buffalo history

Have you heard of this story in Angola? It was called the "Angola Horror."

Home of the best chicken wings, a major draw for concerts, a leader in economic development and now Buffalo is known as a world leader in drivers crashing into buildings! It started with WIVB TV compiling a list of 26 crash sites in Western New York, and then with Cynthia Van Ness continuing to track drivers crashing into buildings. Our region has amassed over 150 documented news stories with such

My new online addiction while working is scrolling through Google Maps. Specifically, going through downtown Buffalo and places I visit frequently throughout Western New York. Well I stumbled upon this and here's something you can try right now!  As...

Here's something I bet you didn't know: 10,000 years ago Tonawanda and the surrounding areas were covered by a massive lake! The lake was located on the south side of the Niagara Escarpment east of the current location of the Niagara River in between Early Lake Erie and a Glacial Lake Iroquois (which would become Lake Ontario) to the north. The lake soon e...

Where the hamburger got its name and where it originated was honestly a mystery to me until today! You can't spell "hamburger" without Hamburg!  It's true.  The favorite American Classic food originated here in Western New York in 1885! The s...

So there I am looking at YouTube on my phone looking to kill time at the dentists office when, what's this?  A video of Buffalo in the Winter of 1945!  (Video credit to jmv123 via YouTube) Being an admirer of history, I started to think, what's the furthest back I can recall in regards to Buffalo winter storms and blizzards? Obvio...

Just off Harlem Road in Cheektowaga, the Buffalo Drive-In was opened in the Summer of 1941!  Originally built by Irving Gandall and Paul Witner.  The original capacity was for 900 cars, it then expanded to three screens and a capacity of 1,200 cars in 1974. Sadly, the...