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"Hands down, the BEST local entertainment can be found on a Forgotten Buffalo bus tour!"
Buffalo News, December 15, 2008
EAT... DRINK... & LAUGH... THROUGH BUFFALO HISTORY!
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NEW - SUMMER/FALL 2009 TOURS - NEW
WE ARE TAKING RSVPs FOR ALL TOURS. IF SEATS ARE AVAILABLE YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION TOURS SELL OUT WITHOUT NOTICE
Thursday, June 25th, 6pm Steel Mills & Gin Mills: Lackawanna SOLD OUT Saturday, June 27th, 5pm Steel Mills & Gin Mills: Lackawanna JUST ADDED Saturday, July 11, 5pm A Clinton Affair: Kaisertown & Beyond Saturday, August 22, 5pm Polonia Pride Saturday, September 26, 5pm Oktoberfest in Buffalo Saturday, October 17, 5pm Secret Societies & Private Clubs Saturday, November 7, 5pm Patriots & Pilsners: VFW Posts Saturday, December 5, 5pm Celebrating the End of Prohibition Saturday, December 19, 5pm A Polish Tavern Christmas
Marty & Eddy Welcome You to Explore Buffalo With Forgotten Buffalo!
Forgotten Buffalo at the Steel Plant Museum in Lackawanna. Click image above to see more pictures
June 27, 2009 - Our second Steel Mills, Gin Mills and Wind Mills Tour. Pictures to be posted soon!
White hard hats meant you were a NEW employee at the Plant
FB TOURS: Custom Corporate Outings
A Forgotten Buffalo Private Corporate Tour takes one last look at the Aud 5/27/09
Custom private & corporate tours: Taking an inside tour of Buffalo Central Terminal 5/27/09
FB TOUR: Black Rock
Click image above to see pictures from the Forgotten Buffalo Tour of Black Rock
FB TOURS: Polonia Pride
April 18, 2009 - Forgotten Buffalo Tour of Buffalo's Historic Polonia District - Outside of St. Stanislaus Church - CLICK TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS
FB TOURS: Tim & Jim's Irish Buffalo
March 6, 2009 - FB Tour Honored former Mayor Jimmy Griffin and NBC Meet the Press host, Tim Russert. Group visited the South Buffalo Legion Post on Cazenovia Street. Russert's father is a 60 year member of the Post. CLICK IMAGES TO SEE PICTURES!
FB Tours: Lurkin Around the Larkin District
See pictures from Forgotten Buffalo's latest tour: Lurkin Around the Larkin District. Click image above.
THE CORNER STORE EXPERIENCE - 2008 Limited time remains for a forgotten way of urban life.
Only a few examples still exist in Buffalo. Visit an authentic corner store in one of Buffalo's MOST Forgotten neighborhoods. Click image to learn more.
Forgotten Buffalo Tours: A Polish Tavern Christmas
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Almost a foot of new snow could not stop over 80 people from reviving the decades old tradition of polka Christmas caroling. On December 19, 2008, Forgotten Buffalo Tours partnered with 2008 Grammy Award Nominated Polka Band Jerry Darlak and the Touch for an evening of "polka caroling" at taverns in Cheektowaga and the Historic Polonia District near the Broadway Public Market.
FB TOURS: Buffalo's Official Repeal Day 75 Celebration!
Forgotten Buffalo Tours: A sold out tour celebrates "Repeal Day" on December 5, 2008. Click image to see pictures!
Forgotten Buffalo, a local history group, holds a ceremonial toast at Pristach’s Tavern, 1634 Bailey Ave., to mark the 75th anniversary of the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News
Buffalo tavern tour celebrates end of Prohibition: Tour takes enthusiasts to neighborhood barson anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition - It’s not bar-hopping if it’s done for educational purposes. And education was the goal Friday (12/5/08) of a tour of Buffalo’s neighborhood taverns on the city’s far East Side. It was also an opportunity for about 50 local history enthusiasts to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition and join in a ceremonial toast at Pristach’s Tavern on Bailey Avenue and Pullman Street.
"It’s not bar-hopping if it’s done for educational purposes!"
Buffalo News, December 6, 2008
Forgotten Buffalo Tours: Click image above to see pictures from our latest outing!
Forgotten Buffalo Tours: Urban Explorers visited the Corpus Christi Bowling Alleys on April 26 as part of the Secret Societies and Private Club tour. Click image for more tour pictures.
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO TOURS THE FAMOUS GENESEE BREWERY IN ROCHESTER
The Genesee Brewery as seen from the west side of the Genesee river gorge near High Falls
For the first time in 130-years, the public is being invited into The Genesee Brewery High Falls facility to learn about the brewing process and to get an intimate introduction to their bands. Brewing at the St. Paul Street site traces its roots to the 1850s. The Genesee Brewery is one of the last large regional brewers left in America.
Join Forgotten Buffalo as we take a tour of this brewing Mecca to see the brew house, canning department, bottling line, packaging facilities. We end the tour with a taste of the world's freshest Genny Cream Ale.
BUFFALO CENTRAL TERMINAL: The Greatest Forgotten Landmark?
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Downtown Buffalo home of Flexlume Neon Company. A Buffalo tradition since 1904, this historic neon since dates from 1946. 1464 Main Street.
ForgottenBuffalo.com: An urban explorer's guide to the Buffalo-Niagara region. Learn about unique landmarks, classic taverns, old world neighborhoods, historic 20th century sites and Nickel City oddities!
Forgotten Buffalo hopes to provide visitors with an uniquely Buffalo experience. Visit sites that have been left behind, or perhaps clandestinely left in place, providing clues as to what was there before. In an age where life continually looks at renewing and reinventing itself every few decades, Forgotten Buffalo takes pride in the Niagara Frontier's triumphal past.
Look beyond predictable tourist sites...Discover treasures in historic neighborhoods with unique names like Polonia, Black Rock, Kaisertown and the First Ward. Tour relics from the regions mighty industrial past and strongholds of the American ethnic experience.
More than just a nostalgic trip through time, Forgotten Buffalo allows you to better understand why Buffalo is one of the most unique urban communities in the world. It's definitely a city worth exploring! Enjoy!
Buffalo, New York- Home to the largest collection of grain elevators in the world.
If I had my way, I'd shuffle off to Buffalo; Sit by the lake, and watch the world go by.
John Fogerty, 1985
CURRENT FEATURES
Topping Tonight's Eyewitness News - Click image above to visit Irv, Rick & Tom on StaffAnnouncer.com!
LOST BUFFALO: Buffalo's Last Roundhouse, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: The Historic Broadway Market. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Annual Award Winners. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: Tondrowski's Shoe Store, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
POLONIA DISTRICT: St. Adalbert's Basilica to Close, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: Last Flix Shown at Buffalo Drive-In, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
Tour Historic Buffalo Irish Pubs! Click image above
CLASSIC AUDIO: Click here to listen to a gem from Utica Club
POLONIA DISTRICT- Click here to learn about the Dyngus Day Parade
CLASSIC TAVERNS - Click to learn about Gene McCarthy's in Buffalo's First Ward
H-O Oats Complex in Buffalo's First Ward, Feb. 2005
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HISTORIC POLONIA- Area of Buffalo that is most associated with the Polish Community. Historically the neighborhood centers around St. Stanislaus B.M. Church and the intersection of Broadway/Fillmore. The Broadway Market, The Buffalo Central Terminal and many towering churches can be found.
LOST BUFFALO- In this era of "big box" stores and strip malls, many corner stores and businesses lasted well into the new millennium. Each had its own unique charm, character and friendly face behind the counter. From 1996 to 2004, we were able to capture images of some of the last well-known family owned and operated business that dotted the city's neighborhoods. we have also expanded this section to include other "lost" sites of life in Western New York such as AM&A's Department Store and Crystal Beach Amusement Park. New additions also include information on the DL&W Terminal and the H-O Oats milling complex.
CLASSIC PUBS- Our search for the most authentic watering holes in the world. This page is not meant to glorify the consumption of alcohol, but to look back at a time when the corner pub or tavern was a vital part of many neighborhoods. No techno music or cover charges here.....Pull up a stool, order a "Genny" and chat about what's happening with the Holy Name bowling team.
BUFFALO BROADCASTING- Do you remember Commander Tom & Rocketship 7? Did you watch WGR-TV (WGRZ) Ch.2? Enjoy a peak into our archives of Buffalo radio and television history. Also visit our tribute website to Buffalo's Father of Rock & Roll, George Hound Dog Lorenz at www.GeorgeLorenz.com.
FAMILY - Connecting with the global "Biniasz or Biniarz", "Lipinski", "Dobosiewicz" & "Lemieszek" families. If you share any of these names and are visiting this site for this first time, please contact us as we are in the process of documenting the history of our families in Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and the United States.
DYNGUS DAY - No other city celebrates Dyngus Day like Buffalo, NY! Prepare to polka! See a complete listing of 2007 events, learn about the tradition and why Western New York is the Dyngus Capital of America! Now its own site...visit www.DyngusDayBuffalo.com.
FEATURES - I surprise myself on experiences, events, places and people I run across. Updated features include "Buffalo in the 70s" celebrating the Club 747, purchasing Bastad Clogs in Fort Erie and watching the "new" Buffalo Sabres. Also, learn about homes built by the Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co. of North Tonawanda. Check back often as this page will be updated frequently.
Witam! Nazywam sie Martin Biniasz. Mieszkam w Buffalo, stan Nowy Jork, niedaleko Wodospadu Niagara Falls i granicy z Kanada. Chciabym na tej stronie pokazac zycie Polonii w Buffalo jak rowniez przedstawic informacje na temat rodziny BINIASZ. Obecnie zbieram material o pochodzeniu moich przodkow z Polski, ktorzy przyjechali do Ameryki w latach 1880 - 1910. Jesli posiadasz jakiekolwiek informacje o rodzinach : Biniasz, Biniarz, Lipinski, Kozurkiewicz lub Kolodziej, bardzo prosze napisz do mnie pod adres: ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com. W przyszlosci, bede tu zamieszczac informacje pomagajace innym ludziom w poszukiwaniu korzeni przodkow w Polsce. Dziekuje bardzo.
Grüße und vielen Dank zum Besuch bei meinem Website. Ich möchte mit jemandem um die Welt korrespondieren, wer das Familiennamen "Biniasz" teilt. Ich wohne zurzeit in Buffalo im Staat New-York in den USA. Buffalo befindet sich in der Nähe der Kanadagrenze, etwa 40 km von der Stürze Niagara entfernt. Wenn Sie irgendeine genealogischen Informationemn teilen möchte, bitte schicken Sie es mir durch E-mail an ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com. Es wird sehr aufgewertet werden, und ich freue mich darauf, von Ihnen zu hören.
Salut! Merci d'avoir visité mon site. Je m'intéresse à communiquer avec celles personnes autour du monde dont les familles s'appellent Biniasz. Mes aïeux ont immigré aux Etats-Unis entre les années 1880 et 1909. J'habite actuellement à Buffalo, New York, ce qui se situe tout près de la frontière canadienne environ 40 km de la chute Niagara. J'en serais appréciatif si vous auriez des renseignements généalogiques à partager. Prière de me toucher à ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com. Je tiens beaucoup à faire votre connaissance.
Another Forgotten Buffalo approved website. Visit Steve Cichon's StaffAnnouncer.com to purchase unique Buffalo t-shirts, historical radio recordings and more!
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