United Air Lines says VISIT BUFFALO in poster form, c.1960

By Steve Cichon
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For years, on and off, I’ve been looking for a Buffalo travel poster, any Buffalo travel poster.

Honestly, I kind of assumed that there never was one. I mean why waste precious wall space with (my beloved) Buffalo when there have always been far more exotic, colorful, and warm places which might be more gerenally appealing to the traveling public.

Then I came across this beauty from the late 50s or early 60s.

United made Buffalo look fun!!

Buffalo in the ’30s: Buffalo’s outer harbor fog horn

By Steve Cichon
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“When the fog horn at the entrance of Buffalo harbor begins its mournful ‘moo,’ ending in an abrupt roar, it does more than prompt some of the populace within its range to answer in lurid expletives, or send others to demand of officials that it be stilled.”

Buffalo News archives

Buffalo’s main lighthouse — and attached diaphone foghorn — was known as “The Breakwater Light” at the time of this 1930 photo.

Eighty-five years ago, Buffalo was still a great port city. And as a great port city, harbormasters had to guide ships into Buffalo under all conditions.

To beat the frequent Lake Erie fog, the lighthouse’s great fog horn — which could be heard from 25 miles away — was sounded to bring those lake freighters in safely.

This horn is similar to the one that graced Buffalo Harbor in the 1930s.

While the blaring horn helped ships’ captains pilot their craft, “the mournful moo” was not, as you might imagine, conducive to sleeping in the vicinity of the harbor.

It’s not clear whether the photo was printed incorrectly in the paper or on the photo print that was found in The News’ archives.

Buffalo in the 70s: The News takes a tour of Buffalo’s blooming outdoor cafes

By Steve Cichon
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News Food Critic Janice Okun and photographer Merrill Matthews take readers on a tour of Buffalo’s outdoor dining spots of 40 years ago.

Brinkworth’s Hatch remains, although as just the Hatch.

The Main Place Mall Café is but a memory, and Voskerichian’s is now a vet’s office on Delaware Avenue near Amherst.