BUFFALO'S HISTORIC POLONIA DISTRICT

WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC POLONIA DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE GREAT EASTSIDE OF BUFFALO

Welcome

Experience the Tour

Departure Board

Arrival Board

Tour Polish Buffalo

Buffalo Ethnic Tours

Tour German Buffalo

Tour Italian Buffalo

Tour Irish Buffalo

Last Fine Time Tour

Buffalo Brewery Tour

Classic Taverns-Awards

Classic Taverns-Buffalo

Dill's Tavern

Top Hill Grill

Talty's

Daren's Tavern

Scharf's Schiller Park

Pristach's

G&T Inn

Gene McCarthy's

Ulrich's Tavern

Artys Grill

Dick's Eastside Inn

East End Tavern

Sportsman Tavern

The Malamute

Taverns of Polonia 1910

Dalys

Eddie Brady's Bar

Ten-O-Won Grill

Classic Taverns-Travels

The Concertina Bar

Mels Bar

Club 505

Steve's Lounge

Classic Taverns-Last Call

Felong's Tavern

Billy O's Golden Swan

Big Joe Dudzick's Tavern

The Broadway Grill

Bramer's Grill

Concord Restaurant

Messner's Aero Bar

Ray Flynn's

Kutas Warsaw Inn

McBride's Pub

Strusienski's Restaurant

Private & Ethnic Clubs

Adam Mickiewicz Library

American Serbian Club

Corpus Christi AC

Croatian "Cro" Club

Dnipro Ukrainian Center

Dom Polski - N Tonawanda

Eldredge Bicycle Club

Polish Cadets

St. Stan's Athletic Club

Third Warders Club

Ukrainian-American Center

FBTV Video

Historic Polonia District

Central Terminal

Polish Home Museum Project

Broadway Market

St. Stanislaus Church

Corpus Christi Church

St. Adalbert's Basilica

Superman Corner

Polonia Views

Eckhardt Department Store

Polish Union of America

PPS Broadway Mkt Report

Polskie Kolo Spiewackie

Lucki Urban

Buffalo's Polonia History

A Polka Moment In Time

Vintage Polka Posters

Pulaski Parade 1962

Pulaski Parade 2006

Pulaski Parade 2008

Broadway Fillmore

Polonia Stories

1910 Maps of Polonia Buffalo

Buffalo Polonia - 1910

Preserve a Polish Home

Kaminski Meats

Polonia Scrapbook

Polonia On Parade

1965 Polka Convention

Polish Paintings

Power To Polonia

Beer Murals Nielsen

Forgotten Bflo Features

Kids & Wigilia Traditions

The Simon Pure Brewery

Lost Bflo Train Stations

New York Central at War

Pennsylvania RR at War

Talkin' Proud!

Buffalo Union Station

Bayliss-Oshei Residence

Niagara Falls Steak Sub

Buffalo Heights

The Statler Hilton

Metro Rail 1973

Bflo Before & After

Retro Chip Collection

Melody Fair - N Tonawanda

Buffalo Courier Express

History in Your Pocket

Corner Store Experience

The Fair

Most Endangered Sites

Re-Light the Rand

Pierogi @ St. Nick's

Whammy Weenie

Skateland - East Ferry

Jimmy Griffin 1929-2008

Jack Kemp 1936-2009

Sattler Theater

Masonic Lodge #846

Broadway Grill Reunion

Vintage Xmas Cards

Bocce Club- Clinton St.

Smiling Ted's

Buffalo Snow

Edsbyn, Sweden

Buffalo Drive-In

Buffalo 1969

Ray Bennett Lumber Co.

Ray H. Bennett Home

Ultra Cool: 70s Buffalo

Buffalo Bowling Shirts

Great Northern Elevator

Pullman / Wagner Complex

Pierogi Capital of US

North Park Theater

Zywiec Brewery

Buffalo Beer Trays

1964 Campaign For Pres

Heritage Discover Ctr

Tale of Two Roundhouses

Brand Names Catalog

Trolley Lobby BCT

Mentholatum, Hyde, Smythe

Chez Ami 311 Delaware Ave

Schreiber Brewery

Forgotten Buffalo Sounds

Sounds of Buffalo Beer

Sounds of Buffalo

Sounds of the Hound

Utica Club Beer Song

Forgotten Buffalo-Lost

Gramza's Cigar Store

Burczynski Bakery

St. Gerard's Parish

The Polish Village

Rudas Record Store

Tondrowski's Shoe Store

The DL&W Terminal

Buffalo Gas Works

S.S. Aquarama/Marine Star

Aquarama - Final Chapter

Sattlers 998

Rivoli Theater - Broadway

H-O Elevator

Riverside Men's Shop

Mastman's Kosher Deli

Crystal Beach

Department Stores

CLASSIC PHOTOS

Bevador/Beerador Coolers

Parkside Candies

Buffalo's Last Roundhouse

Wildroot Factory

Buffalo Stockyards

Chicago Iron Works

Spolka Clothing

Forgotten Ontario

Tim Hortons #1

TH&B Train Station

Ivor Wynne Stadium

Canadian National Station

Minojijikum Island 1076

Forgotten Rochester

Retro Wegmans

Polonia Rochester

Spittoon Water Troughs

Forgotten Buffalo & Genny

Genesee Brewery Tour

Forgotten Bflo Roadtrips

Perreca's Bakery

F.X. Matts - Utica Club

Forgotten Buffalo-Media

Ch. 2: WGR & WGRZ-TV

Rocketship7

Commander Tom Show

Dialing for Dollars

Ed Tucholka

Polonia Media

Greg Chwojdak, WXRL

Tour of Bflo Broadcasting

WKBW Radio

WKBW Top 40 Celebration

KB Goes Kaboom! WKBW

1430 Main St - WKBW RADIO

A Thing of the Past 2006

WKBW's Tommy Shannon

George Hound Dog Lorenz

1420 Main St - WKBW TV

Forgotten Bflo Orchestra

R & L Lounge, 23 Mills St

Union Stock Yards Bank

The Think Bank

The Natural Tour

Preservation Corridors

Broadway

Fillmore Avenue

Lombard Gibson Mktplace

Project Paderewski

Forgotten Buffalo News

Despensata Corporation

Marketplace Kitchen

Buffalo Broadcasting

Historic Polonia District, photo credit: John Fecio, JPFPhotography.com
Historic Polonia District, photo credit: John Fecio, JPFPhotography.com
St. Stan's in the Historic Polonia District as seen on Good Friday morning 2011.
Welcome to the Historic Polonia District of Buffalo, New York: Located two miles from Downtown Buffalo, The Historic Polonia District is home to an unique collection of cultural, ethnic and architectural landmarks. With the founding of St. Stanislaus Parish in 1873, the area became the second largest Polish-American colony in the world outside of Poland.

Today the Historic Polonia District is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Western New York with nationalities from across the world calling it home. Discover century old churches, an old world public market, art-deco masterpieces and friendly neighborhood taverns. 
Notable sites include the Broadway Market, St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church, St. Adalbert's Basilica, Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Central Terminal, and The Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle.


HOW TO GET TO THE HISTORIC POLONIA DISTRICT

From the North: I-190 south to exit #4 (Fillmore/Smith Street). Right off the exit. 

From the South: I-190 north to exit #4 (Fillmore/Smith Street). Left off the exit.

From the I-290: I-290 to I-90. 33 Expressway towards downtown Buffalo. Best Street/Science Museum exit. Left onto Best St. Right onto Fillmore.

From Canada: I-190 south to exit #4 (Fillmore/Smith Street). Right off the exit.

From Rochester & Points East: I-90. 33 Expressway towards downtown Buffalo. Best Street/Science Museum exit. Left onto Best St. Right onto Fillmore.
 




POLONIA DISTRICT SITES
Click images below to learn about Buffalo's Historic Polonia District



POLISH HERITAGE RELIGIOUS SITES


St. Stanislaus Church - Mother Church of Polonia - Click image to learn more
St. Stanislaus Church - Mother Church of Polonia - Click image to learn more
Corpus Christi Church - 199 Clark Street - Click image to learn more
Corpus Christi Church - 199 Clark Street - Click image to learn more
Saint Adalbert Basilica, 212 Stanislaus Street: Click image above to learn more
Saint Adalbert Basilica, 212 Stanislaus Street: Click image above to learn more

POLONIA DISTRICT CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE (as of May 1, 2011)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

7:30a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Mass celebrated in Convent chapel

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

8a

St. Stanislaus B&M Parish 123 Townsend Street

 

Mass celebrated in Convent chapel (Wilson Street across from Church)

Wednesday

11a

St. Stanislaus B&M Parish 123 Townsend Street

 

Mass celebrated in Convent chapel (Wilson Street across from Church)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

11:30a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Mass celebrated in Convent chapel (Thursday Mass celebrated in Polish)

Saturday

11:30a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Mass celebrated in Convent chapel

Saturday

4p

St. Stanislaus B&M Parish 123 Townsend Street

 

Main Church

Saturday

5:30p

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Main Church

Sunday

7:30a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Main Church

Sunday

9a

St. Stanislaus B&M Parish 123 Townsend Street

 

English Mass

Sunday

10a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Polish Mass

Sunday

10:30a

St. Adalbert Basilica

212 Stanislaus Street

English/Polish Mass

Sunday

11:30a

Corpus Christi Church

199 Clark Street

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

English Mass

Sunday

Noon

St. Stanislaus B&M Parish 123 Townsend Street

 

Polish Mass, live radio broadcast on 101.7 WLOF-FM




POLISH CLUBS IN HISTORIC POLONIA


St. Stan's Athletic Club, 289 Peckham Street, Buffalo, Click image above to learn more
St. Stan's Athletic Club, 289 Peckham Street, Buffalo, Click image above to learn more
The Adam Mickiewicz Library - 612 Fillmore Ave. - Click image to learn more.
The Adam Mickiewicz Library - 612 Fillmore Ave. - Click image to learn more.


POLONIA DISTRICT HISTORIC SITES


The Broadway Market - 999 Broadway, The City of Buffalo's ONLY indoor, 12-month public market - Click image to learn more
The Broadway Market - 999 Broadway, The City of Buffalo's ONLY indoor, 12-month public market - Click image to learn more
Buffalo Central Terminal - Memorial Drive at Paderewski - Click image to learn more.
Buffalo Central Terminal - Memorial Drive at Paderewski - Click image to learn more.
The Think Bank: Union Stock Yard Bank Building, corner of Broadway & Fillmore. Click image to learn more.
The Think Bank: Union Stock Yard Bank Building, corner of Broadway & Fillmore. Click image to learn more.
Superman Corner, Clark & Kent Sts, Click image to learn more
Superman Corner, Clark & Kent Sts, Click image to learn more
Unique Homes of Polonia - Click image to learn more
Unique Homes of Polonia - Click image to learn more


POLONIA DISTRICT FESTIVALS & EVENTS 


Dyngus Day, The World's Largest Dyngus Day Celebration, The Monday after Easter, Click image for updated information.
Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival at Corpus Christi Church, Polonia District's Largest Summer Festival, end of August. Click image for updated information
Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival at Corpus Christi Church, Polonia District's Largest Summer Festival, end of August. Click image for updated information


Polonia Features
Power to Polonia, Buffalo Spree, April 2011. Click image to read article
Power to Polonia, Buffalo Spree, April 2011. Click image to read article
Click on image to read Polonia on Parade article, Artvoice, April 2007
Click on image to read Polonia on Parade article, Artvoice, April 2007


POLISH OWNED TAVERNS


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Tour the Historic Polonia District with Forgotten Buffalo Tours. From historic churches & family owned taverns to Polish private clubs & historic sites, jump on the bus for our one of a kind immersion excursions. Click picture to learn more.
Tour the Historic Polonia District with Forgotten Buffalo Tours. From historic churches & family owned taverns to Polish private clubs & historic sites, jump on the bus for our one of a kind immersion excursions. Click picture to learn more.


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