I was afraid to click on and open this video...especially with the thumbnail picture.(Why they are knocking that building down .?.Idk..maybe another God forbid parking lot?)But so far as I'm watching this and its rather a positive look at my hometown..Despite the abismal facts on population loss and gains..Appreciate what you have done here..Maybe you should read up on Washington DC developer Douglas Jemel and all the buildings he's buying up and redeveloping..Its quite amazing ..Thank You for doing this video..
The night before we arrived in Buffalo I researched the city. There were many articles reporting that it was the poorest city in New York, one of the poorest in the US, etc. So I drove into downtown expecting a run down dump. I first went to the riverfront, saw the lighthouse, the sailboats, the downtown in the background of the sailboats, and was floored by the beauty. None of that changed as I walked around downtown, especially after seeing that incredible city hall building. I was so happy to show that Buffalo is a really beautiful city. Then there was the incredible food. What!!? That too? I was so happy to report that Buffalo is amazing.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I wished you would have answered your own question in the video.... I was looking for a summary of your take on Buffalo at the end but you went straight to Pa. Buffalo have a very cool stigma about it.. blue collar, hearty Americans..
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip - A little more history, I was always told about. The city was started during the - 1900 - World's Far. The city hall is the center of a wheel going out with roundabouts & gardens in the middle. There are 15 college campuses (3 are Erie Community College). South Buffalo has Our lady of Victory national Shrine & Basilica. The Botanical Gardens is also right there. My parents brought my 4 sisters & 2 brothers there ever Easter. TY for treating Buffalo with respect.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip u also forgot the fact that jazz started in buffalo. Look it up. Although I hate living here it does have a pretty cool history..My great great grandfather came here straight off the boat n lived on the edge of the lake in a shack called Shanty Town .
I was transferred to Buffalo in the early 2000s, and went kicking and screaming. The stories that I had heard/been told about this city were not pleasant, and the weather upon my arrival (early Jan.) was rough, as the largest snowfall in 20+ yrs had just fallen. I moved to the upper West Side and stayed for 3yrs. All of that negativity was not justified, as I ended up enjoying my time there, met great friends, and loved the seasons. I just went back to visit friends and felt a bit of nostalgia.
I was born in Dayton, Ohio with an identical twin. Both, of us were raised in Rochester, NY. But, I moved to Buffalo, NY in August 2017. After, fleeing with my daughter Arianna to Buffalo, NY from D.V. With The help of my Mom,(R.I.P. 9/2019) Step Dad and Twin. I like Buffalo, NY
I grew up dirt poor in buffalo my mom had addiction issues and honestly the people I met growing up were some of the most generous kind people...my neibors always helped me and my little brother when our mom was too strung out to care for us and they taught us how to survive and are the reason I was able to make a better life for myself and move away
@@gerifolts I worked in city hall in early 87 and in the sub basement and every city charter from 1814 to 1987 was down there the early ones had cowhide covers with sheepskin pages with all this king George English written in fountain pen! In the 1832 charter, someone 101 years ago there was an ad for the new 19 story skyscraper called marine trust company cut out of a buffalo times newspaper. At first I thought I'd clip an aintient city charter but immediately dropped the idea because I have no right to take that history! I'm nobody and I pray nobody else stole the stuff! In 72, I inscribed R.P. 72 BUT THEY PAINTED OVER IT AND YOU CAN JUST ABOUT SEE IT NOW! I was going on 17 at the time. In2018 I committed a federal crime! I smoked a bowl on v.a. property so I'd get caught and I told that federal judge that we the people reject this stale war on drugs, so I went to city hall where now, you gotta go through a meter detector and give a reason you're there! The cops took me home and I asked OSSIFER! CAN I RUN THE SIREN? I DIDN'T EVEN GET AN ICE CREAM CONE. WHAT A RITTEN BRAKE!
@@Cacophonisto The one's making a good amount of money choose the $1500/month place over the $900/month place because there's no druggies living there, no crime committed by the one's that live there etc, all top of the line people all making good money and all in the same place. You've surely seen these gated communities. also where the "Romans" live I call it...
As a Toronto resident I have a fondness for Buffalo having grown up watching Buffalo tv stations and occasionally visiting. It is honest hardworking town that has gone through some tough times but still has a lot of good aspects IMHO.
Hello from Cincinnati. I first drove truck to Buffalo in 1975, sometimes 2 or 3 times a week, our terminal was in Kenmore, Millitary Road. Delivered new Chevrolets and Pontiacs all over Buffalo. Anyways liked the town and people!
I've lived in Buffalo, Columbus, Indy, Detroit and Chicago. Buffalo is, by far, the best of these cities BY FAR. It's a clean city with so much to do, the cost of living is very affordable, it's super easy to get around, the four seasons are very distinct, the public schools are excellent by any measure, the food is fantastic and the people are GENUINELY friendly and helpful. I would never want to live anywhere else.
I grew up in buffalo my whole life. Your so full of ish. I hate going home. It looks like a ghost town. Main street used to be so amazing now it's just a train track
@@Twinklestar932sorry you have bad thoughts f Buffalo....do you live there? Did you move away? You mentioned a prison, are you talking about Attica Prison?
I was born and raised in Buffalo and I live in a Buffalo suburb. It is one the best kept secrets. Housing is affordable. Culture abounds. Restaurants are amazing but most of all is it’s people. Friendly and genuine.
Hard to believe they used to call this awesome city the Arm Pit of America. I absolutely love Buffalo the people are amazing. There’s lots to do there to, I’ve always found it calling me back. I’ve been coming to the Buffalo area since I was a young lad, that’s over 50 years now. I would recommend the city to anyone, and I’m Canadian. I’d rather visit Buffalo than go to many other places.
The "Armpit of the East" designation referred to the sulfur smell that would permeate the air, the odor was from the steel mills that lined the waterfront for miles in Lackawanna. Ingots of molten steel were dumped directly into a bath of sulfuric acid, to cure the steel. The toxic steam produced belched out of the huge smokestacks on the converter buildings. I believe that the Bessemer converters operated nonstop, 24/7. And there were a lot of them. The mills shut down years ago. My grandfather worked at Bethlehem Steel, the USW, as a roustabout, until shortly before his death.
I would gladly snuggle into the "armpit os America" my home town. Born in KMH, lived in Tonawanda till 4 y/o, moved to the thriving megalopolis of Marilla where cows out numbered people. A place where your next dorr neighbor was a piece or two down the road. Work was hard and rewarding far beyond coins and currency. Where you had a real trust in your neighbors and a real community existed. Everyone willing to stand in the gap arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder. I currently live in Miami. A real hell-hole city of unfriendly people full of greed and suspicion, who would just as much cut your throat as to shot you dead at the drop of a hat. Aweful heartless souless people theives, thugs, child peddlers, pimps, nest of rats and snakes. I would leave tomorrow if only I could. I miss my home town. I recall the smell of the soil, the scent of the red pine forrest after a thunderstorm, freshly baled timothy, corn silage, the sweet breath of the horse resting her head on my shoulder, the smell of maple sap boiling in the wood-fired evaporator, the smell of the wood timbers in the attic bedroom of my grandmothers 140 y/o house, the sounds of the meddow pond, bullfrogs, tree frogs. Cool evening breezes, sitting in front of a woodstove sipping coffee and chewing the fat. It is my hope and God willing, to move back to Buffalo. One of my few regrets in life was finding the need to leave in the first place. Thanks for your comments keyup, I would gladly take the armpit given the opportunity.
@@andyginterblues2961 lets not forget the crack refinery along the Youngman if I recall. That contributed smelly acrid fumes as well. I can remember travelling in to the city from the snowbelts to visit my dad s folks in Tonawanda. It was a bit before you reached the General Mills company baking Cheerios. Now without the industrial pollutants you can smell Cheerios for miles and miles!!
@@kenjiyamaha2879 Before the steel mils shut down, it was the "rotten egg" smell of the sulfur dioxide steam that filled the air. If the wind off of the Niagara river was just right, it would blow that stench 20 miles inland.
I recently drove to Buffalo from Cleveland to go to concert. I stayed the weekend on Delaware Ave in the Allentown area. It was very nice. The Key Bank Arena was great. I can't believe there is leg room between the rows. So much better than Rocket mortgage Field House Arena in Cleveland. Downtown was very easy to get around by car. The architecture is beautiful. Definitely will be back!
I live in Buffalo and I just recently visited Cleveland to go to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for the New Edition concert and I have to agree about the seating. It was horrible! I couldn't stand up and dance because I thought I would knock someone in the head.
I get a little teary eyed when I think of Buffalo. I grew up 45 min north outside the city in the suburbs and never was really allowed to venture down there by myself growing up. It took some friends, family, and being married to finally let me explore the city more and I gotta say it gets more and more beautiful with each time I visit and have time to stop and enjoy. There are some really cool things I've been to. There's Shakespeare in Delware Park that I love to visit. My favorite place is Broaderick Park where I can watch the Peace Bridge change colors at night and walk along the path and then get off the path under the rails, and sit on the rocks safely and eat a snack. The Buffalo Japense Garden is exquisite behind the Buffalo History Museum. And there is soo much to mention. But I now live 45 mins south of Buffalo in another county and I always feel like Buffalo is home even though I lived in the Suburbs. And I miss home in some ways. But I visit often as my brother, Uncle, and birth mom live there. And I visit my adopted family often in the suburbs. But I love that my husband has fallen in love also with the city and the suburbs too. He grew up in the heart of the county below Erie in Chautauqua County. So my area was brand new to him sorta, and he has fallen in love with it just as I have. I never get tired of seeing the beautiful shots of the buildings and history. It's really cool to see it when u come in to landing from the plane. Beautiful view u'll ever see. U see buildings,houses, and greenery as far as the eye can see. Amazing.
Definitely go to Riverworks next time…it’s where you saw the Ferris wheel! It’s where our Roller Derby teams play, and also has a restaurant, a Brewing Co., a zip line, kayaks, paddle boards, a rope course, silo climbing, ax throwing, concerts and events. Our waterfront is beautiful, and we have beaches. Buffalo also has an amazing theater district, music venues, museums, and is home to many festivals. Did I forget the Bills Mafia? The Sabres? The Bisons? The Bandits? We love our Goo Goo Dolls too! Lots of movies are filmed here, including Nightmare Alley, and Marshall… our city has beautiful architecture! Forest Lawn Cemetery is also a must see. I could go on and on…
They also make Lucky Charms at that General Mills plant. Sometimes when you're driving on the i-190 expressway you can smell it.... you also could have taken the Cave of the Winds tour at Niagara falls. It's a Stairway and walkway that goes down and right in front of the bridal veil Falls on the American side... Also, if you go just a little bit further north from Niagara Falls and stop at Lewiston you can take a jet boat tour . It's a high-powered dual jet boat that takes tours of people through the Rapids of the lower Niagara River and gets everybody splashed wet with River water! ... and then there's Old Fort Niagara . ...You'll have to come back sometime to see some more and go to a Buffalo Bills football game!
I worked in Buffalo 5 years ago Building 2 new Hospitals Installing the HVAC Systems in both buildings. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how clean the City was. Also the people as a whole were really helpful and friendly. I was there almost a full year and enjoyed my stay in Buffalo.
Here to represent Buffalo and the 716, I love all of you. It's nice to see content about Buffalo, and there are so many peaceful nooks and crannies in the city as well. Thanks for a vid that highlights the positive aspects of our city. It truly is a wonderful place, and there is room for everyone, no matter who you are. It is a beautiful and diverse place full of potential friends. Too many people focus on the negatives of Buffalo, but that kind of stuff is in every city. Here in Buffalo, you will see things you'll never see anywhere else.
What Buffalo once was and what it has transitioned into are very, very different! Buffalo is a modern, beautiful, bustling city with many attractions and activities for those of all ages.
I have lived and worked in the Buffalo area for more than 40 years. Mayor Brown turned some of the worst areas of the city into a beautiful neighborhoods any one would want to live in and we now have condos downtown that most people cannot afford but they are selling like hot cakes, showing that even the wealthy want to move downtown.
Also love that you opened with the Naval yard. Its definitely a buffalo gem. The SS Sullivan started sinking a few months ago and had to ferociously be saved from going all the way under. I believe they're still trying to get funds to completely repair the issues (hence the save the sullivans sign you can see there!)
I use to go there almost every weekend to party only an hour away from me in Canada to me it is just water going over a cliff. Seen the falls that much. The Canadian side of the Falls is a lot better then the US side of the falls. NIAGARA FALLS NY. is a toxic waste dump it really is look up Love Canal the city is run down when you compare it to NIAGARA FALLS Ontario so much more to do on the Canadian side.
Very interesting and unbiased view of this old city that's making a comeback after a couple decades of hard times with the closing of the steel industry. It's a beautiful city.
I moved away from Buffalo over 25 years ago for work and try to visit at least once a year. Wonderful architecture, fantastic food and amazing people. I did not grow up there but I will always consider it "home".
Born and raised. Buffalo is a near compete S**t Hole. Poor, broken down, dangerous. Canalside is built on an open sewer, anyone who could leave (me included) did and the self image is so bad the locals get their 'Community Pride' from transient mercenary athletes and money leech owners who vacuum the money to Florida. Delusional. It has been all downhill since McKinley was shot, then the St Lawrence Seaway bypassed the city by making the Erie Canal commercially superfluous.
I just recently discovered your channel and it is a gem. After watching these videos, I think I’m going to make a travel bucket list. I’ve been to New York City but it never dawned on me to visit Buffalo or Niagara Falls. They’re both cool. Even the General Mills factory was awesome. The history of buffalo wings and the low wages were interesting facts. I’m quite surprised the wages are so low but glad to hear crime is lower too. All in all, this looks like a place I hope to visit. Thanks for the tour. 👏
If you do come to visit Buffalo, check out our many walking and bus tours. The double decker bus tour is awesome, Forest Lawn Cemetery has multiple tours (Millard Filmore and his family are buried there). If you go to Niagara Falls, I recommend the maid of theist and cave of the wind tours. Hope you plan a visit!
Love to see this. I was married in 1969 and we came here on our honeymoon to see Niagara Falls. When we got here there were no falls! The falls were being fixed and so all we saw was rocks without the water. 😢
what you saw was an historic event ...they had to divert the water over the Canadian Falls in order to do a geologic survey of the river bed ...it was a very big news story and people came here just to see the Falls 'turned off' ...
That was so fun, one of your best! I want to go visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls someday with my family. Loved the Cheerios part, I could live on Cheerios!
Glad you took my suggestion on visiting Buffalo/Niagara Falls! I told a friend who was leaving my company and thinking about being a traveling nurse about Buffalo, and I don’t think he believed me until I sent him the RUclips video “Are You Right for Buffalo”. Even though he was initially polite, he reacted with great surprise a lot like you guys a few days later when I showed him the video. If you ever come back to the area, visit Niagara on the Lake on the Canadian side during the summer. Keep up the great work!
Largest concentration of millionaires in US circa 1900, exquisite mansion row Delaware Avenue. City of Lights, City of No Illusions, City of Good Neighbors
Back in the early 1900s there was a lot of money in the area, even go down to Wellsville or Bolivar and see how many huge houses there are from oil money
You drive fast! Sandy from Buffalo here, 67 years. Born in Buffalo 1954 I moved in 1984 for a consulting job in minicomputers. I worked in SF and lived in Mill Valley, Marin County for 32 years. I moved back to a town outside Buffalo 4 years ago to escape SF technocrats who ruined the city. I love Buffalo, nice people and traditions. I would not go back to SF, CA even if offered a billion dollars.
@@brianmiller5444 I resigned from technology, high tech in 1989. It began when Silicon Valley companies moved into the city of SF around 2000. The corrupt politicians, lobbyists and wealthy ruling families ruined the city, rigged elections so Newsom would win as Mayor. I worked for the City for 15 years. Then World Economic Forum moved in around 2014. A rented bunk bed went for $2000 a month by then. Bay area politics is run as a criminal enterprise. And Silicon Valley is the Pentagons West coast headquarters.
“Shhhh Keep Buffalo A Secret”🤫 😂 been all over the world and ran back to this city every time! I love this city and would never move anywhere else again no matter the circumstances. I do realize we are coming into the end of being able to enjoy the city as is, before it’s overwhelmingly gentrified….and leave it up to an Italian women to wing something up for her son and his friends and it become a international sensation! Love from the Lo ❤️glad you enjoyed the city!
Likewise for the Buffalo Central Terminal, it was one of the most beautiful buildings/group of buildings, it was just untimely to be built in the late 1920's when the stock market crashed and the automobile replaced trains. I think it had 17 stories (floors.) It's in/out of restoration [promises] & I believe it was classified as a historical site status. The clock is still lit today. The architecture in Downtown is spectacular too.
This video made me so nostalgic for my hometown. I am actually planning on moving back in 2 yrs when I retire. I have traveled all over the world, lived in bigger, more popular cities, but I can’t think of anyplace I would rather be.
Must do Delaware Avenue next time and historic cemetery Forest Lawn. Thanks, I am a true lover of Buffalo as you can tell. Also historic art town of East Aurora, home of the craft and art movement, home of Millard Fillmore. Town filmed for Christmas movies since it looks like town in "It's a Wonderful Life" and it is.
Nicely done. Another thing I appreciate about Spoda's videos is that he doesn't hawk products or beat you over the head to hit the like and subscribe buttons. I don't think I've ever seen that and it's appreciated. Content providers have to earn the likes/subscriptions and subscribers (at least this one) resents being badgered on so many channels to "hit the like and subscribe buttons" before we've even had a chance to evaluate the content and determine if it's worthy. Sheesh. Spoda is worthy. He's kind of like Video Muzak with the low key delivery spiced with history, facts, and interesting local lore. And he can fly a drone. You've come a long way from the early stuff shot in your den, Spoda, and it shows. Start thinking about what you 're going to do when this trip is over - travel is your thing so hope you'll take another lap or two around the country.
Thank you for the kind words. I decided early on not to hawk products or constantly talk about subscribing/hitting the bell because quite frankly, it annoys me when I watch other channels that do it. This channel has become very successful and I'm getting emails weekly from companies wanting me to sell their crap for them. But I won't ever be doing it. I'm fine doing this exactly as I am. The RUclips advertising revenue is plenty. Ads on travel channels, it turns out, pays very well. And the wife and I will be doing this for a long time. Again, thank you and I'm glad you're watching. :)
Fabulous videos, LS. I had no idea Buffalo was such a beautiful place. I had visions of it looking like Detroit, etc. What a surprise! Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Falls are totally awesome. And a town can't be all that bad if it produces Cheerios! haha Thanks for showing us this awesome area.
3:22 The Building in the middle of this shot is called the Marin. I live on the 10th floor of this building with a wonderful view of downtown Buffalo. I love this city. I moved from NYC to here in 2019 and have never regretted it one bit.
The Buffalo Bills were a charter member team of the AFL in 1960 not the NFL. They joined the NFL in 1970 when the AFL merged into the NFL. Great video as always!
4 time straight losers I may add of the Stupid Bowl as well. No Stanley Cups either for the Sabers in 52 years. No MLB team no NBA team oh wait you had NBA team but they left for lack fans did they not yes that is right they were the Buffalo Braves but they left for San Diego in 78 and are now the L.A. Clippers. Maybe the Bills will pack and move to San Diego like the NBA team did. Can barely hold on to their NFL team if wasn't for the fan base in Southern Ontario the Bills would have packed up and moved long ago.
The Buffalo All-Americans, were a founding team of the National Football League in 1920 but they didn't last long... another WNY team was a member of the first NFL teams, the Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen who played one league game and folded... the Buffalo Bisons/Bills appeared in the late 1940s in the All American Football Conference. When AAFL folded in 1949, three teams were admitted into the NFL, the San Francisco 49s, Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts, Buffalo almost made it eventually lost out ... Then in 1960 the Bill were reformed as an AFL team and became an NFL team when the AFL and NFL merged in 1970.
Take the back roads the next time you’re in the area and visit the town of East Aurora. It’s the home of Fisher Price toys and has a restaurant called Bar Bill Tavern that has BOTH some of most acclaimed wings and weck in the area. My school helped restore the Roycroft Inn when I was moving away and now it’s one of the most interesting places to stay in the country.
Boost Buffalo it's good for you!-was a PR campaign to "boost Buffalo"-we were so beat up in the 60's til about 20 years ago, when people embraced Buffalo's unique heritage, amazing architecture and fabulous food. I on the other hand, growing up smelling cheerios on my way to school, have always loved "The Queen City". Buffalo warrants her own video-you just scratched the surface!-better yet-keep her a secret!...come visit again! There is so much more!
Not one word on the Albright Knox gallery? It's what brought me down from Canada to Buffalo, and it was impressive, especially the Clyfford Still paintings.
We've been waiting two years for it's reopening after the massive new Gunlach pavillion and full building restoration are complete. I hear that it's happening in the coming spring months.
@@Cacophonisto I'm out west now, so it's a major haul to get to. But that Clyfford Still room was like walking into a temple. The whole gallery, really.
I lived there 2 years ago, and I thought it was a beautiful city. I was everywhere with no problem. There were some sketchy parts, but I never felt unsafe. I actually enjoyed my time there.
We lived north of Buffalo for over two decades. The people I worked with who were from there said they never went downtown anymore. This is a nice tribute to Buffalo, which used to be "the place where things happened". Nice drone shots. I've been in the ships in the Navy yard. The closing of Bethlehem Steel sort of crippled the whole area. Have been to the falls several times but never went on the Maid of the Mist. Lots of history in Buffalo. I like the video.
I've lives in 5-6 cities from Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, NC, NYC & Buffalo. Buffalo was my favorite. Amazing food, friendly people and a beautiful city. Except the winter, which I don't kind, it's a hidden gem. Would rather live in Buffalo then anywhere else in the U S..
Yes, Buffalo it’s a beautiful and friendly but the winters can be a little rough, but this is my city now it just need a little bit of upgrade for the downtown area because when I first came in early, it really was a bustling town. I don’t go downtown that much unless I have to take care of some personal business because I’m more being in the inner city and out here in Orchard Park, which is so much to do in the waterfront is so beautiful. I love it all parks. They have some people want to talk down to Buffalo, then I gotta checkmate them and say if you don’t like it, there’s always a bus a train and a plane cars a bike
Yes, Buffalo it’s a beautiful and friendly but the winters can be a little rough, but this is my city now it just need a little bit of upgrade for the downtown area because when I first came in early, it really was a bustling town. I don’t go downtown that much unless I have to take care of some personal business because I’m more being in the inner city and out here in Orchard Park, which is so much to do in the waterfront is so beautiful. I love it all parks. They have some people want to talk down to Buffalo, then I gotta checkmate them and say if you don’t like it, there’s always a bus a train and a plane cars a bike you could take either one and leave but downtown change when they close the main place small and I think they should’ve never did that because now don’t too many people go to the downtown
I've just discovered your channel and it's fascinating! I was born, raised, and still live in Buffalo (27 years old). It has grown on me so much since I was younger. I go into the city itself 3 times a week for different regular activities, as I live a little bit outside of the city. One of my favorite areas of the city, although I don't go often, is the Elmwood Village area. Lots of little shops around there and the surrounding area is really making a comeback. Also, as others have mentioned, you can occasionally smell Cheerios or Lucky charms in different parts of the city depending on the time of day and what way the wind is blowing, and it's delightful. It'd be interesting if you checked out Rochester or Syracuse, too.
Buffalo , western new York has some of the best food in the world voted in many travel publications over NYC , Chicago , est . Also if you love beer , it has more micro breweries you could ever wish for .
Buffalo has an unjust, negative reputation among many in the Northeast. It has a rich history, closely knit neighborhoods, magnificent early high rise architecture and plenty of friendly pubs. The Falls (both of them) are mirrors of eternity. Everything about them in your video was exactly identical to my memory of them 30 years. Humbling to think of such voluminous quantities of water pouring forth continuously for eons. Same Maid of the Mist experience too. Surprised to see that your immediately preceding (unless I missed some) video was in W. VA., quite a distance away.
I had read many articles before arriving to Buffalo that it was the poorest city in New York, among the poorest in the country, etc. I expected a run down, old city. It was absolutely not. It has a beautiful, vibrant downtown and just like you said, a lot of one of a kind pubs and restaurants. Niagra Falls was totally worth the effort as well. It's one of our favorites places we have visited. Anyway, the drive from Morgantown to Buffalo wasn't too bad, about 5 hours. That's a little longer than we normally drive, But were really wanted to visit Buffalo. :)
I'm a new subscriber and I just watched your video about Gary I was going to suggest Buffalo I'm glad to see you have already been there. And what you'll hear almost everybody say is that it's the city of Good neighbors which it truly is!
I have lived in the Buffalo-Niagara area for all of my 64 years. For more than 40 years I have worked in field service in and around the area. For much of that 40 years I watched the downtown area slowly die. The past 10 years the city has come alive again in ways I never expected. There's a drone video someone did of the city empty in the spring of 2020, during lockdown, and it was kind of heart breaking to see the old girl so still and quiet again.
My parents grew up there in the 40’s-70’s. I was there last year and had to do my usual rounds to DiCamillo’s, Mighty Taco, etc. My great grandparents came here from Italy and lived on Willow Avenue in NF. My great uncle is in Lewiston. I have a ton of home movies my grandpa took
You must not have been there at the General Mills plant on a day they're making the Cheerios, it gives your nose a great experience, & it's something all the people of Buffalo love & miss when they move away. Nice video, that could have been longer as you venture out of the downtown area. :D Come back & take in more of Western New York, you're always welcomed :D
My family moved from Toronto to Buffalo in 1911. I was born there in 63. I have great memories there. I left in 06. I was outside with the snowblower for the second time on a February afternoon in 06, it was freezing cold and windy and the snowplow came along and buried the end of my driveway again. After I got done blowing out the driveway again I put the snow blower in the garage, I walked in the house, grabbed a beer, looked at my wife (who is from Texas) and told her "you have two choices". She looked at me kind of strange and asked me what I meant. I told her "Florida or Texas we are selling this house, I'm not doing this again next year". We bought a house in Texas a couple months later. I sure do miss Buffalo but not in the winter time. It's a beautiful area of the country, it's kept clean, the people are a proud people, there is plenty of entertainment and culture. Summers in Western New York can't be beat, there is so much going on there because Buffalonians are experts at squeezing so many outdoor activities into such a short period of warmer weather. Even my Texas wife was sad to leave Bflo, she loves it there.
I have always been intrigued by Buffalo. Jealous of those that get to live there😁. I can tell from the comments how genuine the people are. You have great pride in your city and you should. I live in the south. Have always been a Bills fan. And favorite baseball team is Blue Jays. I would be in heaven. This is really a special place. And I love how Buff and Toronto interact with each other with their sports teams. Bison being a Jays affiliate is perfect. I am coming for a visit in 2025. This video captures the city so nicely. I would have made a great Buffalonian. My kinda place and people. I wish you all the best always.
As a Buffalonian, I have to say thank you. You know, I grew up in the inner city. It was rough. I always heard people in my neighborhood say "Buffalo wasn't shit" or "There's nothing to do here like in Atlanta or Miami" but I never realized that they never left here. Then to see the comments from people who have visited. I had no idea others had love for Buffalo like that. I respect that and I hope you all return. We'll have the beer and wings waiting for ya.
I grew up in that filthy crappy place. I couldn't wait to leave. An it sucks to come there to even visit. All I care about is la Nova pizza. An anchor bar. After that on to Toronto. buffalo is good for Niagara fall in the winter to see the lights an leave
I have lived in Florida, Connecticut and Buffalo by far Buffalo was the best, the people are friendly helpful, the four seasons are beautiful a little less snow would be nice but it beats having to go through hurricanes also the food is amazing sponge candy beef on wick and the buffalo wings can't be beat
I miss my hometown... Buffalo is an awesome city with great people. I transferred to Miami and hate it. Miami is the closest foreign country to the United States.
I’m from ct and mass I e spent a lot of time in the buffalo area and absolutely love the area the lakefront and river are wonderful and the rural suburbs are very scenic I find it very relaxing to visit
Buffalo is historically important, between 1800 and 1900 it was one of the 10 most populous cities in the US. Not all cities that lose population end up like Detroit or St Louis.
@@Twinklestar932 You keep posting negative comments but glad your life worked out for you. I lived in San Diego for 10 yrs and loved it...in the 1980s. Now it is crowded, traffic is bad, nearly every green space has been overbuilt and where there wasn't anymore land, they built high rise buildings, many condos, the beaches are crowded, downtown San Diego is filled with old buildings and the only new ones are expensive condos. Overall, housing and rents in San Diego County are very expensive and no vacant space for newer homes. However the weather is usually very pleasant, some good restaurants, the coast is beautiful, lots of activities, concerts, world class and first class entertainment, zoo, museums, LaJolla, Del Mar and its racetrack, all the beach communities, Shelter Island and Harbor Island and Coronado. I don't think it is really a comparison to a city like Buffalo. Distinctly different places. So all that said, enjoy your life on the west coast and be thankful that you can afford it. Most people can't. Peace.
Actually the first guy to sell Wings in Buffalo Was John Young who had a Wing spot on Jefferson Ave called Wings and Things which opened back in 1961 , was so popular the The players from the AFL Buffalo Bills used to go there. He called his wings Mumbo Wings. I know this because my Dad went there pretty often and he would tell that story often when the subject of Wings came up. No knock on the Anchor Bars tho. Been there plenty of times myself and love those wings there but they was not the first.
I'm a new subscriber. I was born in Buffalo and now live fifteen minutes outside the city. This was an awesome video. Buffalo is a beautiful city and I'm proud to live here!
Falls on American side is called the Bridal Falls. What you call the Canadian Falls is The Horseshoe Falls which extends across whole river from American to side Canadian side. Born and raised in NF but haven’t lived there in 25 yrs. I still visit once or twice a year to see family. Nice to see a positive video on the area.
A clarification......The 2 cataracts on the American side are called "Bridal Veil" and "American." The Canadian falls is the "Horseshoe." I can hear the ever-present roar of the falls from my living room.
Awesome video. Thank you. Had been on both sides of the falls years ago. Watching your video makes me want to visit again. One of the best videos I have seen in a while👍
Spoda's! Great video. Great stuff. I've been to Niagara Falls but want to see FLW's Martin House - glad you covered it. Great restaurant visits. And you're going to Centralia before me so I'll be watching your next video for sure. FLW's Falling Water (in western PA - been there twice) I couldn't take my eyes off, I'm such a fan (you have to buy tickets in advance). 10 out of 10 on this one. Btw, Cheerio's are my go-to.
Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs really aren’t a bad place. Always something to do(concerts, festivals, etc) all year round. Yes it’s cold and lots of snow but cost of living is fairly cheap and we have mountains, beaches, etc all within an hour drive.
Grew up north of the city in Niagara County. Spent lots of time in Buff during the 70's going to Bills and Sabres games and just other things the 'big' city had to offer. Live in the midwest now but am always proud to talk about my home area and how special it is and what it meant to me.
I have to keep commenting as I watch!! Lol 😆 this is just so much happiness for me!! I have a ton of Super 8 movies of this whole area dating back to the 50’s my grandpa took.
So appreciative of your fine work and also from the commentors. For the hidden history of Niagara Falls, from 1 of the greatest wonders in the world to the sorry state of the City of Niagara Falls I recommend reading highly acclaimed "Inventing Niagara Falls" by Ginger Stand, 2008.
Every one of your videos is high quality. Great visual content and commentary. You never compromise that standard, and that is unusual in the RUclips world.
Buffalo known for best local food, Italian, German, Polish and bakeries. We don't like franchises and support local businesses. Festivals every werkend.
Great video, interesting to a life long resident (47yrs) I feel like I just walked around the neighborhood myself. LoL. Only thing I didn't know of was that brick house you toured. Beautiful house, I love All brick homes. Ty
13:08 “winging it”, i see what you did there! I know you’re primarily travelling within the US but you should check out Toronto since you’re so close. Would love to see the comparison.
Why Canada you guys are always reaching! Trying to think you're better than the 🇺🇸 stop it I know what you're doing and I not even from Buffalo, Im a small village living island Buckeye.
@@ohslimgoody Not that I need to justify myself to a troll, but I wasn't talking about Buffalo (which is a city I like a lot). Since his channel pertains to exploring cities, why not take the trip up to visit and compare to other places he's been to? If you get triggered so easily by somebody's comment and assume I'm denigrating US cities, you should visit a therapist for your insecurity issues.
Really this view of the place where I worked in my early 20's and returned later to get my Master's Degree in Nursing. We used to go to the Anchor Bar and I seem to remember it as a good place for jazz and I thought I remembered Buffalo Wings some time before the 1960's?? Great video.
Winters are not as bad here as they used to be. I went to Riverside Academy on Ontario st which is right down the street from where I grew up. I remember as a kid in the late 80's early 90's going to sleep on a normal fall evening then waking up the next morning to 6 feet of snow. Now we're lucky if we get 6 ft of snow in a season. Winters aren't as bad as ppl think they are nowadays. I always said if I move from Buffalo to anywhere in the country i would have to definitely stay north, i have to have 4 seasons with snow. I will say as far as weather is concerned we (the NE) have the least worrisome weather in the country. No Wildfires, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, heatwaves, droughts, sinkholes, tornadoes and so on. Plus we get to enjoy the 4 seasons. Win win...
Famous for what ? Wings ? The guy that invented them got smart and moved to Florida. Oh wait Buffalo claim to fame is the Assassination of William McKinley forgot about that.
Niagara Falls -- next time when on the American side, take the pedestrian bridge over to Goat Island for the best views of the falls in a beautiful park like setting. Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park and Buffalo's parks system, envisioned Niagara Falls state park. His vision is now largely realized on the American side with the more naturalistic environment. Niagara Falls has also removed the Robert Moses Parkway that was blocking access to the gorge, replacing it with a multiuse path, so things are moving in the right direction. Buffalo and this region of NY are underappreciated.
I was afraid to click on and open this video...especially with the thumbnail picture.(Why they are knocking that building down .?.Idk..maybe another God forbid parking lot?)But so far as I'm watching this and its rather a positive look at my hometown..Despite the abismal facts on population loss and gains..Appreciate what you have done here..Maybe you should read up on Washington DC developer Douglas Jemel and all the buildings he's buying up and redeveloping..Its quite amazing ..Thank You for doing this video..
The night before we arrived in Buffalo I researched the city. There were many articles reporting that it was the poorest city in New York, one of the poorest in the US, etc. So I drove into downtown expecting a run down dump. I first went to the riverfront, saw the lighthouse, the sailboats, the downtown in the background of the sailboats, and was floored by the beauty. None of that changed as I walked around downtown, especially after seeing that incredible city hall building. I was so happy to show that Buffalo is a really beautiful city. Then there was the incredible food. What!!? That too? I was so happy to report that Buffalo is amazing.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I wished you would have answered your own question in the video.... I was looking for a summary of your take on Buffalo at the end but you went straight to Pa. Buffalo have a very cool stigma about it.. blue collar, hearty Americans..
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip - A little more history, I was always told about. The city was started during the - 1900 - World's Far. The city hall is the center of a wheel going out with roundabouts & gardens in the middle. There are 15 college campuses (3 are Erie Community College). South Buffalo has Our lady of Victory national Shrine & Basilica. The Botanical Gardens is also right there. My parents brought my 4 sisters & 2 brothers there ever Easter. TY for treating Buffalo with respect.
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@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip u also forgot the fact that jazz started in buffalo. Look it up. Although I hate living here it does have a pretty cool history..My great great grandfather came here straight off the boat n lived on the edge of the lake in a shack called Shanty Town .
I was transferred to Buffalo in the early 2000s, and went kicking and screaming. The stories that I had heard/been told about this city were not pleasant, and the weather upon my arrival (early Jan.) was rough, as the largest snowfall in 20+ yrs had just fallen. I moved to the upper West Side and stayed for 3yrs. All of that negativity was not justified, as I ended up enjoying my time there, met great friends, and loved the seasons. I just went back to visit friends and felt a bit of nostalgia.
That's awesome.
I grew up on the west side, this city is a great place. I'm a buffalonian through and through and I love it here
Grew up in buffalo an I HATED IT. Live in CA an still hate buffalo
@@Twinklestar932 hahaha damn, ok. I can see it though. I also live in Southern California and see the major differences
I was born in Dayton, Ohio with an identical twin. Both, of us were raised in Rochester, NY. But, I moved to Buffalo, NY in August 2017. After, fleeing with my daughter Arianna to Buffalo, NY from D.V. With The help of my Mom,(R.I.P. 9/2019) Step Dad and Twin. I like Buffalo, NY
I'm From Virginia, I moved to Buffalo in 2014. The cost of living is convenient, there's always something to do, and the people are friendly. 😊
If you can reside where a few months of cold weather exist-?🤔 Then you're all set-!!!🤗
I grew up dirt poor in buffalo my mom had addiction issues and honestly the people I met growing up were some of the most generous kind people...my neibors always helped me and my little brother when our mom was too strung out to care for us and they taught us how to survive and are the reason I was able to make a better life for myself and move away
I'm so sorry Hun❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️ I would have helped u too .
@@gerifolts I worked in city hall in early 87 and in the sub basement and every city charter from 1814 to 1987 was down there the early ones had cowhide covers with sheepskin pages with all this king George English written in fountain pen! In the 1832 charter, someone 101 years ago there was an ad for the new 19 story skyscraper called marine trust company cut out of a buffalo times newspaper. At first I thought I'd clip an aintient city charter but immediately dropped the idea because I have no right to take that history! I'm nobody and I pray nobody else stole the stuff! In 72, I inscribed R.P. 72 BUT THEY PAINTED OVER IT AND YOU CAN JUST ABOUT SEE IT NOW! I was going on 17 at the time. In2018 I committed a federal crime! I smoked a bowl on v.a. property so I'd get caught and I told that federal judge that we the people reject this stale war on drugs, so I went to city hall where now, you gotta go through a meter detector and give a reason you're there! The cops took me home and I asked OSSIFER! CAN I RUN THE SIREN? I DIDN'T EVEN GET AN ICE CREAM CONE. WHAT A RITTEN BRAKE!
Wow! How fascinating would it be to see an old charter written (maybe it was a quill pen) on sheepskin with cowhide covers!
awesome story and so glad you shared it!
@@Cacophonisto The one's making a good amount of money choose the $1500/month place over the $900/month place because there's no druggies living there, no crime committed by the one's that live there etc, all top of the line people all making good money and all in the same place. You've surely seen these gated communities. also where the "Romans" live I call it...
As a Toronto resident I have a fondness for Buffalo having grown up watching Buffalo tv stations and occasionally visiting. It is honest hardworking town that has gone through some tough times but still has a lot of good aspects IMHO.
the Sabres broadcast on channel 29.
@@Censoredbyfscists I remember them on Channel 2 with Ed Kilgore I am out of Toronto
I grew up with Rocketship 7 and Commander Tom on WKBW-TV Channel 7. I'd better every "baby boomer" from Southern Ontario grew up with this memory
@@bufnyfan1we grew up in N. Falls in early '60's and then Dad moved us to Philly when his Co. Relocated. Loved old Fantasy Island amusement park.
& 1/3 of the living cost
Hello from Cincinnati. I first drove truck to Buffalo in 1975, sometimes 2 or 3 times a week, our terminal was in Kenmore, Millitary Road. Delivered new Chevrolets and Pontiacs all over Buffalo. Anyways liked the town and people!
I do too.
I've lived in Buffalo, Columbus, Indy, Detroit and Chicago. Buffalo is, by far, the best of these cities BY FAR. It's a clean city with so much to do, the cost of living is very affordable, it's super easy to get around, the four seasons are very distinct, the public schools are excellent by any measure, the food is fantastic and the people are GENUINELY friendly and helpful. I would never want to live anywhere else.
It is a really nice city. I was impressed.
The public schools in Buffalo are abysmal.
I grew up in buffalo my whole life. Your so full of ish. I hate going home. It looks like a ghost town. Main street used to be so amazing now it's just a train track
Lies. I'm from buffalo. What food? La nova pizza? Buffalo is good for getting to Niagara falls or anyplace other than that rat trap prison of a city
@@Twinklestar932sorry you have bad thoughts f Buffalo....do you live there? Did you move away? You mentioned a prison, are you talking about Attica Prison?
I was born and raised in Buffalo and I live in a Buffalo suburb. It is one the best kept secrets. Housing is affordable. Culture abounds. Restaurants are amazing but most of all is it’s people. Friendly and genuine.
He didn’t know Toronto was a big city 😂
Show us the real buffalo! The east side! That's nice and peaceful too!
@@robertpeters4161 every city has an 'east side' no escaping it
Where are "they" hiding?
Ì grew up in Williamsville, NY, a suburb of Buffalo. I wonderful place to grow up
Hard to believe they used to call this awesome city the Arm Pit of America. I absolutely love Buffalo the people are amazing.
There’s lots to do there to, I’ve always found it calling me back. I’ve been coming to the Buffalo area since I was a young lad, that’s over 50 years now.
I would recommend the city to anyone, and I’m Canadian. I’d rather visit Buffalo than go to many other places.
It is great, key. Lots to do there, and the food is awesome! 😀
The "Armpit of the East" designation referred to the sulfur smell that would permeate the air, the odor was from the steel mills that lined the waterfront for miles in Lackawanna. Ingots of molten steel were dumped directly into a bath of sulfuric acid, to cure the steel. The toxic steam produced belched out of the huge smokestacks on the converter buildings. I believe that the Bessemer converters operated nonstop, 24/7. And there were a lot of them. The mills shut down years ago. My grandfather worked at Bethlehem Steel, the USW, as a roustabout, until shortly before his death.
I would gladly snuggle into the "armpit os America" my home town. Born in KMH, lived in Tonawanda till 4 y/o, moved to the thriving megalopolis of Marilla where cows out numbered people. A place where your next dorr neighbor was a piece or two down the road. Work was hard and rewarding far beyond coins and currency. Where you had a real trust in your neighbors and a real community existed. Everyone willing to stand in the gap arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder.
I currently live in Miami. A real hell-hole city of unfriendly people full of greed and suspicion, who would just as much cut your throat as to shot you dead at the drop of a hat. Aweful heartless souless people theives, thugs, child peddlers, pimps, nest of rats and snakes. I would leave tomorrow if only I could.
I miss my home town. I recall the smell of the soil, the scent of the red pine forrest after a thunderstorm, freshly baled timothy, corn silage, the sweet breath of the horse resting her head on my shoulder, the smell of maple sap boiling in the wood-fired evaporator, the smell of the wood timbers in the attic bedroom of my grandmothers 140 y/o house, the sounds of the meddow pond, bullfrogs, tree frogs. Cool evening breezes, sitting in front of a woodstove sipping coffee and chewing the fat.
It is my hope and God willing, to move back to Buffalo. One of my few regrets in life was finding the need to leave in the first place.
Thanks for your comments keyup, I would gladly take the armpit given the opportunity.
@@andyginterblues2961 lets not forget the crack refinery along the Youngman if I recall. That contributed smelly acrid fumes as well. I can remember travelling in to the city from the snowbelts to visit my dad s folks in Tonawanda. It was a bit before you reached the General Mills company baking Cheerios. Now without the industrial pollutants you can smell Cheerios for miles and miles!!
@@kenjiyamaha2879 Before the steel mils shut down, it was the "rotten egg" smell of the sulfur dioxide steam that filled the air. If the wind off of the Niagara river was just right, it would blow that stench 20 miles inland.
I recently drove to Buffalo from Cleveland to go to concert. I stayed the weekend on Delaware Ave in the Allentown area. It was very nice. The Key Bank Arena was great. I can't believe there is leg room between the rows. So much better than Rocket mortgage Field House Arena in Cleveland. Downtown was very easy to get around by car. The architecture is beautiful. Definitely will be back!
I live in Buffalo and I just recently visited Cleveland to go to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for the New Edition concert and I have to agree about the seating. It was horrible! I couldn't stand up and dance because I thought I would knock someone in the head.
It's a older arena built in 96 same as you're local arena in Cleveland hundreds arena is what I remeber the name. We keep it clean modern
Bring a friend or two! The more the merrier!!! 🥰
My city, my Buffalo looks fabulous in your video. Love it here and proud to say I am from here.❤
I get a little teary eyed when I think of Buffalo. I grew up 45 min north outside the city in the suburbs and never was really allowed to venture down there by myself growing up. It took some friends, family, and being married to finally let me explore the city more and I gotta say it gets more and more beautiful with each time I visit and have time to stop and enjoy. There are some really cool things I've been to. There's Shakespeare in Delware Park that I love to visit. My favorite place is Broaderick Park where I can watch the Peace Bridge change colors at night and walk along the path and then get off the path under the rails, and sit on the rocks safely and eat a snack. The Buffalo Japense Garden is exquisite behind the Buffalo History Museum. And there is soo much to mention. But I now live 45 mins south of Buffalo in another county and I always feel like Buffalo is home even though I lived in the Suburbs. And I miss home in some ways. But I visit often as my brother, Uncle, and birth mom live there. And I visit my adopted family often in the suburbs. But I love that my husband has fallen in love also with the city and the suburbs too. He grew up in the heart of the county below Erie in Chautauqua County. So my area was brand new to him sorta, and he has fallen in love with it just as I have. I never get tired of seeing the beautiful shots of the buildings and history. It's really cool to see it when u come in to landing from the plane. Beautiful view u'll ever see. U see buildings,houses, and greenery as far as the eye can see. Amazing.
WOW~! I always pictured Buffalo as a dump that was always 50 below zero. It's very pretty. The Falls are exhilarating! Nice work!
Definitely go to Riverworks next time…it’s where you saw the Ferris wheel! It’s where our Roller Derby teams play, and also has a restaurant, a Brewing Co., a zip line, kayaks, paddle boards, a rope course, silo climbing, ax throwing, concerts and events. Our waterfront is beautiful, and we have beaches. Buffalo also has an amazing theater district, music venues, museums, and is home to many festivals. Did I forget the Bills Mafia? The Sabres? The Bisons? The Bandits? We love our Goo Goo Dolls too! Lots of movies are filmed here, including Nightmare Alley, and Marshall… our city has beautiful architecture! Forest Lawn Cemetery is also a must see. I could go on and on…
I agree with everything you said. :)
My sentiment exactly
Don’t forget the mansions on Delaware Ave, the Albright Knox, and Anderson’s for frozen custard!
Proud Buffalonian here....great food ...great sights to see...nice people...4 seasons of beautiful views. J7st make sure you have a
FIREPLACE!!!
They also make Lucky Charms at that General Mills plant. Sometimes when you're driving on the i-190 expressway you can smell it.... you also could have taken the Cave of the Winds tour at Niagara falls. It's a Stairway and walkway that goes down and right in front of the bridal veil Falls on the American side... Also, if you go just a little bit further north from Niagara Falls and stop at Lewiston you can take a jet boat tour . It's a high-powered dual jet boat that takes tours of people through the Rapids of the lower Niagara River and gets everybody splashed wet with River water! ... and then there's Old Fort Niagara . ...You'll have to come back sometime to see some more and go to a Buffalo Bills football game!
They do Cocoa Puffs also. Imagine going to work in the morning with the air smelling like sweet toasted chocolate! Amazing.
I worked in Buffalo 5 years ago Building 2 new Hospitals Installing the HVAC Systems in both buildings. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how clean the City was. Also the people as a whole were really helpful and friendly. I was there almost a full year and enjoyed my stay in Buffalo.
You’re most welcome to come on back and stay a while! We love when people love our city!!!
Here to represent Buffalo and the 716, I love all of you. It's nice to see content about Buffalo, and there are so many peaceful nooks and crannies in the city as well.
Thanks for a vid that highlights the positive aspects of our city. It truly is a wonderful place, and there is room for everyone, no matter who you are. It is a beautiful and diverse place full of potential friends.
Too many people focus on the negatives of Buffalo, but that kind of stuff is in every city. Here in Buffalo, you will see things you'll never see anywhere else.
What Buffalo once was and what it has transitioned into are very, very different!
Buffalo is a modern, beautiful, bustling city with many attractions and activities
for those of all ages.
I agree.
BUFFALOVE❤
Said nobody 😂
Ssssshhhhhh!
Yeah ok!
I have lived and worked in the Buffalo area for more than 40 years. Mayor Brown turned some of the worst areas of the city into a beautiful neighborhoods any one would want to live in and we now have condos downtown that most people cannot afford but they are selling like hot cakes, showing that even the wealthy want to move downtown.
Love Mayor Brown ❤️ He truly cares.
They screwed the west coast.
I have a lot of family and friends following you guys. Your travel videos are the best on RUclips I have ever seen!!!!!!
Wow, thank you!
Also love that you opened with the Naval yard. Its definitely a buffalo gem. The SS Sullivan started sinking a few months ago and had to ferociously be saved from going all the way under. I believe they're still trying to get funds to completely repair the issues (hence the save the sullivans sign you can see there!)
That area is so beautiful, with the military park and the docks full of boats. I absolutely did not expect that.
It would have tipped over before it actually went down those boats Touch the bottom they’re grounded!
No.. that submarine can dive to the falls.... So I hear..😂😂😂😂@@TShadez
What a beautiful city, and oh my goodness Niagara Falls is breathtaking. Sure hope I can go there someday. Thanks for sharing!
It's on my bucket list for sure. 👍
Niagra Falls was totally worth the visit. It's amazing!
I use to go there almost every weekend to party only an hour away from me in Canada to me it is just water going over a cliff. Seen the falls that much. The Canadian side of the Falls is a lot better then the US side of the falls. NIAGARA FALLS NY. is a toxic waste dump it really is look up Love Canal the city is run down when you compare it to NIAGARA FALLS Ontario so much more to do on the Canadian side.
You can and you will!!! Don’t visit in the winter. I gets really cold there when the frozen mist hits your face
Very interesting and unbiased view of this old city that's making a comeback after a couple decades of hard times with the closing of the steel industry. It's a beautiful city.
I moved away from Buffalo over 25 years ago for work and try to visit at least once a year. Wonderful architecture, fantastic food and amazing people. I did not grow up there but I will always consider it "home".
Chris Drury
You are most welcome always!!!
Buffalo is an awesome city, with awesome people
Born and raised. Buffalo is a near compete S**t Hole. Poor, broken down, dangerous. Canalside is built on an open sewer, anyone who could leave (me included) did and the self image is so bad the locals get their 'Community Pride' from transient mercenary athletes and money leech owners who vacuum the money to Florida. Delusional. It has been all downhill since McKinley was shot, then the St Lawrence Seaway bypassed the city by making the Erie Canal commercially superfluous.
I just recently discovered your channel and it is a gem. After watching these videos, I think I’m going to make a travel bucket list. I’ve been to New York City but it never dawned on me to visit Buffalo or Niagara Falls. They’re both cool. Even the General Mills factory was awesome. The history of buffalo wings and the low wages were interesting facts. I’m quite surprised the wages are so low but glad to hear crime is lower too. All in all, this looks like a place I hope to visit. Thanks for the tour. 👏
If you do come to visit Buffalo, check out our many walking and bus tours. The double decker bus tour is awesome, Forest Lawn Cemetery has multiple tours (Millard Filmore and his family are buried there). If you go to Niagara Falls, I recommend the maid of theist and cave of the wind tours. Hope you plan a visit!
That sounds pretty awesome. :)
Love to see this. I was married in 1969 and we came here on our honeymoon to see Niagara Falls. When we got here there were no falls! The falls were being fixed and so all we saw was rocks without the water. 😢
Damn, that sucks! They are spectacular.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip God almighty, those falls are spectacular, you can hear the falls rumbling from miles away, bresthtaking.
what you saw was an historic event ...they had to divert the water over the Canadian Falls in order to do a geologic survey of the river bed ...it was a very big news story and people came here just to see the Falls 'turned off' ...
That still had to be really neat.
Very educational video thanks for the fun facts gonna tell my friends when I drive around !😊
That was so fun, one of your best! I want to go visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls someday with my family. Loved the Cheerios part, I could live on Cheerios!
Thank you for the kind words! I totally agree about Cheerios. :)
You are most welcome by all means!!! Cmon down and stay a while!
Glad you took my suggestion on visiting Buffalo/Niagara Falls! I told a friend who was leaving my company and thinking about being a traveling nurse about Buffalo, and I don’t think he believed me until I sent him the RUclips video “Are You Right for Buffalo”. Even though he was initially polite, he reacted with great surprise a lot like you guys a few days later when I showed him the video. If you ever come back to the area, visit Niagara on the Lake on the Canadian side during the summer. Keep up the great work!
Thank you, Eric. I was genuinely surprised at how beautiful a city it was.
Largest concentration of millionaires in US circa 1900, exquisite mansion row Delaware Avenue. City of Lights, City of No Illusions, City of Good Neighbors
as well as Queen City of the Great Lakes
Back in the early 1900s there was a lot of money in the area, even go down to Wellsville or Bolivar and see how many huge houses there are from oil money
You drive fast! Sandy from Buffalo here, 67 years. Born in Buffalo 1954 I moved in 1984 for a consulting job in minicomputers. I worked in SF and lived in Mill Valley, Marin County for 32 years. I moved back to a town outside Buffalo 4 years ago to escape SF technocrats who ruined the city. I love Buffalo, nice people and traditions. I would not go back to SF, CA even if offered a billion dollars.
69 y/o?
Minicomputers? Out of town we? So you actually were one of the techies who purportedly ruined the area.
@@brianmiller5444 I resigned from technology, high tech in 1989. It began when Silicon Valley companies moved into the city of SF around 2000. The corrupt politicians, lobbyists and wealthy ruling families ruined the city, rigged elections so Newsom would win as Mayor. I worked for the City for 15 years. Then World Economic Forum moved in around 2014. A rented bunk bed went for $2000 a month by then. Bay area politics is run as a criminal enterprise. And Silicon Valley is the Pentagons West coast headquarters.
@@deanbianco4982 hypocrisy deserved nasty ness.
“Shhhh Keep Buffalo A Secret”🤫 😂 been all over the world and ran back to this city every time! I love this city and would never move anywhere else again no matter the circumstances. I do realize we are coming into the end of being able to enjoy the city as is, before it’s overwhelmingly gentrified….and leave it up to an Italian women to wing something up for her son and his friends and it become a international sensation! Love from the Lo ❤️glad you enjoyed the city!
Niagara Falls was amazing!!!
Loved the drone footage too.
You always get the best food and it’s always when I’m hungry 😩😂
Thank you!
That drone footage is really extraordinary! Thanks for these numerous vids! Love this channel!
Thank you, Michael.
The city hall was built in the "art deco" style and is considered an arquitectural masterpiece
Likewise for the Buffalo Central Terminal, it was one of the most beautiful buildings/group of buildings, it was just untimely to be built in the late 1920's when the stock market crashed and the automobile replaced trains. I think it had 17 stories (floors.) It's in/out of restoration [promises] & I believe it was classified as a historical site status. The clock is still lit today. The architecture in Downtown is spectacular too.
It's an ugly monstrosity.
This video made me so nostalgic for my hometown. I am actually planning on moving back in 2 yrs when I retire. I have traveled all over the world, lived in bigger, more popular cities, but I can’t think of anyplace I would rather be.
Must do Delaware Avenue next time and historic cemetery Forest Lawn. Thanks, I am a true lover of Buffalo as you can tell. Also historic art town of East Aurora, home of the craft and art movement, home of Millard Fillmore. Town filmed for Christmas movies since it looks like town in "It's a Wonderful Life" and it is.
I do want to come back and see some of the neighborhoods.
Nicely done. Another thing I appreciate about Spoda's videos is that he doesn't hawk products or beat you over the head to hit the like and subscribe buttons. I don't think I've ever seen that and it's appreciated. Content providers have to earn the likes/subscriptions and subscribers (at least this one) resents being badgered on so many channels to "hit the like and subscribe buttons" before we've even had a chance to evaluate the content and determine if it's worthy. Sheesh. Spoda is worthy. He's kind of like Video Muzak with the low key delivery spiced with history, facts, and interesting local lore. And he can fly a drone. You've come a long way from the early stuff shot in your den, Spoda, and it shows. Start thinking about what you 're going to do when this trip is over - travel is your thing so hope you'll take another lap or two around the country.
Thank you for the kind words. I decided early on not to hawk products or constantly talk about subscribing/hitting the bell because quite frankly, it annoys me when I watch other channels that do it. This channel has become very successful and I'm getting emails weekly from companies wanting me to sell their crap for them. But I won't ever be doing it. I'm fine doing this exactly as I am. The RUclips advertising revenue is plenty. Ads on travel channels, it turns out, pays very well. And the wife and I will be doing this for a long time. Again, thank you and I'm glad you're watching. :)
So true, Lord Spode is a true and rare YT treasure.
Fabulous videos, LS. I had no idea Buffalo was such a beautiful place. I had visions of it looking like Detroit, etc. What a surprise! Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Falls are totally awesome. And a town can't be all that bad if it produces Cheerios! haha Thanks for showing us this awesome area.
3:22 The Building in the middle of this shot is called the Marin. I live on the 10th floor of this building with a wonderful view of downtown Buffalo. I love this city. I moved from NYC to here in 2019 and have never regretted it one bit.
Welcome home my friend!
The Buffalo Bills were a charter member team of the AFL in 1960 not the NFL. They joined the NFL in 1970 when the AFL merged into the NFL. Great video as always!
4 time straight losers I may add of the Stupid Bowl as well. No Stanley Cups either for the Sabers in 52 years. No MLB team no NBA team oh wait you had NBA team but they left for lack fans did they not yes that is right they were the Buffalo Braves but they left for San Diego in 78 and are now the L.A. Clippers. Maybe the Bills will pack and move to San Diego like the NBA team did. Can barely hold on to their NFL team if wasn't for the fan base in Southern Ontario the Bills would have packed up and moved long ago.
Great season last year and won our first game this year..
The Buffalo All-Americans, were a founding team of the National Football League in 1920 but they didn't last long... another WNY team was a member of the first NFL teams, the Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen who played one league game and folded... the Buffalo Bisons/Bills appeared in the late 1940s in the All American Football Conference. When AAFL folded in 1949, three teams were admitted into the NFL, the San Francisco 49s, Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts, Buffalo almost made it eventually lost out ... Then in 1960 the Bill were reformed as an AFL team and became an NFL team when the AFL and NFL merged in 1970.
Take the back roads the next time you’re in the area and visit the town of East Aurora. It’s the home of Fisher Price toys and has a restaurant called Bar Bill Tavern that has BOTH some of most acclaimed wings and weck in the area. My school helped restore the Roycroft Inn when I was moving away and now it’s one of the most interesting places to stay in the country.
Boost Buffalo it's good for you!-was a PR campaign to "boost Buffalo"-we were so beat up in the 60's til about 20 years ago, when people embraced Buffalo's unique heritage, amazing architecture and fabulous food. I on the other hand, growing up smelling cheerios on my way to school, have always loved "The Queen City". Buffalo warrants her own video-you just scratched the surface!-better yet-keep her a secret!...come visit again! There is so much more!
Not one word on the Albright Knox gallery? It's what brought me down from Canada to Buffalo, and it was impressive, especially the Clyfford Still paintings.
We've been waiting two years for it's reopening after the massive new Gunlach pavillion and full building restoration are complete. I hear that it's happening in the coming spring months.
@@paulmezhir8354 hey, right on. This explains all. Thank you.
Beautiful place since it's revamp . Well, it's always been amazing. It's just better now😊!
@@Cacophonisto I'm out west now, so it's a major haul to get to. But that Clyfford Still room was like walking into a temple. The whole gallery, really.
I lived there 2 years ago, and I thought it was a beautiful city. I was everywhere with no problem. There were some sketchy parts, but I never felt unsafe. I actually enjoyed my time there.
I lived there for 2 years also in The lofts right there on 500 Seneca
@@MissouriTexan How were the lofts? My daughter will be moving in this month. Was it safe there?
@@cjb34 She will be fine
@@cjb34 that’s a super chill area. No issues over there.
Was really cool seeing such a large portion of my daily commute on a RUclips video. Buffalo's on the up and up and improving over time.
We lived north of Buffalo for over two decades. The people I worked with who were from there said they never went downtown anymore. This is a nice tribute to Buffalo, which used to be "the place where things happened". Nice drone shots. I've been in the ships in the Navy yard. The closing of Bethlehem Steel sort of crippled the whole area. Have been to the falls several times but never went on the Maid of the Mist. Lots of history in Buffalo. I like the video.
You should come back, Buffalo is on the rise again.
@@joev2742 Glad to hear that, but we are Michiganders and love Michigan. Really nice to hear that Buffalo is on the rise! It deserved better.
I live north of buffalo close to Lake Ontario
@@ryry562000 We lived in Lockport.
@@rosiemcnaughton9933 that's where I live now but grew up In ransomville
I've lives in 5-6 cities from Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, NC, NYC & Buffalo. Buffalo was my favorite. Amazing food, friendly people and a beautiful city. Except the winter, which I don't kind, it's a hidden gem. Would rather live in Buffalo then anywhere else in the U S..
Yes, Buffalo it’s a beautiful and friendly but the winters can be a little rough, but this is my city now it just need a little bit of upgrade for the downtown area because when I first came in early, it really was a bustling town. I don’t go downtown that much unless I have to take care of some personal business because I’m more being in the inner city and out here in Orchard Park, which is so much to do in the waterfront is so beautiful. I love it all parks. They have some people want to talk down to Buffalo, then I gotta checkmate them and say if you don’t like it, there’s always a bus a train and a plane cars a bike
Yes, Buffalo it’s a beautiful and friendly but the winters can be a little rough, but this is my city now it just need a little bit of upgrade for the downtown area because when I first came in early, it really was a bustling town. I don’t go downtown that much unless I have to take care of some personal business because I’m more being in the inner city and out here in Orchard Park, which is so much to do in the waterfront is so beautiful. I love it all parks. They have some people want to talk down to Buffalo, then I gotta checkmate them and say if you don’t like it, there’s always a bus a train and a plane cars a bike you could take either one and leave but downtown change when they close the main place small and I think they should’ve never did that because now don’t too many people go to the downtown
I've just discovered your channel and it's fascinating! I was born, raised, and still live in Buffalo (27 years old). It has grown on me so much since I was younger. I go into the city itself 3 times a week for different regular activities, as I live a little bit outside of the city. One of my favorite areas of the city, although I don't go often, is the Elmwood Village area. Lots of little shops around there and the surrounding area is really making a comeback. Also, as others have mentioned, you can occasionally smell Cheerios or Lucky charms in different parts of the city depending on the time of day and what way the wind is blowing, and it's delightful. It'd be interesting if you checked out Rochester or Syracuse, too.
Thank you for the great comment. Buffalo was amazing. I didn't expect it, to be honest. It's now one of my favorite cities in the US.
Buffalo , western new York has some of the best food in the world voted in many travel publications over NYC , Chicago , est . Also if you love beer , it has more micro breweries you could ever wish for .
It does have great food.
Many people come here for our pizza alone. Many of the kids in college always bring a box of pizza home with them. Cool to witness
Chicken Wingies and pizza are boss foods there.
Buffalo has an unjust, negative reputation among many in the Northeast. It has a rich history, closely knit neighborhoods, magnificent early high rise architecture and plenty of friendly pubs. The Falls (both of them) are mirrors of eternity. Everything about them in your video was exactly identical to my memory of them 30 years. Humbling to think of such voluminous quantities of water pouring forth continuously for eons. Same Maid of the Mist experience too. Surprised to see that your immediately preceding (unless I missed some) video was in W. VA., quite a distance away.
I had read many articles before arriving to Buffalo that it was the poorest city in New York, among the poorest in the country, etc. I expected a run down, old city. It was absolutely not. It has a beautiful, vibrant downtown and just like you said, a lot of one of a kind pubs and restaurants. Niagra Falls was totally worth the effort as well. It's one of our favorites places we have visited. Anyway, the drive from Morgantown to Buffalo wasn't too bad, about 5 hours. That's a little longer than we normally drive, But were really wanted to visit Buffalo. :)
Your city is beautiful and so clean. I hope to visit one day!
Welcome to your home away from home! You’ll never forget this place that’s for sure. Enjoy your stay and come back often!!!
Welcome to your home away from home! You’ll never forget this place that’s for sure. Enjoy your stay and come back often!!!
Welcome to your home away from home! You’ll never forget this place that’s for sure. Enjoy your stay and come back often!!!
I'm a new subscriber and I just watched your video about Gary I was going to suggest Buffalo I'm glad to see you have already been there. And what you'll hear almost everybody say is that it's the city of Good neighbors which it truly is!
We really loved Buffalo. The city was unexpectantly awesome.
A fun, exciting and vibrant town on the rise. Glad to be a part of this place. Go Bills!!!
Buffalo is such a great, underrated city
I have lived in the Buffalo-Niagara area for all of my 64 years. For more than 40 years I have worked in field service in and around the area. For much of that 40 years I watched the downtown area slowly die. The past 10 years the city has come alive again in ways I never expected. There's a drone video someone did of the city empty in the spring of 2020, during lockdown, and it was kind of heart breaking to see the old girl so still and quiet again.
My parents grew up there in the 40’s-70’s. I was there last year and had to do my usual rounds to DiCamillo’s, Mighty Taco, etc. My great grandparents came here from Italy and lived on Willow Avenue in NF. My great uncle is in Lewiston. I have a ton of home movies my grandpa took
You must not have been there at the General Mills plant on a day they're making the Cheerios, it gives your nose a great experience, & it's something all the people of Buffalo love & miss when they move away. Nice video, that could have been longer as you venture out of the downtown area. :D Come back & take in more of Western New York, you're always welcomed :D
My family moved from Toronto to Buffalo in 1911. I was born there in 63. I have great memories there. I left in 06. I was outside with the snowblower for the second time on a February afternoon in 06, it was freezing cold and windy and the snowplow came along and buried the end of my driveway again. After I got done blowing out the driveway again I put the snow blower in the garage, I walked in the house, grabbed a beer, looked at my wife (who is from Texas) and told her "you have two choices". She looked at me kind of strange and asked me what I meant. I told her "Florida or Texas we are selling this house, I'm not doing this again next year". We bought a house in Texas a couple months later. I sure do miss Buffalo but not in the winter time. It's a beautiful area of the country, it's kept clean, the people are a proud people, there is plenty of entertainment and culture. Summers in Western New York can't be beat, there is so much going on there because Buffalonians are experts at squeezing so many outdoor activities into such a short period of warmer weather. Even my Texas wife was sad to leave Bflo, she loves it there.
My wife can't stand cold weather, which is why we stay in Texas as well. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip The Buffalo area is a great place to visit. Thanks for the video. We are in Conroe BTW.
I'm from Buffalo but we have family in Texas. I've been to Texas in late July. I'll take Buffalo in January any day.
I'm from NYC and I love Buffalo. It's a very underrated place. And it's suburbs actually boast some of the best places to live in the country.
I have always been intrigued by Buffalo. Jealous of those that get to live there😁. I can tell from the comments how genuine the people are. You have great pride in your city and you should. I live in the south. Have always been a Bills fan. And favorite baseball team is Blue Jays. I would be in heaven. This is really a special place. And I love how Buff and Toronto interact with each other with their sports teams. Bison being a Jays affiliate is perfect. I am coming for a visit in 2025. This video captures the city so nicely. I would have made a great Buffalonian. My kinda place and people. I wish you all the best always.
An interesting and lovely video! Thank-You for the efforts that you both put forth!
Thank you! :)
As a Buffalonian, I have to say thank you. You know, I grew up in the inner city. It was rough. I always heard people in my neighborhood say "Buffalo wasn't shit" or "There's nothing to do here like in Atlanta or Miami" but I never realized that they never left here. Then to see the comments from people who have visited. I had no idea others had love for Buffalo like that. I respect that and I hope you all return. We'll have the beer and wings waiting for ya.
Thank you for that!
I grew up in that filthy crappy place. I couldn't wait to leave. An it sucks to come there to even visit. All I care about is la Nova pizza. An anchor bar. After that on to Toronto. buffalo is good for Niagara fall in the winter to see the lights an leave
@@Twinklestar932 well, we're happy you're gone lol
@@Twinklestar932what part did you grow up in
@@nickelcityyt4026 I bet your love n all those migrating humans
I have lived in Florida, Connecticut and Buffalo by far Buffalo was the best, the people are friendly helpful, the four seasons are beautiful a little less snow would be nice but it beats having to go through hurricanes also the food is amazing sponge candy beef on wick and the buffalo wings can't be beat
it's weck btw
This is by far the best video ever!! 🤩 I was born and raised in Buffalo. Left there when I was 28 years old and moved to Las Vegas.
Wow, thank you, Judy!
Great video...beautiful city. Love and peace to you from Ontario Canada.
Our neighbors to the north! Hello my friends!!🥰
I miss my hometown... Buffalo is an awesome city with great people. I transferred to Miami and hate it. Miami is the closest foreign country to the United States.
Is it because of the hispanic influence you hate it?
I’m from ct and mass I e spent a lot of time in the buffalo area and absolutely love the area the lakefront and river are wonderful and the rural suburbs are very scenic I find it very relaxing to visit
Another great one, Buffalo people have always been nice when we've been. The Bills were charter member of the AFL in 1960
Buffalo is historically important, between 1800 and 1900 it was one of the 10 most populous cities in the US. Not all cities that lose population end up like Detroit or St Louis.
Largest concentration of millionaires in US lived in Buffalo circa 1900 on grand Delaware Avenue, mansion row. Spectacular architecture
Also one of the first cities in North America to get electricity
Humboldt parkway had alot of mansions as well before they turned the park into the 33
I grew up in buffalo an all I wanted to do was leave when I turned 18
@@Twinklestar932 You keep posting negative comments but glad your life worked out for you. I lived in San Diego for 10 yrs and loved it...in the 1980s. Now it is crowded, traffic is bad, nearly every green space has been overbuilt and where there wasn't anymore land, they built high rise buildings, many condos, the beaches are crowded, downtown San Diego is filled with old buildings and the only new ones are expensive condos. Overall, housing and rents in San Diego County are very expensive and no vacant space for newer homes. However the weather is usually very pleasant, some good restaurants, the coast is beautiful, lots of activities, concerts, world class and first class entertainment, zoo, museums, LaJolla, Del Mar and its racetrack, all the beach communities, Shelter Island and Harbor Island and Coronado. I don't think it is really a comparison to a city like Buffalo. Distinctly different places. So all that said, enjoy your life on the west coast and be thankful that you can afford it. Most people can't. Peace.
Actually the first guy to sell Wings in Buffalo Was John Young who had a Wing spot on Jefferson Ave called Wings and Things which opened back in 1961 , was so popular the The players from the AFL Buffalo Bills used to go there. He called his wings Mumbo Wings.
I know this because my Dad went there pretty often and he would tell that story often when the subject of Wings came up.
No knock on the Anchor Bars tho. Been there plenty of times myself and love those wings there but they was not the first.
I'm a new subscriber. I was born in Buffalo and now live fifteen minutes outside the city. This was an awesome video. Buffalo is a beautiful city and I'm proud to live here!
Thank you, Kathy. :)
Outstanding drone footage. Another amazing video! Thanks for sharing!
Falls on American side is called the Bridal Falls. What you call the Canadian Falls is The Horseshoe Falls which extends across whole river from American to side Canadian side. Born and raised in NF but haven’t lived there in 25 yrs. I still visit once or twice a year to see family. Nice to see a positive video on the area.
A clarification......The 2 cataracts on the American side are
called "Bridal Veil" and "American." The Canadian falls is the "Horseshoe."
I can hear the ever-present roar of the falls from my living room.
@@paulmezhir8354 👍🏻 👍🏻Thx 4 the info.
Awesome video. Thank you. Had been on both sides of the falls years ago. Watching your video makes me want to visit again. One of the best videos I have seen in a while👍
Wow, thank you for that, Jane.
Spoda's! Great video. Great stuff. I've been to Niagara Falls but want to see FLW's Martin House - glad you covered it. Great restaurant visits. And you're going to Centralia before me so I'll be watching your next video for sure. FLW's Falling Water (in western PA - been there twice) I couldn't take my eyes off, I'm such a fan (you have to buy tickets in advance). 10 out of 10 on this one. Btw, Cheerio's are my go-to.
Thank you, Bill. :)
Thanks for the beautiful drone shots I miss home recently moved about 5 months ago
Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs really aren’t a bad place. Always something to do(concerts, festivals, etc) all year round. Yes it’s cold and lots of snow but cost of living is fairly cheap and we have mountains, beaches, etc all within an hour drive.
No mtns...there are small hills. Closest mtns are 5 hours at least
@@Patrico-tl3mdI live South of Buffalo in The Allegheny Mountains.🤔😆😆😆
When I visited Niagara Falls in 2001, I was on the Canadian side and the ponchos were blue there too then. ;)
Buffalo is in my travel list Rn as many others cities that I want to visit in US
Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷
I really liked your channel bro, new sub!
Grew up north of the city in Niagara County. Spent lots of time in Buff during the 70's going to Bills and Sabres games and just other things the 'big' city had to offer. Live in the midwest now but am always proud to talk about my home area and how special it is and what it meant to me.
I was born there in the late 1940s and loved Buffalo as a little boy. School 78 rocks.
I went to School 78!!!!
@@cjb34 Hi Cheryl, nice to meet a fellow alumnus.
I also graduated from 78. Went to Kensington.
I have to keep commenting as I watch!! Lol 😆 this is just so much happiness for me!! I have a ton of Super 8 movies of this whole area dating back to the 50’s my grandpa took.
So appreciative of your fine work and also from the commentors. For the hidden history of Niagara Falls, from 1 of the greatest wonders in the world to the sorry state of the City of Niagara Falls I recommend reading highly acclaimed "Inventing Niagara Falls" by Ginger Stand, 2008.
Every one of your videos is high quality. Great visual content and commentary. You never compromise that standard, and that is unusual in the RUclips world.
Wow, thank you, Grey!
Buffalo known for best local food, Italian, German, Polish and bakeries. We don't like franchises and support local businesses. Festivals every werkend.
There are a lot of unique places to eat. Great food!
So long as the populace supports it's local eateries. There's not much need for fast foods industry.
Great video, interesting to a life long resident (47yrs) I feel like I just walked around the neighborhood myself. LoL. Only thing I didn't know of was that brick house you toured. Beautiful house, I love All brick homes. Ty
Love your work brother keep up the good work..
Yes. Important right now for us to love our country - all of us!
Buffalo is actually very picturesque, beautiful old mansions . Love Niagara Falls, very beautiful...❤
Very interesting ! I always wondered about this City. Thank you for filming this.
Thank you, Richard!
I’m from here. Experience wise it’s amazing but for a career I’m not staying.
@@sydneyrobinson7022 I guess it depends on the career.
What a find! I have been searching for the ambient music,you played during the drone footage.Please share the name of it.🎵🌠
13:08 “winging it”, i see what you did there! I know you’re primarily travelling within the US but you should check out Toronto since you’re so close. Would love to see the comparison.
It was actually accidental. I finally noticed it in edit! :)
Why Canada you guys are always reaching! Trying to think you're better than the 🇺🇸 stop it I know what you're doing and I not even from Buffalo, Im a small village living island Buckeye.
@@ohslimgoody Not that I need to justify myself to a troll, but I wasn't talking about Buffalo (which is a city I like a lot). Since his channel pertains to exploring cities, why not take the trip up to visit and compare to other places he's been to? If you get triggered so easily by somebody's comment and assume I'm denigrating US cities, you should visit a therapist for your insecurity issues.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I could tell you didn't even realize what you had just said LOL
Really this view of the place where I worked in my early 20's and returned later to get my Master's Degree in Nursing. We used to go to the Anchor Bar and I seem to remember it as a good place for jazz and I thought I remembered Buffalo Wings some time before the 1960's?? Great video.
I watched this Sept. 2. Beautiful and famous city. Winters are rough probably. Right now it's 109 in Mojave desert. You filmed this on my birthday.
Cool!
Winters are not as bad here as they used to be. I went to Riverside Academy on Ontario st which is right down the street from where I grew up. I remember as a kid in the late 80's early 90's going to sleep on a normal fall evening then waking up the next morning to 6 feet of snow. Now we're lucky if we get 6 ft of snow in a season. Winters aren't as bad as ppl think they are nowadays. I always said if I move from Buffalo to anywhere in the country i would have to definitely stay north, i have to have 4 seasons with snow. I will say as far as weather is concerned we (the NE) have the least worrisome weather in the country. No Wildfires, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, heatwaves, droughts, sinkholes, tornadoes and so on. Plus we get to enjoy the 4 seasons. Win win...
Famous for what ? Wings ? The guy that invented them got smart and moved to Florida. Oh wait Buffalo claim to fame is the Assassination of William McKinley forgot about that.
@@robertbreedon9137 you sound extremely salty. The woman who invented Buffalo wings passed away, sounds like you recieved bad information.
@@juancarlosnegron2358 totally agree the winters are so much more milder than they used to be.
Enjoyed the video! Loved when you went to the falls! Fun to see!
Buffalo is a wonderful place - I will never leave it! Let's Go Buffalo!
Really cool to see - Thank you!
I live in the south end of St Catharines, about 10 miles west of Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls -- next time when on the American side, take the pedestrian bridge over to Goat Island for the best views of the falls in a beautiful park like setting. Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park and Buffalo's parks system, envisioned Niagara Falls state park. His vision is now largely realized on the American side with the more naturalistic environment. Niagara Falls has also removed the Robert Moses Parkway that was blocking access to the gorge, replacing it with a multiuse path, so things are moving in the right direction. Buffalo and this region of NY are underappreciated.
I was in Buffalo last September. I hadn’t been there before. I thought it was great. The small towns Hamburg and Eden which are nearby are lovely.
My hometown. I'm happy you got to have Wings, and Beef-on-Wick. 😋. I surely miss them.
So did you get smart and move ?
@@robertbreedon9137 went in the service right after hs (Kensington) and stayed in.
They were great, especially the Beef On Weck. That was awesome!
*Weck
@@rridderbusch518 When you're right, you're right. Too much horseradish here. 😁