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Buffalo's Bygone Best

Wingin' It In Buffalo

The Natural Tour

Irish Buffalo Pub Tour

Tim Russert's Buffalo

Buffalo Brewery Tour

Classic Taverns-Awards

Classic Taverns-Buffalo

Dill's Tavern

Top Hill Grill

Talty's

Daren's Tavern

Scharf's Schiller Park

Pristach's

G&T Inn

Gene McCarthy's

Ulrich's Tavern

Artys Grill

Dick's Eastside Inn

East End Tavern

Sportsman Tavern

The Malamute

Taverns of Polonia 1910

Dalys

Dnipro

The Golden Swan

Eddie Brady's Bar

Classic Taverns-Niagara

Ten-O-Won Grill

Classic Taverns-Travels

The Concertina Bar

Mels Bar

Club 505

Steve's Lounge

Classic Taverns-Last Call

Concord Restaurant

Messner's Aero Bar

Big Joe Dudzick's Tavern

The Broadway Grill

Bramer's Grill

Ray Flynn's

Kutas Warsaw Inn

McBride's Pub

Historic Polonia District

Central Terminal

Polish Home Museum Project

Adam Mickiewicz Library

Broadway Market

St. Stanislaus Church

Corpus Christi Church

St. Adalbert's Basilica

Superman Corner

Polonia Views

Eckhardt Department Store

Polish Union of America

Buffalo's Polonia History

A Polka Moment In Time

Polish Cadets

Vintage Polka Posters

Pulaski Parade 1962

Pulaski Parade 2006

Pulaski Parade 2008

Broadway Fillmore

Polonia Stories

1910 Maps of Polonia Buffalo

Buffalo Polonia - 1910

Preserve a Polish Home

Kaminski Meats

Polonia Scrapbook

Polonia On Parade

1965 Polka Convention

Forgotten Bflo Features

Retro Chip Collection

Corner Store Experience

FBTV Video

The Fair

Most Endangered Sites

Re-Light the Rand

Genesee Brewery Tour

Special Features

Whammy Weenie

Skateland - East Ferry

Jimmy Griffin 1929-2008

Jack Kemp 1936-2009

Sattler Theater

Masonic Lodge #846

Broadway Grill Reunion

Bocce Club- Clinton St.

Ukrainian-American Center

Smiling Ted's

Buffalo Snow

Buffalo Drive-In

Buffalo 1969

Ray H. Bennett Home

Ultra Cool: 70s Buffalo

Buffalo Bowling Shirts

Great Northern Elevator

Pullman / Wagner Complex

Pierogi Capital of US

North Park Theater

Zywiec Brewery

Buffalo Beer Trays

1964 Campaign For Pres

Polskie Kolo Spiewackie

Tale of Two Roundhouses

Forgotten Buffalo Sounds

Sounds of Buffalo Beer

Sounds of Buffalo

Sounds of the Hound

Utica Club Beer Song

Forgotten Buffalo-Lost

St. Gerard's Parish

The Polish Village

Rudas Record Store

Tondrowski's Shoe Store

The DL&W Terminal

Buffalo Gas Works

S.S. Aquarama/Marine Star

Aquarama - Final Chapter

Sattlers 998

Rivoli Theater - Broadway

H-O Elevator

Riverside Men's Shop

Mastman's Kosher Deli

Crystal Beach

Department Stores

CLASSIC PHOTOS

Bevador/Beerador Coolers

Parkside Candies

Buffalo's Last Roundhouse

Wildroot Factory

Buffalo Stockyards

Chicago Iron Works

Forgotten Ontario

Tim Hortons #1

TH&B Train Station

Ivor Wynne Stadium

Canadian National Station

Forgotten Rochester

Polonia Rochester

Spittoon Water Troughs

Forgotten Buffalo & Genny

Forgotten Bflo Roadtrips

Perreca's Bakery

F.X. Matts - Utica Club

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Ch. 2: WGR & WGRZ-TV

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Commander Tom Show

Dialing for Dollars

Ed Tucholka

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1430 Main St - WKBW RADIO

A Thing of the Past 2006

WKBW's Tommy Shannon

George Hound Dog Lorenz

1420 Main St - WKBW TV

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Forgotten Links

A TOUR OF TIM RUSSERT'S BUFFALO 


HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
Holy Family Church was founded in 1902 to serve the quick growing neighborhoods being established on the south side of the Buffalo River. The church building was erected in 1907 and is of Romanesque architecture. The interior wails were painted a plain color with only a minimum of decoration on them for relief effect. Then in 1912, Holvag Rambush, a noted Danish artist, came to the parishioners of the church and asked for the commission to paint the walls. In a 1935 Courier Express article, Holy Family Church was said to be the only church in the United States that featured authentic ancient Irish art motifs for its interior decoration. The murals and decorations of the sanctuary were copied from the famous Book of Kells, which was hand printed and illuminated in the Eighth Century and is now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. Decorative panels in the nave of the church were taken from the ancient book of manuscripts known as the Book of Lindisfarne, named for the island off the coast of England which in the early Christian era was a missionary center for Irish monks. As Holy Family, and South Buffalo grew, in the years since its inception in 1902 four new parishes sprung to life to address the needs of an increasing population. The first was St. Agatha's (formerly All Souls) in 1920, followed by St. Thomas Aquinas (1920), St. Martins (1926), and St. Ambrose (1930).
Holy Family School, Tifft Street, South Buffalo, New York
Holy Family School, Tifft Street, South Buffalo, New York


174 WOODSIDE AVENUE
The Russert Home, South Buffalo


TIM RUSSERT WAY - 2008


TIM RUSSERT CHILDREN'S GARDEN/DUDLEY LIBRARY - 2002


SOUTH BUFFALO AMERICAN LEGION POST 721
South Buffalo American Legion Post 721 was a “home away from home” for Tim Russert’s father, Big Russ who was Post Commander in 1960. Russert’s picture is proudly displayed in the backroom. Founded in 1922, the Post once hosted a roster of over 1500 members (currently at 241) including Mayor Jimmy Griffin. It was NBC newsman Tom Brokaw who immortalized the Post during a memorial service for Russert. Standing at podium, Brokaw held an American Legion mug given to him by "Big Russ" and a bottle of Rolling Rock Beer and toasted his friend one last time.
Big Russ was Commander of Post 721 in 1960-61.
Vintage shufflebowling machine and display at Legion Post 721


ST. BONAVENTURE CHURCH & SCHOOL


SECOND CHILDHOOD HOME & HOME OF BIG RUSS


NBC Peacock on the door of Big Russ's House
Due to respect for the Russert Family, Big Russ and their loyal neighbors, Forgotten Buffalo has not included detailed information about this location.


TIM RUSSERT PARK, WEST SENECA


KIRKWOOD AVENUE, WEST SENECA
 


CANISIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Canisius High School, 1180 Delaware Avenue.


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