This week in Black Rock & Riverside History.

• {The above photo is taken from the erie canal . com a very good site with cool photos of the Buffalo water front from the days past.} [Do you know where this location is ?]
• On August 13th 1928 the first Black Rock picnic day was organized by the Black Rock Day Committee .
• In 1914 on the 16th the cornerstone was laid for the new Assumption Church.
• On the 18th in 1867 the East Street Zion German Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated.

Hot weather got you down?

The cold and snow is not that far around the corner these photos will help to cool you down. { The header photo is Tonawanda St near Hertel Av during the October storm.} Above photo is Squaw Island.

This Week in Black Rock/Riverside History.

• This week in local history- 1978 St. Florian Church organist, Mrs Hedwig
• sczepanski celebrates 50 years of service to the Church Community.

• In 1937 National rowing Championships where held in the Black Rock Canal.

• In 1823 Ground was broken for the Erie Canal in Black Rock and completed in 1825.

• In 1910 Two of Buffalo's bravest Fire Fighters lost there lives in the Globe Elevator fire at Dearborn & Amherst Streets.