A Bird’s Eye View — South Buffalo in the 1930s [BUFFALO: THEN AND NOW]

Even though I hate flying, I love peeking out the window as the plane descends, just to see if I can pick out places I know. Plus, it's really cool to get a different, aerial view of things.

So it was a pretty sweet surprise when I found these old-school, from-above photos of South Buffalo, below. They're supposedly from the 1930s, and as you'd expect, everything's much less developed that it is now. The 90? Not there in the '30s. Neither were the nearby hospitals, high schools and colleges.

At least Caz Park stayed consistent!

South Buffalo, Cazenovia Park Area -- Then:

South Buffalo Seneca Street Cazenovia Park old

...And Now:

South Buffalo Seneca Street Cazenovia Park

Tifft Street / South Park Avenue -- Then:

South Park Ave Tifft Street South Buffalo old

...And Now:

South Park Ave Tifft Street South Buffalo