Wednesday, August 15, 2007

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.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

squaw island

Anonymous said...

it is a picture of the area below the Thruway that was known as the "Tow path"

I believe this shot is at the foot of Hertel or Ontario?

Anonymous said...

Is the East St German Methodist Church still standing?

If so, what is in it?

THnx

Anonymous said...

Not the foot of anything; squaw island, squatters houses near the international bridge...