Industry
What was the largest steelmaking operation in the world during WWII?
Bethlehem Steel employed 20,000 workers
Who was the architect behind Buffalo's Parkway System?
Frederick Law Olmsted.
What peoples originally lived on the land now known as Buffalo?
The Seneca Nation
Why is Buffalo sometimes called the City of Lights?
At the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo showed off its widespread electric street lighting powered by alternating current electricity from Niagara Falls harnessed by Nikola Tesla.
Who opened the first chicken wing restaurant in Buffalo?
John Young's Wings & Things restaurant at 1313 Jefferson Avenue opened in 1966. This was the first restaurant to promote wings in the telephone book.
What is a nickname for the houses on Delaware Avenue between North St and Bryant St?
Millionaire's Row. Around 1900, Buffalo had more billionaires per capita than any other city in the U.S.
What canal led to the rise of Buffalo as a port city?
The Erie Canal.
How long did former Mayor Byron Brown serve as Mayor of Buffalo
Nearly 19 years.
When was the most recent lawsuit in Buffalo NY accusing banks of redlining?
2015 - Evans Bank
Name three factors that led to the population decline of Buffalo?
1. Opening of the St. Lawrence
2. Railroad expansion
3. Rise of foreign steel imports.
What US President was inaugurated in Buffalo, NY
Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1901 after McKinley was shot.
What percentage of refugees resettled to New York State are resettled in Buffalo?
One third.
At peak production, how much grain was stored in Buffalo's grain elevator?
Buffalo's largest grain elevator could hold 270 million pounds of grain enough to make 170 million loaves of bread, at a time when only 103 million people lived in the US.
What were Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan famous for?
Building the first skyscraper in the U.S. (the Guaranty Building). Frank Lloyd Wright was an apprentice at the time.
Buffalo peaked in population in 1950. How many people lived in Buffalo according to the 1950 census?
580,132 people. More than twice as many people as live in Buffalo today.