Johnson Park consists of two parallel streets that create a court between Delaware and a park that shares its name with the road. The “park” in Johnson Park is named after the estate of Ebenezer Johnson, the City of Buffalo’s first mayor!
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Ebenezer Scrooge? Nope, Ebenezer Johnson! Buffalo’s First Mayor!
Posted in West Side, tagged Buffalo, Buffalo Seminary, cholera, Delaware, Ebenezer, Elmwood, History, Johnson Park, Mayor, New York, Streets on December 16, 2011| 2 Comments »
A Street Named After a Church?
Posted in West Side, tagged Buffalo, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Courthouse Square, Elmwood, erie canal, General Lafayette, History, Lafayette Avenue, Lafayette Square, New York, Revolutionary War, Streets on December 7, 2011| 3 Comments »
Lafayette Avenue runs approximately 2 miles from west to east across the center of Buffalo, from Main Street to Niagara Street. Lafayette Avenue crosses both Gates Circle and Colonial Circle. The street was originally named Bouck Avenue. There was a Governor of New York, William Bouck, but don’t quote me on it being named after him. Before he was Governor, Bouck was involved in the building of the Erie Canal; his job was to bring the money to the workers in the western portion of the state.
Lafayette Square, located at Main Street between Broadway and Clinton, was originally laid out by Joseph Ellicott in 1804. Lafayette Square was known in those days as Courthouse Square. The Courthouse was located where the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library is currently located.
Buffalo’s Civil War Hero
Posted in West Side, tagged Bidwell, Buffalo, Civil War, Elmwood, History, New York, Streets on August 2, 2011| 4 Comments »
Did you go to the concert tonight on Bidwell Parkway? Do you shop at the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmer’s market on Saturday mornings? Bidwell Parkway is one of the Olmsted Parkways, designed as an entranceway into Delaware Park. The Parkway serves as a meeting ground for the community in the vibrant Elmwood Village.
But do you know who Bidwell was?
Discovering Buffalo, One Street at a Time 