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Easter Sunday is the second Sunday in April this year. Please consider supporting and worshiping at one of Broadway-Fillmore’s historic churches this weekend.

You know the churches names…Saint Stanislaus, Saint Adalbert Basilica, Saint John Kanty, Saint Luk’e's, Saint Ann’s, Corpus Christi.

These churches need your support to survive. They are important to the fabric of the neighborhood. Their survival in the midst of what has transpired on the East Side over the last few decades is a miracle.

You can view each one of these churches’ Holy Week schedules by clicking here—>

To find out more about Second Sundays in Broadway-Fillmore, click here—>

Alive!

February 20th, 2012 | by Christopher Byrd | 3 Comments

What Lies Beneath 897 Broadway

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Last week when I posted about the Lumen Bearing Company, Greg Witul commented on the post asking where I got the old picture of the factory. I couldn’t remember exactly and then pulled out the book I thought it was from. It came from a 50th anniversary book for Saint Stanislaus Church.

While flipping through the book, a photo of 897 Broadway caught my eye. I scanned the photo tonight and pulled some pictures from Google Maps of what is there now. When I started looking at the photos, I noticed right away that the original building is still there. It is hidden behind what was built out of it.

If you examine the pictures closely, you can see it. You will also notice that part of the building’s white facade is still visible. I don’t know how much else of it remains, but it was cool to make this discovery.

The 1923 photo shows the Broadway Bakery. Truly a great looking building.

UPDATE from Andy Golebiowski in comments:

Description from the Intensive Level Historic Resources Survey:

Broadway Bakery
897 [881] Broadway

Date: 1914
Architect:
Władysław H. Zawadzki,
Original Use: Commercial
Current Use: Vacant

NR Criterion: C

Built as a bakery, store, and
dwelling for Władysław
Niebieszczanski. Its original
richly executed Broadway
façade, of brick and white terra
cotta with copper bays, was
largely effaced when the former
bakery was joined to a
nondescript, late twentieth
century building to the west.

February 18th, 2012 | by Christopher Byrd | 0 Comments

Ash Wednesday Masses in Buffalo’s Historic Polonia

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Ash Wednesday is February 22nd.

Corpus Christi Church – 11:30am & 6:30pm
http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

Saint John Kanty – 9am & 5:30pm
http://stjohnkantychurchbuffalo.wordpress.com/

Saint Stanislaus – 11am & 7pm
http://ststanislauschurch.com

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Begin Lent at one of Broadway-Fillmore’s historic churches!

January 31st, 2012 | by Christopher Byrd | 3 Comments

Another building on Fillmore I Heart

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I heart 703 Fillmore. It is on Fillmore just south of Broadway. Long before being the First Holy Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church, it was the Masiel Furniture store built in 1925.

In the pictures above, you can see some of the detail…look at the old awning framework and some of the awning still left.

I am glad the building is in use.

It is another little rough around the edges gem of a building in B-F.

January 23rd, 2012 | by Christopher Byrd | 0 Comments