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An Urban Explorer's Guide to the Buffalo-Niagara Region: Unique Landmarks, Historic Gin Mills, Old World Neighborhoods, History and More!

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Departure Board

Arrival Board

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

Friends of Broadway Mkt.

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

History in Your Pocket

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

Forgotten Buffalo-Media

Ch. 2: WGR & WGRZ-TV

Rocketship7

Commander Tom Show

Dialing for Dollars

Ed Tucholka

Polonia Media

Greg Chwojdak, WXRL

WKBW Radio

WKBW Top 40 Celebration

KB Goes Kaboom! WKBW

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 Buffalo Tours, March 11, 2010. Jim & Tim's Irish Buffalo at Talty's Tavern on South Park in South Buffalo.
Forgotten Buffalo Tours, March 11, 2010. Jim & Tim's Irish Buffalo at Talty's Tavern on South Park in South Buffalo.
Jim & Tim's Irish Buffalo Tour: Maureen Griffin Tomczak, daughter of Former Mayor Jimmy Griffin, addresses our Forgotten Buffalo Tour on March 11. Maureen shared stories about "Growing Up Griffin."
Jim & Tim's Irish Buffalo Tour: Maureen Griffin Tomczak, daughter of Former Mayor Jimmy Griffin, addresses our Forgotten Buffalo Tour on March 11. Maureen shared stories about "Growing Up Griffin."


"It’s not bar-hopping if it’s done for educational purposes!"
Buffalo News, December 6, 2008



Group picture from our Dec. 20th Tour.


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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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Marty & Eddy Welcome You to Explore Buffalo With Forgotten Buffalo!


A Forgotten Buffalo Private Corporate Tour takes one last look at the Aud 5/27/09


Forgotten Buffalo Tours: Click image above to see pictures from our latest outing!
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: 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.


Downtown Buffalo home of Flexlume Neon Company. A Buffalo company since 1904, this historic neon since dates from 1946. 1464 Main Street.
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.
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!
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
LOST BUFFALO: Buffalo's Last Roundhouse, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Buffalo Oldest Tavern...Ulrich's.  CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Buffalo Oldest Tavern...Ulrich's. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Golden Swan. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE.
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Golden Swan Tavern. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE.
POLONIA DISTRICT: Discover Buffalo Central Terminal. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
POLONIA DISTRICT: Discover Buffalo Central Terminal. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: The Buffalo Gas Works; CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: The Buffalo Gas Works; CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
TOURS: Sites from the film, "The Natural," CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
TOURS: Sites from the film, "The Natural," CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: St. Gerard's Parish on Bailey Ave. Celebrates FINAL mass. Click image to learn more.
LOST BUFFALO: St. Gerard's Parish on Bailey Ave. Celebrates FINAL mass. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO LEARN MORE.
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: Masonic Lodge #846. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: Masonic Lodge #846. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: The Historic Broadway Market. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: The Historic Broadway Market. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Annual Award Winners. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
CLASSIC TAVERNS: Annual Award Winners. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: Tondrowski's Shoe Store, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
LOST BUFFALO: Tondrowski's Shoe Store, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
POLONIA DISTRICT: St. Adalbert's Basilica to Close, CLICK IMAGE
POLONIA DISTRICT: St. Adalbert's Basilica to Close, CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
FORGOTTEN BUFFALO: Last Flix Shown at Buffalo Drive-In, 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
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! Nazywamy sie Martin Biniasz i Edziu Dobosiewicz. Mieszkamy w Buffalo, stan Nowy Jork, niedaleko Wodospadu Niagara Falls i granicy z Kanada. Czciabym na tej stronie pokazac zycie Polonii w Buffalo jak rowniez przedstawic informacje na temat rodziny BINIASZ i DOBOSIEWICZ. Obecnie zbieram material o pochodzeniu moich przodkow z Polski, ktorzy przyjechali do Ameryki w latach 1880 - 1950. Jesli posiadasz jakiekolwiek informacje o rodzinach : Biniasz, Biniarz, Dobosiewicz, Lemieszek, 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.




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All contents of this site © 2010-2011 by Forgotten Buffalo. Some images and text used throughout the site are protected by individual copyright holders. No content may be copied or reused without written permission from Forgotten Buffalo. Please contact us at ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com with questions or comments. 
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