Memories from Buffalo.... (Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, Lancaster: movie theater, live, restaurant)

[FedupWNY]

This is a spin off of a recent a great thread idea.

In Buffalo I miss:

cars on Main Street
shopping on Main Street
The Thruway Mall (technically it was in Cheektowaga, but we'd bike-ride the 3 miles from Buffalo). The same for Gold Circle & Twin Fair of which we'd travel to for shopping at.

I miss milk machines on every corner

The Courier Express newspaper.

I miss the "Buffalo Evening News" (a newspaper that was delivered later in the day. Today is "yesterday's headlines" in the Buffalo News).

I miss a new 45 record bought at Cavages (See: Thruway Mall).

Feel free at any time to chime in and share what you miss "in Buffalo"

I miss "free lunches" & swimming at Schiller Park.

[12buttons]

Originally Posted by FedupWNY

This is a spin off of a recent a great thread idea.

In Buffalo I miss:

cars on Main Street
shopping on Main Street
The Thruway Mall (technically it was in Cheektowaga, but we'd bike-ride the 3 miles from Buffalo). The same for Gold Circle & Twin Fair of which we'd travel to for shopping at.

I miss milk machines on every corner

The Courier Express newspaper.

I miss the "Buffalo Evening News" (a newspaper that was delivered later in the day. Today is "yesterday's headlines" in the Buffalo News).

I miss a new 45 record bought at Cavages (See: Thruway Mall).

Feel free at any time to chime in and share what you miss "in Buffalo"

I miss "free lunches" & swimming at Schiller Park.

The Glen Park movie theater

Bergers

the old Quaker Bonnet

Royal Pheasant

Decco coffee on Buffalo china..ra!

the old Ridgeway Ontario

the old Park Lane

[UpstaterInBklyn]

I'll chime in on some closed down local places that may bring back memories:

- "Your Host" 24-hour diners (who needed Denny's?)
- Two Guys Stores
- Grossman's (a "lumber yard" as my dad used to call it. Not a "Home Center")
- Jacobi Brothers (disclosure - my dear departed father-in-law was the owner)
- The Christmas windows at AM&A's downtown

[FedupWNY]

- The Christmas windows at AM&A's downtown

Yeah. I forgot about that one.

[ackatack]

I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping at the Thruway Plaza before it became a mall. Running from store to store in the snow. I miss the peanuts at the Ground Round at the Thruway Mall. I miss the smells at Chritmas at the Broadway market.

[BuffaloTransplant]

Originally Posted by UpstaterInBklyn

I'll chime in on some closed down local places that may bring back memories:

- "Your Host" 24-hour diners (who needed Denny's?)
- Two Guys Stores
- Grossman's (a "lumber yard" as my dad used to call it. Not a "Home Center")
- Jacobi Brothers (disclosure - my dear departed father-in-law was the owner)
- The Christmas windows at AM&A's downtown

Come to Central Ave in Lancaster. We have the AM&A Christmas window displays now, resurrected by the Lancaster Opera House! Between about 7-8pm they play Christmas Music. I think on Thurs a radio staion is coming and having students play music, live ( call the Opera House, they will know). It is really nice.

[njsocks]

Originally Posted by BuffaloTransplant

Come to Central Ave in Lancaster. We have the AM&A Christmas window displays now, resurrected by the Lancaster Opera House! Between about 7-8pm they play Christmas Music. I think on Thurs a radio staion is coming and having students play music, live ( call the Opera House, they will know). It is really nice.

Damn, next time I come visit Buffalo I have to go there! I used to love the AM &A's displays for Xmas!! Actually , a friend's party I went to long ago had one of the reindeer on top of the Xmas punch bowl lol.....it was huge!!!! but made for good conversation..

I miss Bergers!
Jet Donut *Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda*
Sunview Garden Center! all the beautiful Xmas tree displays!
Glickstein Jewelers
Super Duper? LOL>>>>blast from the past
Bells
Sharkey's Bar/Restaurant? It was called something else before that too!
Pleasures N' Pastimes (like an AC Moore or Michael's craft store)..Made cool ornaments with the neat things in the store

Does anyone remember going to see the monkeys at Sears? downtown LOL>>?seriously..they used to have a pet dept.

[aurorawatcher]

I miss the Towne Theater
Grants on Main St
The Donut Bakery on Main St ( the name escapes me )
Yes I miss the milk machines also and the Courier Express. I use to deliver both papers daily
Twin Fair
Bells
A&P markets
I miss the 5&10 store that was on S Park Ave by Choate St
Mangano's Bakery
Arthur Threaters Fish & Chips
Abbott Rd Plaza, Kresge's Had wooden Floors in it.
AM&A's Christmas Decorations
The Aud. Seen many things there. First time I went there was for the Circus Ringling Bro's & Barnum Bailey
The Thruway Mall before it became a mall for sure.
The GEX store.

[njsocks]

Originally Posted by aurorawatcher

I miss the Towne Theater
Grants on Main St
The Donut Bakery on Main St ( the name escapes me )
Yes I miss the milk machines also and the Courier Express. I use to deliver both papers daily
Twin Fair
Bells
A&P markets
I miss the 5&10 store that was on S Park Ave by Choate St
Mangano's Bakery
Arthur Threaters Fish & Chips
Abbott Rd Plaza, Kresge's Had wooden Floors in it.
AM&A's Christmas Decorations
The Aud. Seen many things there. First time I went there was for the Circus Ringling Bro's & Barnum Bailey
The Thruway Mall before it became a mall for sure.
The GEX store.

Freddy's Donuts-the donut place on Main in Buffalo!! I miss that one!!

[mikesuicide]

The doughnut place on Main st. was Freddies. Best peanut stick ever. Tops has one that comes close. Balo's for Roast Beef.