Neighborhoods of Buffalo, New York

Elmwood Village

Buffalo consists of 32 different neighborhoods, over an area of 52 sq. mi The following is a list of neighborhoods defined by the University at Buffalo.^[1]

Allentown

Black Rock

See also Market Square Historic District.

Bailey-Lovejoy

Central Park

Cold Springs

Delaware District

See also Delaware Avenue Historic District.

Downtown

See J.N. Adam-AM&A Historic District; Canalside District, Buffalo; Buffalo Theater District

East Side

Elmwood Strip

The American Planning Association named the Elmwood Village neighborhood in Buffalo one of ten Great Neighborhoods in 2007.^[2] Elmwood Village^[3] is a pedestrian-oriented, mixed use neighborhood with hundreds of small, locally owned boutiques, shops, restaurants, and cafes. The neighborhood is located to the south of Buffalo State College.

See also Elmwood Historic District–West.

Fruit Belt

Hamlin Park

The Hamlin Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[4]

Kensington

Kensington Heights

Lower West Side

See West Village Historic District.

North Buffalo

North Park

Parkside

See Parkside East Historic District and Parkside West Historic District.

Polonia

Riverside

Schiller Park

South Buffalo

South Buffalo, which was split by the construction of Interstate 190 during the 1950s, is troubled by the presence of a concrete crushing facility which is grandfathered in as a pre-existing use, while dust and truck traffic from the facility strongly affect residences in the neighborhood.^[5]

University Heights

West Side

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See also West Village Historic District.

References

1. City of Buffalo - Neighborhoods
2. "American Planning Association". Retrieved October 4, 2007 Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
3. "Forever Elmwood – The Elmwood Village Association". Foreverelmwood.org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/08/13 through 7/12/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-19.
5. "Buffalo’s decade-long dust bowl" article by Dan Telvock in Investigative Post April 3, 2014 Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.