West Side
Sure, for now the Elmwood Village is Buffalo's premier neighborhood for fine dining and cute urban boutiques; Allentown is where local artists and bohos congregate, and downtown still takes the cake when it comes to the urban rehabilitation that Western New Yorkers have grown more and more used to.Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: neighborhood
- Description: Buffalo/West Side
- Also known as: “Buffalo/West Side”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peace Bridge and Holy Angels Church.
Peace Bridge
Bridge
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The Peace Bridge is an international bridge over the Niagara River between Canada and the United States, located just north of the river's source at the east end of Lake Erie about 20 kilometres upriver of Niagara Falls.
Holy Angels Church
Church
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Holy Angels Church is located in the lower west side of Buffalo, New York, adjacent to D'Youville College. The parish has been served by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate from 1851-2020.
Lafayette High School
School
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Lafayette High School was a public high school in Buffalo, New York. It was the oldest public school in Buffalo that remained in its original building, a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style by architects August Esenwein and James A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmwood Village and Allentown and the Delaware District.
Elmwood Village
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Allentown and the Delaware District
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Allentown and the Delaware District are two neighborhoods in Buffalo that are adjacent to each other and north of downtown. These two areas are among the most desirable neighborhoods in the city today, and, much more than most other areas of Buffalo, were able to retain their charm, affluence, and safety throughout Buffalo's dark days from the 1960s to the turn of the millennium.
Fort Erie
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Fort Erie is a town of about 33,000 people in the Niagara Region. It is directly across the river from Buffalo, New York, and is the site of Old Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.
West Side
Latitude
42.91529° or 42° 54′ 55″ northLongitude
-78.89043° or 78° 53′ 26″ westOpen location code
87J3W485+4RWikidata ID
Q16939391
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In Other Languages
“West Side” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Lato ovest di Buffalo”
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