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TOUR POLISH BUFFALO WITH FORGOTTEN BUFFALO Discover the Historic Home of America's 2nd Largest Polish Colony
From its founding in 1873 to its modern day rebirth, Forgotten Buffalo will introduce you to the historic home of the 2nd largest Polish Colony in America.
DATE
TIME
TOUR
STATUS
Saturday, Sept. 18th
5p
Polonia Pride Tour
Our Flagship Tour of Polish Buffalo
SOLD OUT
Saturday, Dec. 11th
5p
A Polish Tavern Christmas
Polish Holiday Traditions Come Alive
SOLD OUT OUT
Saturday, Dec. 18th
5p
A Polish Tavern Christmas
Polish Holiday Traditions Come Alive
ON SALE NOW
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About Forgotten Buffalo: The region's authority on unique landmarks, classic taverns, old world neighborhoods & "Nickel City" oddities presents Buffalo's original "Off the Beaten Track" tours. Guides are television personality Eddy "Maxwell Truth" Dobosiewicz, host of Off Beat Cinema and trained Buffalo architecture and history docent Marty Biniasz. Each custom designed tour will give you a sense why Buffalo-Niagara is one of the most unique urban communities in the world. For more information, visit www.ForgottenBuffalo.com.
Ted Kania, frequent member of the Forgotten Buffalo Orchestra. All Polonia Pride Tours include music by a LIVE polka band! Ted is always a hit with the ladies.
The Eastside of Buffalo is home to some of the region?s most important cultural, ethnic and architectural landmarks. With the founding of St. Stanislaus Parish in 1873, the area became one of the largest Polish-American colonies in the world outside of Poland.
Forgotten Buffalo Tours shines the spotlight on century old churches, an old world public market and art-deco masterpieces. Each tour includes a number of stops at friendly neighborhood taverns, a home cooked Polish meal and music by a LIVE polka band at EVERY stop.
Learn about the history of the neighborhood, discover architectural treasures, learn some key Polish phrases and words, dance the polka!
We offer TWO Polish theme tours during the year: "Pride of Polonia" & "A Polish Tavern Christmas." Each is unqiue as we explore the rich traditions of Polish culture in Western New York.
Corpus Christi Church & Central Terminal...just two of the Polonia Historic District's landmarks.
A POLISH TAVERN CHRISTMAS Our Popular Holiday Tours Keep Polish Traditions Alive on the Eastside
From the Polonia Historic District to Kaisertown & Black Rock....our Polish Tavern Christmas Tours are an unique way to get into the Christmas spirit.
Al Kania and Father Anselm Chalupka, pastor of Corpus Christi Church sing traditional Polish kolendy during our 2009 tour.
Forgotten Buffalo Tours recreates the tradition "polka caroling" at taverns in the Historic Polonia District during our famous "Polish Tavern Christmas Tours."
The night relives the time when polka musicians would go caroling acoustically from tavern to tavern in exchange for food, drink and donations for charity.
Our evening begins with a traditional "Wigilia" style dinner where you'll learn about cherished Polish Christmas holiday customs. Then we hop aboard the Forgotten Buffalo bus and visit some of the BEST family owned Polish taverns in Buffalo. Along the way we will visit extravagantly decorated Polish churches and rekindle family memories.
Our live polka band will sing traditional Polish Christmas carols called Kolendy as well as other yuletide favorites.
St. Stanislaus Church, the mother church of Buffalo's Polonia, was founded in 1873.
PICTURES FROM PAST FORGOTTEN BUFFALO POLISH TOURS
A group stop at St. Stanislaus Church
A stop at one of the Polonia District's famous private clubs
Inside the historic Corpus Christi Church on Clark Street
Forgotten Buffalo visits the former clubrooms of the Polish Singing Circle
A Polish Tavern Christmas Tour at Corpus Christi Church's Athletic Club
Learn the polka at an Eastside tavern
Forgotten Buffalo with Bishop Grosz at St. Stan's
Forgotten Buffalo stops at the landmark Buffalo Central Terminal located in the Polonia Historic District
CONTACT FORGOTTEN BUFFALO
E-mail ForgottenBuffalo@aol.com or call 716-833-5211 for details and availability. Current tours cost $45 per person. Price includes meal, bus transportation, docent led guided tour, prizes and giveaways. Must be 21 years of age to participate.
E-mail or phone reservations will be held for 48 hours only. Cancellations or changes less than 3 business days prior to tour will be subject to a non refundable deposit of $25. Payment in full must be received no later than 4 business days prior to the requested tour date and can be made with check or money order.
Please make all checks payable to Airborne Productions and send to:
Forgotten Buffalo PO Box 828 Buffalo, NY 14215-0828
