Entrance 1910, showing the D.L.& W. coal trestle, an elevated train tracks that facilitated the transfer of coal between ship and rail.
The Hatch Restaurant is located in 2007 at the tip of the trestle above.
Entrance 1910, showing the D.L.& W. coal trestle, an elevated train tracks that facilitated the transfer of coal between ship and rail.
The Hatch Restaurant is located in 2007 at the tip of the trestle above.
1915 view from one ship of another being tugged past another lake ship tied up at the D. L.& W. trestle.
A 1925 view of the entrance to the Buffalo River (right) and showing the Erie Basin (left).
Modern view of the entrance to the Buffalo River taken from the lighthouse. Coal trestle was at far left.
Modern view of the Hatch Restaurant, with the Erie Basin (left) and entrance to the Buffalo River (right).
For information about the transition of the Erie Basin from industrial to recreational/residential, look here.