I, too, am a product of the West Side of Buffalo - although I'm a product of the 70s, I grew up on the West Side of Buffalo too. I attended School 3 on Niagara, and after that School 18. I've since moved out of state; but I remember Crystal Beach - also Fantasy Island - and OMG - FREDDIES DOUGHNTS!!!!!! My heart sank when I heard that it had ceased operations. My grandfather bought a home on Fillmore back in the 40s or 50s, back when the neighborhood was beautiful - not too far from the science museum; I remember playing on what in my toddler mind was a giant hill in front of a church, it's front lawn, really, down the block from the house on Fillmore. When I was a young girl, my parents had a place on Prospect, and then we moved to Busti. So many memories in the first 3 minutes - if I go on this comment will be too long, as it is already lol; thanks for this.
I grew up on the west side of Buffalo 🦬🦬 in the 60s and 70s.. I love the place what I remember is after dinner everyone sat on their porch the kids played in the street rode our bikes everyone talked to each other and you know your neighbors... The other thing I really remember is Grand Street you had so many stores from Massachusetts and Grant all the way to the forest.. ave..different shoe stores open forget Liberty shoes... Flag Brothers... Different men and women's clothing stores remember all the different meat markets on Grant Street there was a total community you did not have to leave the area for anything... But times have changed people have changed... What I always cherish my memories growing up there that was truly a special place...
I was born and ra ised in buffalo... lived on fargo ave . Attended the old ps 49, ps77 and grover cleveland hs. Loved the people on the west side. Sure miss my home town. I have lived down south my entire adult life. No place like buffalo for great food. Appreciate this video
Mac Doel’s Restaurant was my favorite place to hang out in downtown. I grew up in Eggertsville……..so many good memories of living in Buffalo. Thanks for the great old photos.
Same. Massachusetts ave. Zips corner store, JC Park, walking to Teds by the bridge to get hotdogs and lemon ice. My twin brothers were born so we moved to Orchard Park but I can still remember the street lights coming on and my ma yelling “Christofuh time to come in! Dominic and Antonee time to go home!”
Great video!Loved it.I live and grew up in the Falls and Buffalo is home as well!Many scenes and buildings I haven’t seen since I was a boy…memories….also many scenes that were gone before 57 when I was born.Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!! (Liked & Subscribed) This is amazing to see...We used to frequent Crystal Beach amusement park and even went as a family on their last day open. I still live on the west side, on West Ferry. 💛
My mom lived near Richmond ichmond Avenue on Ardmore. The Veterans Hospital is where we visited my grandpa ...it was a grand building which I hear is now used as a popular restaurant and wedding venue. I remember some of the beautiful buildings like the Art Gallery and Museum of Science as well as the Brisbain Building, Ellicott Square Building and City Hall.The zoo was also a great place. I vaguely recall how the Downtown was ruined when the rail was built on Main Street. Glad I got away from the harsh climate, but I really wish I would have understood the rich history more fully.
I grew up there and my Mom grew up in the West side, Plymouth Avenue. Buffalo has squandered its historical treasures due to horrific leadership. A geologist I knew years ago in the late 1990’s told me how the City hired the firm he worked for to excavate the foot of Main Street at the end of the Erie Canal. Below street level many artifacts were uncovered from an earlier era. Historical treasures, when presented to the City, the firm was told to just “bury it”. Any City in the country would die to have this type of historical treasure, not Buffalo. So I am not surprised they are tearing things that are irreplaceable down. That is what the “leadership” does.
My grandpa worked for the IRC (railcar company). We had a picture of him in his white and red striped jacket and pork pie hat. Playing in the company band. He was an Italian immigrant and lived on 7th street.
I’m also a product of the west side of Buffalo. I grew up on Carolina st born in 1985. My 1st home was in the Johnson Park apartments but then I moved to 211 Carolina st. My whole family lived all over Carolina, Whitney and 10th street. Funnest times were going to Centennial pool, LaSalle Park and beaver island.
I grew up in South Buffalo but my Gramps lived on/Near W. Ferry... I remember when the Mafia ran the city... Not talkin about the Bflo. Bills :) early 70ies
Father Bakers was the only place for orphaned boys. My father in law was bitter about the treatment that they received from the evil nuns. He was bitter against the Catholic Church for life. We attended CCD classes and the nuns would threaten us with going to Father Baker’s if we misbehaved.
Time the memory roam' of working days rain snow mighty sun glorious forever be 🌳 loved ones gathered with the Lord His blessings advanced dedication 🍎 finer the ship ⚖ Amen
Time the memory roam' of working days rain snow mighty sun glorious forever be loved ones gathered 🍅 🍃 with the Lord His blessings advanced dedication 🐟 finer the ship ⚖ Amen
Kelly's Korner in North Buffalo has the biggest, inexpensive, best Beef on weck. Haven't been in so long I wonder if they're still open. *Auto correct wanted it to say "Been on Deck" LOL
Great to see - especially McDowell's entrance of the famous Drum Bar! Does anyone remember Leonardo's? It haunts my dreams! The Grotto and those wonderful murals on the second floor. Were they scenes from Operas? Hugs from Fort Erie!
Does anyone remember the fruit and vegetable salesman, who sold his stuff out of a large van? I remember hearing him yelling down the street, advertising what he had for sale that day
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I, too, am a product of the West Side of Buffalo - although I'm a product of the 70s, I grew up on the West Side of Buffalo too. I attended School 3 on Niagara, and after that School 18. I've since moved out of state; but I remember Crystal Beach - also Fantasy Island - and OMG - FREDDIES DOUGHNTS!!!!!! My heart sank when I heard that it had ceased operations. My grandfather bought a home on Fillmore back in the 40s or 50s, back when the neighborhood was beautiful - not too far from the science museum; I remember playing on what in my toddler mind was a giant hill in front of a church, it's front lawn, really, down the block from the house on Fillmore. When I was a young girl, my parents had a place on Prospect, and then we moved to Busti. So many memories in the first 3 minutes - if I go on this comment will be too long, as it is already lol; thanks for this.
I grew up on the west side of Buffalo 🦬🦬 in the 60s and 70s.. I love the place what I remember is after dinner everyone sat on their porch the kids played in the street rode our bikes everyone talked to each other and you know your neighbors... The other thing I really remember is Grand Street you had so many stores from Massachusetts and Grant all the way to the forest.. ave..different shoe stores open forget Liberty shoes... Flag Brothers... Different men and women's clothing stores remember all the different meat markets on Grant Street there was a total community you did not have to leave the area for anything... But times have changed people have changed... What I always cherish my memories growing up there that was truly a special place...
I was born and ra ised in buffalo... lived on fargo ave . Attended the old ps 49, ps77 and grover cleveland hs. Loved the people on the west side. Sure miss my home town. I have lived down south my entire adult life. No place like buffalo for great food. Appreciate this video
Mac Doel’s Restaurant was my favorite place to hang out in downtown. I grew up in Eggertsville……..so many good memories of living in Buffalo. Thanks for the great old photos.
Same. Massachusetts ave. Zips corner store, JC Park, walking to Teds by the bridge to get hotdogs and lemon ice. My twin brothers were born so we moved to Orchard Park but I can still remember the street lights coming on and my ma yelling “Christofuh time to come in! Dominic and Antonee time to go home!”
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Born in buffalo.lived in tonawanda.been to many of these places when i was a kid
Great video!Loved it.I live and grew up in the Falls and Buffalo is home as well!Many scenes and buildings I haven’t seen since I was a boy…memories….also many scenes that were gone before 57 when I was born.Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!! (Liked & Subscribed) This is amazing to see...We used to frequent Crystal Beach amusement park and even went as a family on their last day open. I still live on the west side, on West Ferry. 💛
My mom lived near Richmond ichmond Avenue on Ardmore. The Veterans Hospital is where we visited my grandpa ...it was a grand building which I hear is now used as a popular restaurant and wedding venue. I remember some of the beautiful buildings like the Art Gallery and Museum of Science as well as the Brisbain Building, Ellicott Square Building and City Hall.The zoo was also a great place. I vaguely recall how the Downtown was ruined when the rail was built on Main Street. Glad I got away from the harsh climate, but I really wish I would have understood the rich history more fully.
I grew up there and my Mom grew up in the West side, Plymouth Avenue. Buffalo has squandered its historical treasures due to horrific leadership. A geologist I knew years ago in the late 1990’s told me how the City hired the firm he worked for to excavate the foot of Main Street at the end of the Erie Canal. Below street level many artifacts were uncovered from an earlier era. Historical treasures, when presented to the City, the firm was told to just “bury it”. Any City in the country would die to have this type of historical treasure, not Buffalo. So I am not surprised they are tearing things that are irreplaceable down. That is what the “leadership” does.
WOW, we could have been neighbors, I lived at 247 West Avenue, Thomas, near Pennsylvania, you must have lived, right around the block. Small world.
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Great to hear about Buffalo, you mom must have lived around the block from me, small world, I grew up on West & Hudson, so many memories.
Great job, John! Love Buffalo!
I also lived on the west side.when I was little.
I grew up in Lakewood NY, and have fond memories!
I grew up between fargo and west avenue on Rhode Island street in the 70s and 80s went to public school 77 it's sad what that area has become now 😢
Grew up on W. Utica - went to Our Lady of Loretto. Many good memories
My Grandfather as a teen played piano in the silent movie halls......yup this kind of stuff....
My Grandmothers uncle came home from WWI and worked for the mob in Buffalo during the 1920's and 30's. He was an Irishman.
Irish ?? must have been the car washer.
My grandpa worked for the IRC (railcar company). We had a picture of him in his white and red striped jacket and pork pie hat. Playing in the company band. He was an Italian immigrant and lived on 7th street.
I’m also a product of the west side of Buffalo. I grew up on Carolina st born in 1985. My 1st home was in the Johnson Park apartments but then I moved to 211 Carolina st. My whole family lived all over Carolina, Whitney and 10th street. Funnest times were going to Centennial pool, LaSalle Park and beaver island.
I grew up in South Buffalo but my Gramps lived on/Near W. Ferry... I remember when the Mafia ran the city... Not talkin about the Bflo. Bills :) early 70ies
La Novas LOL. I live on W Ferry currently so these photos are awesome to see. 💛
Father Bakers was the only place for orphaned boys. My father in law was bitter about the treatment that they received from the evil nuns. He was bitter against the Catholic Church for life. We attended CCD classes and the nuns would threaten us with going to Father Baker’s if we misbehaved.
Time the memory roam'
of working days rain snow
mighty sun glorious forever be
🌳 loved ones gathered
with the Lord His blessings
advanced dedication 🍎
finer the ship
⚖
Amen
Time the memory roam'
of working days rain snow
mighty sun glorious forever be loved ones gathered 🍅 🍃
with the Lord His blessings
advanced dedication 🐟
finer the ship
⚖
Amen
Beef on Wick - yum!
Kelly's Korner in North Buffalo has the biggest, inexpensive, best Beef on weck. Haven't been in so long I wonder if they're still open.
*Auto correct wanted it to say "Been on Deck" LOL
Nice old pics !
NOTE: Many more stories like this on a friends site, Facebook, Joe Sparacio & I Am A Prouduct of Buffalo's West side.So many of us, enjoy it.
Thanks! ✌💛
Great to see - especially McDowell's entrance of the famous Drum Bar! Does anyone remember Leonardo's? It haunts my dreams! The Grotto and those wonderful murals on the second floor. Were they scenes from Operas? Hugs from Fort Erie!
Lived near Grant and W. Delavan. Guercio's Grocery, Papa Nate's, that was a lively neighborhood!
Guercio's still there.
i never knew the song buffalo gals was about the girls of buffalo ny; i thought it was about cow girls in the west
They're desperately trying to demolish all of the beautiful ancient buildings.
Yea because it's needed...Buffalo is stuck on time...not good
Do you know the Barone's from 7th St.? Or the Andrisani's?
The golden age of the "newspapers"
From silver creek NY
Does anyone remember the fruit and vegetable salesman, who sold his stuff out of a large van? I remember hearing him yelling down the street, advertising what he had for sale that day
🗽 il figlio padre, e lo spirito 🍃
⚖ Amen
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Listen, little button ○ 📜 Arâp, Êvrêjn, Rû§îňôþ, î mâjkâ tvojâ pičkâ êbânâ zlâbôkô nâj Amin
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, AND NOTHINGS PAID, AND TATTOO'D, AND CLUB, AND HETS, AND SHIPS, AND NAMED CHANGED● ASS TO MOUTH YOUR MOM, DAD, SISTER, GOVERNMENT POLICE CIA FBI, UNTILL IT COUGHS SEMEN AMEN
R.O.M.E. 🇲🇰
I wonder whatever happened to Jimmy Salemerio, Sylvester Marseilla and Anthony paltinato
Very nice to see ...Efner st. guy
Used to be a good area not so much anymore
West side dirt now , looked beautiful back in the day tho