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Washington Block
| Lost |
1958
2017
Photo credit: Daily Public, Google Maps
Location
177 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
SBL: 111.70-3-1.2
Fillmore Council District
Google Bird's Eye View
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: Sweet, Cook, & Co.
Across from: 10 Exchange Street and NY Central Exchange Street Terminal
Owner
JEMAL'S SENECA PARKING LLC per City of Buffalo Property Information
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
A cluster of roughly 10 multi-story brick commercial and industrial buildings
Current Condition
All demolished. Now just a parking garage.
History
- Pre-1935 - A hub of commercial activity surrounding the bustling rail lines across the street and industrial buildings near by
- Late 1950s-1960s - Entire block demolished, along with hundreds of other nearby brick buildings, as part of a failed urban renewal scheme that left the area decimated and mostly unused to this day.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
Newest Pages
■ 1934 Elmwood Avenue
■ Pijan Roost Bar
■ Market Bar
■ Cheektowaga Town Hall
■ St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Home / MusicMall
■ Forks Hotel / Forks Hose Company #2
■ Young & Swartz Inc.
■ 31 Barker Street
■ 1432 Niagara Street
■ 253 Allen Street
■ Imperial Building
■ Seneca Babcock Community Center
■ 171 Brinkman Avenue
■ 153 Brinkman Avenue
■ 217 Brinkman Avenue
■ 197 Brinkman Avenue
■ 201 Brinkman Avenue
■ 205 Brinkman Avenue
■ 209 Brinkman Avenue
■ Fire House Engine No. 20 - E.M. Cotter Fire Boat
■ Corner Bar
■ Chez Ami Restuarant
■ Knapp Building
■ 334 Fillmore Avenue
■ 326 Fillmore Avenue
■ 69 Whitney Place
■ 925 Elmwood Avenue
■ Fitch Creche
■ Edmiston's Academy of Business
■ 911 West Delavan Avenue
Added 2017-07-14 • Last changed 2017-07-14