https://youtube.com/shorts/ZlmFhqPVeOw?si=7s58JP6I2QSS3f_V #OnThisDay In 1957, Reverend Dr. J. Edward Nash passes away. Rev. Nash came to Buffalo in 1892 to serve as pastor to the Michigan Street Baptist Church, which had roots…
https://youtube.com/shorts/r6IwcbAMCH4?si=kV_1t_J9GY7Zp_o2 #OnThisDay In 1982, Sattler's Deparment Stores file for bankruptcy, closing 5 of their 6 stores, including their flagship 998 Broadway location. The surviving Boulevard Mall location closed soon after.…
https://youtube.com/shorts/v8cQCxqqcCE?si=M1yaXng9LKvJFiQa #OnThisDay In 1978, The NHL All-Star Game is held in Buffalo at Buffalo Memorial "The Aud" Auditorium. The game featured two All-Star Sabres with LW Rick Martin and C…
https://youtube.com/shorts/sConRSlPeSw?si=2Y-Odrt2ljNCLueo #OnThisDay In 1947, Your Host Restaurants is incorporated. Initially starting as a hot dog stand on Delaware Ave. in Kenmore, the restaurant's popularity boomed, replacing established Buffalo chain restaurants like…
https://youtube.com/shorts/5Je7oWn5_I8?si=I1QovPeFRNa_u1ku #OnThisDay In 1947, Art Deco painter and former president of the Buffalo Society of Artists, Alexander O. Levy passes away. Born in 1881 in Bonn, Germany, Levy moved to Buffalo…
https://youtube.com/shorts/ydMmRvthcP8?si=EMt4GqoAKJ2IaOhT #OnThisDay In 1959, the Michael K. Tewksbury crashes into Michigan Avenue Bridge. An unexpected thaw caused ice sheets to break apart on Cazenovia Creek, pushing downstream in the Buffalo River.…
https://youtube.com/shorts/GlohI_a_960?si=QFGj1p6Z10hahcsX #OnThisDay In 1980, The Police perform at UB's Clark Gym with XTC as a part of their 1979-80 Regatta de Blanc Tour. This was the first show on which…
https://youtube.com/shorts/GKvo1k8xynk?si=8X0hct_RfNrRxmvP #OnThisDay In 1929, Buffalo Museum of Science is dedicated at 1020 Humboldt Parkway. The museum is designed in the neoclassical style by Esenwein & Johnson, with ornate terracota panels…
https://youtube.com/shorts/4_dt_sI6Hmo?si=qMNNPAiSNOzgA22i #OnThisDay In 1985, Blizzard of 1985 begins, dropping 33.2 inches of snow with winds reaching 53/mph. Nicknamed the "Six Pack Blizzard" after Buffalo Mayor Jimmy Griffin told citizne s…
https://youtube.com/shorts/S-3Q-8Xchi8?si=bkAU2LlHDRL-b2SX #OnThisDay In 1896, Construction on Hotel Lenox begins. Initially built as an 8-story apartment building, designed by Loverin & Whelan, it converted into a hotel in 1900 (likely for…