Of possible interest. Local author Bruce Fisher has a new book out.  *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van...
Of possible interest to ECC alumni... Â *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT...
For me it was the gas station on the corner, plus the Open House diner I hung out at. I was kind of on the streets and hungry since about age 11 (icky story,...
The large photos of Delaware & Delavan contain so much information that I have cropped out and blown up two portions of the photo for details. Here's a second...
Glad you survived it, Craig. BTW The Open house at Delaware and Delavan started as a Toddle House, then a Huddle House, and possibly a Your Host. Jack...
Added today, a rare 1930s photo from our family album... My mother, Virginia Blanchard, at the SW corner of Delaware & Delavan. You can see Forest Lawn...
Yeah, that has to be the later Del-Mor. It had that door on the corner bricked up with white tile before the 1970s and there was a soda machine in the recess...
Hello, We are trying to locate the blueprints for the construction of the North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue (1920). We're also looking for photos of the...
Does anyone know approx. where Morton Place would have been in about 1903... I've tried mapquest and google earth and neither one has it... I can only assume...
See 1894 map here: http://www.erie.gov/atlases/buff_94/vol_2/html/city_atlas_2_34.html Looks like Morton Place ran parallel to and between Ellicott and Oak,...
thank you ... I appreciate your help. Phyllis ... From: Michael Anderson <michaelanderson1223@...> To: BuffaloHistory <BuffaloHistory@yahoogroups.com> ...
Have you tried City Hall? The building permit process required a set of blueprints to be submitted. I was successful in obtaining a set for Parkside Lutheran...
Well, San Francisco and New York still have them, and find them helpful: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/07/MNE41N2TCM.DTL&tsp=1...
Applications now being accepted. Â *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com ...
Funny this came up. My daughter just moved to Arlington Park and we saw one of the old red alarm boxes on North Street at Arlington Place. We were explaining...
I believe that there are quite a few still in use. My understanding is that when one malfunctions, they remove the box and leave the post. So any one with a...
I've added the oldest photo yet. My grandfather, Clair Blanchard, with family in a 1920s Stutz touring car. I don't recognize the background, but it was in the...
I thought I remembered a news article several years ago that they were being discontinued, I think due to false alarms. Maybe there was a minor uproar? ... ...
Of possible interest... Â *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com ...
Several years ago many were removed from residential areas. They are still in use at major intersections and in certain buildings, where they are connected to...
Cynthia, Phoned in our reservations to Tara last night. See you there and then. Nice to have something focused on Buffalo/WNY. -- Dale Madison [Non-text...
In the article where it says they used telegraph technology, that made me remember the one that stood in front of School 56. We kids would clamber all over it...
The Fire Museum on William Street in Lovejoy has some really fascinating exhibits showing the complex "springs and gears" system by which the fire alarm boxes...
Hi, history buffs & librarians, If you or your patrons rely on the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for research, please check out this article about...
I would like to restore more vintage Buffalo pictures, but hesitate to work on owned pictures from historic websites. I do it to provide clear historic photos,...
This site might be worth a look: http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/public-domain-photographs.html Vince ... -- Vince Harzewski Assistant Facilities Director ...
I will probably leave my little group of pretty pictures just as it is... little, due to a shortage of free time to research who owns what. There is a fine...
