A coloring book of historic buildings in Buffalo New York. All illustrations in this coloring book were adapted from the book Buffalo Illustrated: Commerce, Trade and Industries of Buffalo, published in 1890 by Anderson & Gillette and the Courier Printing Company. The copy used to create this book as well as many other wonderful items […]
Twin Fair- Star Seam Binding
#tbt vintage sewing supplies and dead retail stickers
Letter to the Buffalo News: Make an effort to save lovely St. Ann Church – Broadway Fillmore Alive
I realize that I am biased since so many members of my family were baptized & married at St. Ann’s (and my great grandfather was a long time Scoutmaster), but we need to save St. Ann’s. I don’t know Sandi Russo, but I do know she was spot on in her thinking when she sent this […]
What It Looked Like Wednesday: A&P, Delaware at Great Arrow, 1948 – BN Chronicles
I’ve blogged about his location before (in what is in that space now) but this is what it looked like back in 1948 Now known as Marshalls Plaza, the strip mall has also been known as Great Arrow Plaza and, when it first opened in 1948, the Delaware Park Shopping Center. The apartment buildings in […]
Looking Backward: Main & Chippewa, 1980
In 1981, every building on the block between Main, Washington, Huron, and Chippewa, except the original Buffalo Savings Bank, was razed. Source: Looking Backward: Main & Chippewa, 1980