia

1876.

President's Day - Tribute page.
Veterans - God bless America, all those who defend the USA, and our allies.
SPK - Monument dedicated to the Polish Armed Forces in the Second World War.
Steelton - An old neighborhood in the Southtowns.
The Big Tree Community - Interesting reading from the Southtowns.

Other History Links:
The City of Buffalo
Erie County

Neighborhood Maps

Andrle - Historic Markers, Monuments, Memorials and postcards.
Bay View Tower - The railroad scene "Coming by the Bay".
Buffalo Holiday Weather History - Thanksgiving Day from the National Weather Service.
Buffalo Architecture and History - Chronology and buildings.
Buffalo Barracks
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society - Artifacts and records of WNY history.

Buffalo Guards   Sons of Confederate Veterans
Echoes Through Time - Historical tours and presentations.

BuffaloNet - Internet Historical Resource.
Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau - Driving tours.
Buffalo Research - Genealogy and local history in Buffalo, New York.
Buffalo Waterfront - The shores of Lake Erie.
Buffalo Bill Historical Center - The American West.
Central Terminal - Railroad art deco style architecture from 1929.
City of Niagara Falls
Crystal Beach Keepsakes
- A website dedicated to the memory of Crystal Beach Park.
Darwin D. Martin House and Graycliff - Complexes by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Digital Collection of Niagara Falls Guidebooks from the 19th Century
Erie Canal Harbor - The Erie Canal and NY Canal.
Erie County Cemeteries - Past and present.
Erie County History - From the history of NYS.
Forgotten Buffalo - Historic neighborhoods of Buffalo by guide Marty Biniasz.
General Brock - War of 1812.
German History in Buffalo and Erie County from Archivaria.
Greater Niagara - Driving tours.
Historic Lewiston - NY.
Holland Land Office Museum Built in 1815, surveyed WNY and sold.
Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo - Holocaust Remembrance Day and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

History of Hamburg - "The Town that Friendship Built."
Industrial Heritage Committee - 1842 first grain elevator.
Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier - Tours.
Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises - As seen on the History Channel.
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County.
Niagara County - Web magazine.
North Collins - A comprehensive history of North Collins and vicinity from 1941.
Old Fort Niagara - National Historic Landmark.
Painted Hills Genealogy Society
Parkside - An Olmsted designed neighborhood.
Pedaling History - Bicycle museum.
PAC WNY - Polish American Congress Western New York Division.
Polish-American Heritage - in Buffalo and Erie County.
Roycroft Campus Corporation - Elbert Hubbard.
Shea's - Performing Arts Center.
The American Buffalo - Spirit of a Nation, Nature at PBS.
The Buffalonian - "Glimpses from and into the past to enrich the present."
The Buffalo History Works - History and culture from the queen city of the lakes.
The Forest Lawn Group
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural - National Historic site.
Town of Evans
Town of Orchard Park

US Historical Documents
Wikipedia - The free encyclopedia.
World Facts Index - US, Buffalo.