By Steve Cichon
steve@buffalostories.com
@stevebuffalo
It’s spring in Western New York. For most of the last 137 years, that has meant getting ready for Bisons baseball.
Buffalo News archives
This 1957 photo shows Offermann Stadium, home of the Bisons from 1924 to 1960, and the path of Luke Easter’s record 500-plus-foot home run over the scoreboard that year. It was the first time that it have ever been done during a game in the park’s 33-year history — although legend had it that Babe Ruth once hit a ball over the scoreboard during an exhibition.
The outfield billboards are an interesting snapshot of life in Buffalo in 1957 as well.
WKBW’s clock advertises the station that wouldn’t become Buffalo’s top 40 rock ‘n’ roll leader for another year yet. Weber’s Mustard remains a Buffalo favorite, but Madison Cab, Don Allen Chevy and the rest all only exist in Buffalo memories.
