# Buffalo/Erie County history buffs, stop in **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596 "2007-12-20T19:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/1 "2007-12-20T19:24:41Z")
If you’re into Buffalo/Erie County history, these are awesome. Potential for massive amounts of time wasting. 1894 City of Buffalo atlas, click on the various plates to see zoomed in areas with individual building details. You can rotate the main page to be north-south with the link at the top. My house is on here. [http://www.erie.gov/atlases/buff\_94/city\_atlas.html](http://www.erie.gov/atlases/buff_94/city_atlas.html) 1920s Erie county aerial photos, same deal as above. You can navigate in photos by clicking the plate numbers on the sides of each image. [http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/20s\_map.html](http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/20s_map.html) Here is the Mighty lot in 1920 (Sheridan, Eggert, and NFB). If you look close you can see a riced out model T doing a lame one wheel peel. ![http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/atlases/book0/images/b0_002.jpg](http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/atlases/book0/images/b0_002.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/2 "2007-12-20T19:29:59Z")
Well, I know what I’ll be doing at work tomorrow. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/3 "2007-12-20T19:31:50Z")
wow…its amazing that in 87 years all that “green” is GONE. is that a church in the mighty lot? ---
**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/4 "2007-12-20T19:36:42Z")
Awesome find. Gotta get some new arial shots and PS them together. ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/5 "2007-12-20T19:41:42Z")
Awesome. Thanks for posting this. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/6 "2007-12-20T19:52:59Z")
> [@greenbull](#): > > is that a church in the mighty lot? North is on the left. I don’t see much of anything there. Thanks dude, you posted a perfect shot of my property. Center of the screen about 2 inches up. That whole area was developed in the late 40’s, early 50’s. I though it was fascinating to watch my land progress from a big acquisition by the Holland Land Co. in the early 1800’s, through farmland, and ultimately see the mortgage taken out to build my place to the tune of about $7,000 dollars. ---
**Author:** ![kingsario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kingsario/32/7572_2.png) [@kingsario](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kingsario)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/7 "2007-12-20T19:58:14Z")
koo stuff ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/8 "2007-12-20T20:16:43Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > North is on the left. I don’t see much of anything there. > > Thanks dude, you posted a perfect shot of my property. Center of the screen about 2 inches up. That whole area was developed in the late 40’s, early 50’s. I though it was fascinating to watch my land progress from a big acquisition by the Holland Land Co. in the early 1800’s, through farmland, and ultimately see the mortgage taken out to build my place to the tune of about $7,000 dollars. LOL im an idiot. so there has a been a church in that spot for probably much longer than the past 87 years. looks like it was still pretty big back then. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/9 "2007-12-20T20:19:35Z")
Ohhhhh are you talking about on Eggert, maybe halfway to the bottom of the picture? I know there’s St Amelias near there and another one closer to Sheridan, maybe Baptist? ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/10 "2007-12-20T20:22:01Z")
can someone pshop the pic and drop in mighty taco ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/11 "2007-12-20T20:27:54Z")
fry~i think its the baptist church behind rosas and advanced auto ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/12 "2007-12-20T20:33:52Z")
thats really cool ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/13 "2007-12-20T21:31:29Z")
Later on in time, there was a drag strip / plane landing strip close to where Mighty is now. I can’t remember where, but someone should know. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/14 "2007-12-21T06:42:18Z")
OK I got my bearings. ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/BikerFry/b0_002.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/BikerFry/b0_002.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/15 "2007-12-21T14:32:57Z")
Delaware Park area sure looks a hell of a lot different. My house was there in 1920 though ---
**Author:** ![97Ranger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97ranger/32/7342_2.png) [@97Ranger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/16 "2007-12-21T15:04:54Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > can someone pshop the pic and drop in mighty taco id like to see this ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/17 "2007-12-21T19:19:03Z")
> [@greenbull](#): > > fry~i think its the baptist church behind rosas and advanced auto Temple Beth El is NOT baptist. ---
**Author:** ![1995gts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1995gts/32/4987_2.png) [@1995gts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1995gts)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/18 "2007-12-21T20:26:31Z")
Shalom! ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/19 "2007-12-21T21:18:38Z")
i cant seem to find the harlem and senca intersection, can someone help me out? ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596/20 "2007-12-22T06:34:23Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > i cant seem to find the harlem and senca intersection, can someone help me out? Yup, you can’t find it because it’s not there yet, look at this plate…[http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/atlases/book6/html/b6\_h20.html](http://www.erie.gov/aerials/1920s/atlases/book6/html/b6_h20.html) You can easily see Cazenovia Park, look just to the east (right), you see what looks like a horse track? A large dirt oval? Right next to that is a set of railroad tracks, that is where I90 runs today, the oval is right off Seneca street, go east over the tracks and the third street is where Harlem is today, then it was just a neighborhood street, but you can see it’s being extended. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-erie-county-history-buffs-stop-in/40596.md?page=2)