East Side, Buffalo, New York
Within the East Side are several smaller communities, including the Lovejoy District in the east and Broadway-Fillmore.
Deindustrialization and disinvestment in the second half of the twentieth century changed the East Side more than other Buffalo neighborhoods; much of the Polish community moved to Cheektowaga in that time frame. The current ethnic composition of the East Side is predominantly black. A disproportionate number of the city's vacant and abandoned houses are located here, as are many acres of urban prairie. Although the Buffalo neighborhood changed more than others, there is still a sense of community through local churches and markets.
Notable destinations include the Broadway Market, St. Stanislaus - Bishop & Martyr Church, St. John Kanty's R.C. Church, St. Adalbert's Basilica, Corpus Christi R. C. Church Complex, Buffalo Central Terminal, the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle, and the Matt Urban Human Services Center.
War Memorial Stadium was formerly part of the neighborhood, and was home of the Buffalo Bills from 1960 to 1972. The site is now home to the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion.
See also
- Buffalo, New York
- Glenny Drive Apartments
- Jozef Mazur
- Lt. Col. Matt Urban
- Neighborhoods of Buffalo, New York
External links
- Broadway Fillmore Alive - the Online Voice of East Buffalo's Historic Polonia
- Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Archived 2013-09-09 at the Wayback Machine - the homepage for the Buffalo Central Terminal
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