 Central Terminal, circa 1929 |
Location: This Buffalo neighborhood centers on Broadway, which runs through this historic Polish-American area. Fillmore Avenue runs along the western edge, and is part of the larger East Side of Buffalo. |
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Active since 1873, St. Stanislaus is the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic Church in Western New York. An area landmark, it is the center for ecclesiastical and secular commemorative ceremonies. For example, before his papal investiture, Pope John Paul II celebrated mass here. The oldest Polish library in the U.S., the "Polska Czytelnia" (established in 1889) is located in the parish Pitass Center. A few blocks south of the Market is the New York Central Terminal. A monumental railroad terminal built in 1929, it was heavily utilized for troop transport during World War II but has since fallen into disrepair. A volunteer citizens group has lately undertaken a renovation project in hopes of spurring commercial interest in its redevelopment. |
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On Broadway and Lombard is the Broadway Market, well-known throughout
the year for its fresh food vendors. It is a particularly popular Buffalo
shopping center at Easter-time when its stalls are over-flowing with seasonal
foods, gifts, and flowers. |
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See more photos and information on Polonia, as well as other East Side neighborhoods at the East Buffalo, 1846-1976 Web page. |
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David
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The
Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc., 1081
Broadway