Familiar postcard view of the Canal on the west side of Buffalo, c. 1890. Image source: private collection.
Familiar postcard view of the Canal on the west side of Buffalo, c. 1890. Image source: private collection.
The canalboat in the image above is nearing the Pitts Agricultural complex, a major Buffalo manufacturer. Completed threshers can be
seen lined along the canal-side of the plant.
From the 1894 Buffalo City Atlas. Carolina Street runs across the bottom of the image. What is labeled "Front" Street is today called Niagara Street.
The photo used to make the postcard image above would have been taken from the vantage indicated by the red arrow.
From Google Maps
A modern view of the same area shows that the canal bed is occupied by the Thruway and the Pitts complex
location is now the Niagara Street exit from the Thruway. The red arrow indicates the approximate vantage of
the original photographer.
More information on the Buffalo Pitts is here:
Land-side view of the Pitts area 1932
Buffalo Pitts Photo of the Week