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The Bars Of Buffalo

In the sixties, New York was an 18 year old drinking state, which meant I was sneaking into bars when I was 16, and I was not the exception. Live music was everywhere. I was going with a great girl at the time, I learned a lot from her; we learned a lot together, about life, love, music and ourselves. In places like the Inferno, and other bars long gone. Thanks to her, I learned what kind of person I wanted to be, and as importantly, what kind of person I didn't want to be. Life's lessons learned... in the bars of Buffalo.

The first page shows some of the Buffalo bars that I remember, arranged in no particular order. The pictured bars are listed under the names I knew them as; many of them have changed names, closed, or have been demolished. The second and following pages show other Buffalo bars.

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Rosie's	Mulligan's Brick Bar	Mohawk Place	Nietzsche's
Lang's	Mister Goodbar	The Blackstone	Mulligan's
Laughlin's	Anchor Bar	The Masthead	Lafayette Tap Room

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buffbill		16-Feb-2012 21:49
I believe the one eyed cat was on Bryant near Main St. Great late night club. I remember rattan chair swinging from the ceiling.

Kevin Snyder		16-Feb-2012 20:51
Boogie man, I do remember the One Eyed Cat but I am pretty sure it was on Bryant St. Great place for a date!!!! Also Rex White, I did catch your band High Street Carnival at the Warehouse on Seneca St. Great Band remined me of CTA (Chicago) with all the brass.................ahead of your time in Buffalo in 1971. Would love to know what happened later.

Robin		16-Feb-2012 19:58
To THE BOOGIE MAN, I do remember the One Eyed Cat, Hip place, hanging wicker basket chairs. I am trying to find anyone who went to a bar on Elmwood I think it was between W. Delavan and W. Ferry called Sunday's. It was a house. Very cool place.

THE BOOGIE MAN		13-Feb-2012 13:08
DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THE ONE EYED CAT ON NORTH AVE.,IN THE EARLY 1970'S.A LOT OF CANADIANS AND LOCALS LOVED IT FOR IT'S ATMOSPHERE AND ON THURSDAY'S,FRIDAY'S & AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IT WOULD ROCK.IT WAS A SMALL CLUB WITH A LOT OF CLASS.LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU REMEMBER.

Guest		28-Jan-2012 01:31
Max, I think you mean Joe Z with Kingsnake; Ex Steady Rolling Band I think. Bona Vista days on Hertel.

Guest		28-Jan-2012 01:31
Max, I think you mean Joe Z with Kingsnake; Ex Steady Rolling Band I think. Bona Vista days on Hertel.

Tim Aquino		25-Jan-2012 13:07
My father always talks about a bar he frequented in the 50s called Ratzer's (spelling?). Can anybody provide me with any info regarding this spot? Thanks!!

Bob		24-Jan-2012 21:33
How about the Consolidated Peanut Company at Grant and Amherst?

Guest		21-Jan-2012 23:31
Hollywood Hugh's on the corner of Hertel and Elmwood. I know it burned down, but was wondering if anyone recalls some of the regulars? Good times.

Sean		14-Jan-2012 23:58
What about Cassidy's at the corner of Main and Amherst? It burned down in '85 but was a great place.

Guest		13-Jan-2012 12:08
the locker room was at delaware and e. delevan

jerry		08-Jan-2012 00:00
magicians were at the forks hotel

cyndora		01-Jan-2012 13:07
What was the name of the bar that had magicians? It was very popular & fun. 70's

Don		27-Dec-2011 03:30
OK, The Function Junction Ali Babas and hangin at the Long Branch was best.

Carl		21-Dec-2011 12:35
I want to say that before the Pink Flqamingo opened at 223 Allen st. it was the Locker Room AC. Is thiw true?

Guest		15-Dec-2011 00:36
To Paul D. @ Pastime..I left Buffalo in 69 and used to fo to the Pastime a bit...grat bar and Buff State Crowd. I went back to visit before the army in 73 and it was still there but started to have that 70s dico look with a DJ, t shirts etc. Nothing remanins the same but still it was good to see it one last time with my new wife of a year or so who had to take the "Buffalo Bar Tour" with me to understand my college roots and why I love bars. 40 years later still with her and we still do bars all the time..she remebers when I introduced her back in the day to Bailos and the wick with roast beef. Some of the best days of my life...

Guest		15-Dec-2011 00:28
I have a picture in black and white of the outside of Caseys in 1969. I lived on North Patk Avenue at the time in a rented flat with 3 other roomates. and went to U.B. I would stop by on Friday after school and get a burger on his old fashioned grill. I would also get a beer or two on Sunday nights. I remember when Casey's son..forgot his name (want to say Chip?) afterall these years..came back from the service..like so many Buffalo Bars back then, had a great jukebox as well.

Sheepman		08-Dec-2011 18:30
It's hard to believe you have a pic of Nortel but not one of Casey's two doors down where I was a bartender

Guest		07-Dec-2011 01:13
I remember Shanes from 1965 til 1960. Went to U.B. Good place for some drinks and a great jukebox with a lot of Motown/Soul music. Great memories!

G.Hoag		01-Dec-2011 15:21
It all started at Laughlins in 65, 25cent drafts and Traffic on the Juke. Carlos at the door.

Guest		30-Nov-2011 18:21
Corner of Broadway and Lemoine was Ray Jay's best wings in town won the first wing contest called Wingstock in 1997 sponsored by 97 rock.

Guest		24-Nov-2011 12:22
You are a wise women Tracy..... Cassidys was great, it was a toss up for me between Cassisys and The Brick Bar... Back when I was single both spots were awsome.......

Tracy		23-Nov-2011 18:31
I named my daughter after Cassidy's!!! My favorite bar in the 80's.

Guest		21-Nov-2011 19:26
How about Cassidy's Bar Now that was a great Joint!!!

Guest		18-Nov-2011 03:24
I best remember Stage 1 on Main Street and seeing Freeze play there on wet t-shirt Monday's. There was always live music every night somewhere.

Guest		08-Nov-2011 19:36
Did anyone mention Shanes Log Cabin on Main st at Summer.

Guest		06-Nov-2011 03:39
When "Rooftops" on Seneca became a country bar it was call "The Cockeyed Cowboy".

Guest		06-Nov-2011 03:35
Ryans Blackthorn in WS was great!

Guest		26-Oct-2011 19:04
I was there and partying from 1985 to 1991 and did a lot of damage during the summer! Major hang out were The locker room and the Brick bar.... Loved the OV splits by the case! Big Steve use to work the door and get us in past the line... All the boys from the UPS the buffalo Hub would show Friday night after the Twilight sort. Does anybody remember Checkers on Hertel ave. Cool little start up the night joint.... Louie Monte use to bar tend there.... Awsome times

Guest		22-Oct-2011 00:07
What about "Stacks" above the Library on Bailey? I loved that bar. And I do miss the Locker Room! Ah...the good old days!!

Rick		14-Oct-2011 20:03
@Laura I was at Brinks on Elmwood (later Merlin's) and also at the Inner Circle. Remember the Parkway, which became J.P. Bullfeathers?! And (I think!) at Anderson and Elmwood, in what later was enlarged to become Jimmy Mac's, was a little piano bar. Remember the name? How about Sunday's at Elmwood and Breckenridge? Or was it closer to Auburn? I forget; I was usually tripping when I wandered into that place...it was in an old house. Thanks for the reminder of "The Inner Circle"...that was a very hip place where all the old coffee house/beat crowd hung out after Laughlins was no longer the hip place to be, as it had been back in the days of the coffee house craze, when the Grosvenor library was on Franklin and Edward.

Marlene		13-Oct-2011 16:36
Does anyone remember what the name of the tavern was on the corner of Broadway and Lemoine in Cheektowaga near Sloan? In recent years it was renamed The Shebeen but it has since closed.

Michele Kaznowski		12-Oct-2011 16:43
I am looking for information on my grandparents' restaurant named Tommy's. They owned it in the 1940s - 1960?? It was on Union Road in Cheektowaga near the Bell helicopter plant. Any information is appreciated.

Garry		07-Oct-2011 18:44
Gilligans was located on walden ave in the airplain hanger

Kumarsdad		04-Oct-2011 04:23
where was Giligans located? anybody know, I was there in 1971 to see Cactus but for the life of me I cannot remember where it was or how I got there.

KF		03-Oct-2011 16:10
Steve Goldstein is alive and well. Same with his mother, and two brothers. His father is deceased. All the Goldsteins moved to the Phoenix area many years ago.

linda		29-Sep-2011 22:23
Name of bar on Dewey near Kensington in the late 1960s?

Guest		27-Sep-2011 12:15
Gary - thanks, does he have any relatives left in the area?

Garry		26-Sep-2011 15:15
Steve Goldstein, took off in his carol shellby colbra mustang ,and no one knows where he went

Annie G		25-Sep-2011 23:51
Lovers of McVans and Joe Terrose: please contact me The Club closed in the late 80's, and my grandfather passed in April 2011.

Guest		22-Sep-2011 13:27
Does anyone know where to locate Glen Casino owners grandson Steve Goldstein?

Bill F		13-Sep-2011 23:50
I used to go to McVan's when I was in college at UB. That was in the mid to late 1970's. Anyone remember the name of the band at McVan's that had the violin player? They used to play a mean version of Vulcan Worlds and Song of the Pharaoh King by Return to Forever. They also covered Genesis stuff. I've been trying to recall that band name for years. They were great, especially the drummer who reminded me of Ginger Baker in his style. Is McVan's still around?

Guest		10-Sep-2011 01:30
Remembering the old Patrick Henry's...Gregg Allman when he was with Cher stopping by, Freeze, Cockrobin.

Guest		10-Sep-2011 01:25
MICHAEL D: I remember the old days at Patrick Henry's...you, Howie, Moose and Gary. What are you all up to now?

Guest		08-Sep-2011 09:38
Bonnie Muscato- I worked at McVan's in the spring of 1970. Sam the Sham & the Paroahs were playing Wooly Bully my first night at work. We used to hang out at Casey's, Mulligan's, the Mug on dollar beer night, Ivanhoe, I live in Las Vegas now & often wonder where everyone is now from those days. I know some of those people are living here. I've been missing Buffalo lately & all the people I used to know!

Guest		08-Sep-2011 01:14
Someone asked about a bar on Forest between Elmwood and Grant. The Pheasant is/was there but so was a place at 561 Forest that over the years was called The Ivanhoe, The In-Between, The Front Porch, Jack Daniel's Bar, Fingers, Corey's, and the Bourbon Street Cafe.

Guest		03-Sep-2011 17:58
@ Betty, The name of the bar over Casa-di-pizza was the Elmwood village, i was there all the time.

Darlene Barone		03-Sep-2011 17:55
What happened to Uncle Sam's/Inferno in Cheektowaga,ny?

Gina		25-Aug-2011 19:29
The name was Grafitti's. Remember the huge popcorn box glasses of ladies night drinks for a quarter! Wow! I cant believe we made it. I remember my sister's walking me out, one on each arm. I told the bouncer on the way out as they walked me; no, I cant leave without my sisters!I am still alive to talk about it too! HaHaHa, LOL!

Betty		25-Aug-2011 17:01
Does anyone remember the name of the night club located upstairs of Casa-di-Pizza on Elmwood near Hodge in the early 80's? They had a great Ladies Night!

Paul		16-Aug-2011 22:37
I'm living in Northern California now, but I can remember my roomie talking me into going to a show at The Tralf when it first opened back in the mid-70s. It was a dollar to get in. The entertainment for that night was a newly formed jazz-rock fusion band who called themselves Spyro Gyra! We were also regulars for The J R Weitz Band at The Buena Vista over on Hertel Ave.

Steve		16-Aug-2011 21:47
Reliving these memories is priceless - I worked at the Yellow Monkey, Uncle Sam's. and Fridays & Saturdays - A bartender who had as much fun working as the people had partying - The Yellow Monkey's "I want To Take You Higher" has to be a mind burner to remember for those that were there -

John Keavey		13-Aug-2011 03:50
It's been fun skimming through the bars of the past and the comments of so many who, like myself, remember them fondly. One correction, though: Rosie's was actually called Rosy Rum and Rations, and was owned by Helen, who had previously owned the Hideway on Delevan hence, Stan and the Ravens. Hello to all you old fellow barflies.

MAX		11-Aug-2011 18:53
I was wondering if any one remembers the band Kingsnake,Played in the Buffalo area,I am talking in the 70,s 80's Many songs I liked but Caladonia was one of my favorites. I am looking to get a cd I do not think they are still together. I want to say one of the guys name was Paul Z. Any info would be appreciated. thanks again

Diane		05-Aug-2011 17:25
I remember the Barrellhead in the 80's I was looking for the building that a bar called Big Daddy's on Main Street was in. I know it was not far from the Anchor Bar on the same side. Anyone remember this place. My friends and I went there every weekend, I remember the bouncer Sam. But then the bar turned into a Gay bar and we stopped going.

Guest		19-Jul-2011 22:07
I think it was called the Park Meadow on Pakside & Russell.

Guest		18-Jul-2011 20:33
What happened to the "Park Lounge" on Parkside? Spent many a night there in the mid 70's.

Kevin O		02-Jul-2011 15:10
Hi I'm Kevin O This is Michael D from the band Freeze I need pictures of the band if you have any. I used to work at "The Barrelhead" in the 80's. I have a facebook page with a photo album started. It is featuring photos of the bands that played there. "The Barrelhead" was on Seneca st. at the West Seneca line

Garry		21-Jun-2011 16:46
Briandis on kenmore@englewood ave was owned by Arthur Berry & his son Dennis I know I used to work for him.Then he sold it to Jim Bradford who ran it for awhile.

Guest		20-Jun-2011 18:05
My uncle used to own briandis on kenmore ave whos been there also my dad used to hang out at the senate grill and char pit who hung out there let me know. briandiscafe @gmail.com

guest		15-Jun-2011 01:49
Looking for the name of a bar that used to be on Allen Street next door to the Deli on the corner of Pearl, across the street from the Cathode.

Guest		12-Jun-2011 02:00
I used to "frequent" Mulligan's Brick Bar, Mulligan's, Mister Goodbar, the Masthead, some bar up the street from Masthead (don't remember the name), Cole's, Merlin's, the Inn Between, No Name's, and a bunch more. Friday and Saturday nights were spent going from bar to bar to bar until closing them at 4, sometimes staying after hours. There were more whose names I can't remember...good times. Dead brain cells.

Russ Licata		07-Jun-2011 21:37
I remember all the Bars. I played guitar in a band called The XL's. Played Ciro's lounge on Chipewa, and dozens of spots all over Western New York. Often wonder where Donna Potter is and how she made out...Anyway The Mug, McVans, Dirty Dicks Bathhouse, The Great Gatsby, Pierce Arrow was on Evans, and The Pierce Arrow was on Center across from The Barrlehead. The Poor House East and West, Schonies, Garcias, I was doorman for the place late 80's, Ciprianis owned it. Two great brothers, Masthead, Binky Browns, No Names, I won a Halloween Contest at Mr. Goodbar late 70's, have pictures, I was out and about 6 nights a week for 15 years and worked two jobs and went to school nights. I can tell you things about the Buffalo Night life that staggers the imagination..Now just where are all those ladies and thanks for the memories.....

Guest		06-Jun-2011 18:06
I am wondering where Red Pepper Tavern was located. There was a murder there in 1973. I came across it while researching for a paper I am writing. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Guest		02-Jun-2011 12:04
There was a time when Buffalo had the best night life anywhere. I really miss the Tap Room.

Ken		31-May-2011 01:20
Does anyone remember an R&B Band in buffalo in the 60's that featured a black fella with no arms or legs that sang lead. I heard about this about 40 years ago and just heard the same story again last year. Can anyone tell me if this is fact or fiction. I didn't hang in Buffalo in the 60's but we were sure having a good time in eastern N.Y. at the time. Any info on the band would be much appreciated. Thanks and great site.

Steven		27-May-2011 21:04
How about Binky Brown's on Grant St. Building is now a laundromat.

Steve		22-May-2011 21:15
The Fishermans Wharf on Chippewa Street was a great place to chill out

Don		17-May-2011 23:56
Suburban bars galore....Frisco's, Port Shark, Lucifer's Den,Town & Country,Brandies,Rogues II,Fork's Hotel,Desiderios,Lone Star,The Lancer, G. Willikers,Pentacle,652,Iron Horse,Inferno,Gilligans,19th Hole,Laboom,Three Guys,Sestak & Maguires,Poets Lounge,Playboy Club,The Executive,Cousins Three,Knickerbockers. Ok,I might have been in a few of above ! Don @ IV Stallions 38 years young!R.I.P. Dennis.

Garry		17-May-2011 18:13
The Bar you are thinking of on forest between Grant & Elmwood was the Pheasant

Guest		15-May-2011 18:24
No pics of McVan's Castle?

Garry		15-May-2011 16:56
The Bar 35 miles from bflo was the BELL STAR SALOON

Guest		11-May-2011 03:25
what was the name of the bar on Forest, between Grant and Elmwood, with bands???

Guest		10-May-2011 22:29
sitting in Kauai these days, I am ecstatic to bump into your web after looking up one of the greatest of reggae bars "Rude Boys Roots Rock Cafe"-which I still dream of finding again. I was at Mr. Goodbar the week it opened, though the home base would have to be Casey's, across the street from the Mug. Anyone remember Michael the dj, and endless repeatitions of the Stones "Midnight Rambler?" Wed. 3 OVs (Old Vienna) for $1 at the CPG, and certainly the Seinfeld's Soup Man has nothing on the server at the Rendezvous. How many people did the man nearly frighten to death?-a couple of years later, while working for Harvey Weinstein (remember the Century Theatre?), I had the ultimate rock n roll experiance: taking The Clash (opening for The Who, Rich Stadium, 1982) to the Anchor Bar for wings, where Joe Strummer made the whole restaurant shut up and listen with respect to those wonderful older gents playing jazz there since forever...missing those 4 am greek diner breakfasts...you made my day! aloha from another world-Robin Shisler (then) P.S. what was the name of the barn (literally) 35 mi. S of Bflo that used to get all the greats of the blues-Muddy Waters, John Lee, Jr. M?...another unique gem.

Guest		05-May-2011 05:31
Absolutely LOVE this website... Going back to the day, does anyone remember a tavern on Clinton and Bailey named Ponzi's? My dad talks about entering on winter nights after work and a huge pot bellied stove in the middle of the room..Any information and/or pics would be greatly appreciated.

Tracy		04-May-2011 16:10
Wasn't the Great Gatsby the bar on Sheridan Drive past colvin?

Patti		01-May-2011 01:16
Just got my hands on a small beer glass from a place called the Spic & Span Tavern at 854 Main Street in Buffalo. Wondering exactly when this bar existed. Anyone know?

Bill Blake		26-Apr-2011 00:28
Check out the picture of Maxl's in 1957. https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54712547925

Rex White		20-Apr-2011 20:45
Michael D. I see you were in Syracuse. We palyed place there called the Yellow Balloon. We left Buffalo aroung 1973 or so. Do you remember a band called Jam Factory from Syracuse?

Michael D.		17-Apr-2011 04:51
I was a member of a R&R band named FREEZE. We relocated from Syracuse in 1975 to Buffalo and lived and played there until 1978. A great time and memorable experience. Every Monday we played Patrick Henrys (Poor House later Stage One). We were also regulars on the stages of Mickey Rats, The Barrelhead, He and She's, McVanns, Bullwinkles, The Fat Cat, Mulligans on Hertel, BelleStarr, After Dark (Keystone 90's, Lockport), Uncle Sams, Century Theater and many more that I have forgotten. Those days meant a lot to my bandmates and myself. Every few years I go back. I drive the streets as if I never left feeling a little melancholy for days and nights gone by. To paraphrase a line from a classic film...we'll always have Buffalo.

Ron		16-Apr-2011 16:55
Does anyone remember the Barrel Head on Ceter Rd in W. Seneca. Ryans Blackthorn also in W. Seneca. Mickey Rats on the lake.

Ron		16-Apr-2011 16:43
The name of the bar on Sheridan Drive past Colvin was called the Red Balloon Cabaret with a lighted disco floor. It was later known as Korabs owned by former Buffalo Sabre Jerry Korab. This was up until the late 70's

Tracy		10-Apr-2011 18:12
What was the name of the bar on Sheridan Drive just past Colvin in Town of Tonawanda? I remember Hotel California but cannot remember where it was?!!?

Laura		10-Apr-2011 03:46
Does anyone remember Brinks on Elmwood-or The Inner Circle on Allen and north pearl?

KAF		09-Apr-2011 15:28
The Belle Starr wasn't Buffalo but it was a destination for good music. Saw John Lee Hooker there twice and stood right next to him during his sets. Amazin'!

JJ ALF		06-Apr-2011 08:08
This is a great site...Buffalo Bar scene is still a really good time, filled with all sorts of characters. I grew up in it! It is a subculture that nobody that isn't from Buffalo can really understand if you didn't experience it first hand. Cheers to this site!

Joseph Agro Jr		27-Mar-2011 20:15
Paolo, The Colony Club was owned by Joseph Agro (my father) and Harry Restivo was my uncle, it was an amazing time, my dad also owned Mr Agros, The Monkees ate lunch there in the 60's.

rookie		24-Mar-2011 18:26
What about The Stuffed Mushroom? Fridays and Saturdays? Uncle Sams?

SUSAN KENNEDY		16-Mar-2011 17:54
TELL ME WAS MOTHER TUCKER'S THE SAME AS HE AND SHE'S? OR WERE THEY DIFFERENT BARS? CAN'T REMEMBER

Rex White		23-Feb-2011 19:08
Kathi, Thank you for your kind words. I think I remember you from the Warehouse. Stunningly beautiful with long flowing hair, embroidered jeans, etc. I think we shared a cab once. Was that you?

Kathi		17-Feb-2011 15:33
I remember all those GREAT bars. The days of great music-where people actually danced & watched & LISTENED to groups. High Street Carnival brings back so many memories-they were a huge horn group & did tunes from Chicago, Blood Seat & Tears, & SOOO many more that people actually got up & danced! The Warehouse was where they were held over for MONTHS!--they were FABULOUS! Wonder how these younger people now actually get the illusion that they are having fun out there--bring back the good ole days of the 70s & 80s.

Rex White		15-Feb-2011 15:34
My band, High Street Carnival, invaded Buffalo around 1971. We first played at a place on Seneca Street called The Warehouse owned by Roger Pappas. We also played at Kevin Elliot's Yellow Monkey in Williamsville, Big Daddy's Company Store on Main Street (there was a bartender there who ate glass), The Scene in Tonowanda, Aliota's, McVan's, the Pine Grill. I thought we a had some following but I see no mention of us here. Maybe it was all an illusion. Those were the days!!!

Guest		20-Jan-2011 02:34
So I'm guessing the guy who said the rooftops featured "mostly local bands" forgot johhnie winter, steppenwolf, David Crosby, metallic, INXS, REM, Stevie ray Vaughn, and virtually every metal and MTV type band at the time. We had a blast working there, and moved as a group to craw daddy's, desiderio's, garcia's and a at least a half dozen other places. Everyone who work in a WNY bar new everyone else and we spent our off nights visiting each other. On too many nights we would pick a street, start downtown, and try to hit every place to the city line. Man, we were stupid!

Guest		20-Jan-2011 01:44
Worked at rooftops, cougars, desiderios, and half dozen other places. On our notes off we would pick a street, starts downtown, and try to hit every bar to the city line. Man were we stupid back then.

H		19-Jan-2011 21:48
who remembers the Gas Light, Main st and Amherst, owed by the Collins brothers

harry		19-Jan-2011 21:37
how about the Gas Light, Main St and Amherst, owned by the Collins brothers any patrons out there?

Drew R		14-Jan-2011 22:48
This is going back some but does anyone know the name of the bar that was there prior to Daly's Tavern in 1957? The Irish bar is on the corner of Seneca St. at Maywood Place near Caz Park and the city line. If someone has an idea of the bar's history before 1957 that would be great.

Eric		13-Jan-2011 18:05
Maxl's was on the corner of Main and East Ferry; diagonally across the street from Sid's Pharmacy. There was a bar room in the front as you entered, and in the back a larger area with tables and a stage. This back area (and perhaps the front also) was decorated with wood carvings in the style of an old German village. I imagine that in the early days they had German music back there. I had never ventured into the place before about 1970 when I was playing bass with Spoon (Elmo Witherspoon Blues Band). I never wondered about the history of this place at the time, and one day it was gone. Someone mentioned a place at Main and E. Utica, that was the Club Utica I think. A little north of Ferry there was a place near Freddies Donuts and I think it was called the Mansion House. Wilmer and the Dukes probably played there.

Garry		12-Jan-2011 18:41
The bar you are trying to remember was GOLDIES APARTMENT

R Walborn		04-Jan-2011 19:43
I lived across the Street from Grannie Goodness, and hung out in Caseys, the Masthead, Mr Goodbar, Coles, Crawdaddys, etc. I was in Caseys when The Chosen Few motorcycle Gang trashed the place , and the Buffalo Tactical Patrol Unit ti had to clear the place out. It was the last nite it was opened. Does anyone remember the name of a bar Williamsville , on I think Evans Road. It used to be a popular Hangout for the Sabre and Bills.

Ron Miller		30-Dec-2010 17:51
Lamms tavern at Best and Michigan ave. was a great neighborhood place for blue collar workers, white, collar workers, bank workers, truck drivers etc. to stand at the bar (which had no stools) and enjoy an after work draft and shuffleboard and cribbage. Alas those neighborhoods don't exist anymore.

Bill M		26-Dec-2010 14:07
Does anyone remember the year Mean Guy's East burned down on Eggert Road?

Mike		21-Dec-2010 13:26
Great site, memories galore. I was watching DDD and Fieri was at the Pizza Junction in Tonawanda. The menu also listed Beef on Weck, I thought of Bailo's, googled it and found this site. Must be lucky. Used to go to Bailo's in the early 70's, already married and my wife had family living there. I used to go 'over the ditch' from St.Catharines back in the sixties, cause you only had to be 18, and 15 seemed to be okay too. Surprised I'm still alive. Anyway, can't find the post now but someone mentioned WKBW and Dan Neaverth. Early on,they had a DJ named Dick Biondi, who left for Chicago and I understand now he's actually in the R&R hall of fame. Tom Shannon also co-wrote his show theme which was recorded as Wild Weekend and became a reasonable hit record. As a naive young teen, my buddy and I went to a place called the Billboard, mid to late sixties,a bar but more like an old converted theater. Outside advertised some of the best looking women I had ever seen. Took a stroll inside, watched a singer and found out the gorgeous woman sitting next to me was a female impersonator. They all were, had NOOOOOO idea. We left in a large hurry. Looking back, a lot of fun.

BILL H		18-Dec-2010 04:41
Due to the recent passing of Bluesman James Peterson does any one know the former address of The Governors Inn. James was the owner and lived upstairs. Let's not forget to support the blues and follow the success of Lucky Peterson, who is James son. By the way GREAT site Karl

Paul D.		10-Dec-2010 03:58
Whatever happened to the Pastime on Grant? Another packed joint on weekends.

Garry		08-Dec-2010 20:33
Yes shains on main and summer st bartenders were tom peckeraro, spike, dan anderson,and some others, it was toms uncle who owned the place can't remember his name first heard COME TOGETHER there the place was on fire back then 1970

cindy smith		07-Dec-2010 12:59
does anyone remember shanes on main street and the name of the biker gang that went there at times? i used to almost live there when i was a college student at bryant and stratton

Paolo		06-Dec-2010 10:27
Roger Swan did you also know Harry Restivo the bartender at the Colony Club? Paolo

Guest		04-Dec-2010 14:06
I don't think anyone has mentioned Checker's on Hertel. I spent 99% of my time there as a youth in the late 70's. It was always hoppin'.

Brenda		01-Dec-2010 14:00
hahaha thanks for the memories.. I was a waitress at McVans on Hertel and Niagara through the mid 70's; best time of my life. I think old Joe Tirose, the owner, is still kicking around. He must be in his 90's.

Joe Allen		28-Nov-2010 02:57
Are you referring to the disco called Club 747. It was actually in the Executive Inn directly accross the street from the airport. On one side was the Playboy Club and the Disco was on the other side. The interior looked like you were in an airplane, seats... windows and all. I worked as a bartender when the Playboy Club opened and then went over as Asst Mgr of the Disco - Club 747. We were packed at both bars everynight. If I wasn't working, the gang from both clubs were bar hopping. From Sunset Beach to Hertel Ave, and Up and Down Delaware Ave we were there. I also worked at Stage One after Harvey and Corkey sold it-TALAS was the rage then, and Festival used to steer their acts to us after the concert. I could write a book at what I've seen at these and other places, but the bartender code of silence still reigns. Not really...it's just that no one would believe the stories even though they are all true!

Roger Swan		26-Nov-2010 15:21
Response to Paolo - I know this place well. My mother and our family friend (Joe Lima) were chefs at this club in the 1950's. My brother had his wedding reception there in 1953.

Guest		19-Nov-2010 06:14
Early to mid 70's was a crazy time. Spent enough time & $$ in The Locker Room I could have owned the place... My niece said some of the same people were in the same bar stools 20 some years later. Met Moses in the Anchor Bar. Tripped thru Dirty Dick's a few times. Tuesday nights at the CPG on Main - $0.25 Rolling Rock splits and $0.25 shots of peppermint schnapps. I think there was also a place called The Park Meadow right across from the zoo. Best tequila sunrise in Bflo. Used to cut thru the zoo on the way home at night (before the kid had his arm ripped off by the bear).

Paolo		15-Nov-2010 20:33
Does anyone remember the COLONY CLUB owed by Joseph Agro on Delaware Ave, in the late 50's. Paolo

Guest		13-Nov-2010 02:07
does anyone remember the name of the bar (disco?) in the Renaissance Hotel by the airport on Genesee?

elfi		10-Nov-2010 01:53
anyone remember and or have pictures of the utica club on west utica or sams happy hour near the peace bridge

patti		28-Oct-2010 01:53
Yeah. The Ivanhoe was great fun. Chic and the Diplomats and a few other groups I enjoyed. Waiting in line at the door and getting your hand stamped after a dollar admittance. That sometimes took a while. During band breaks, smoke bellowed, eyes teared.. and had to run outside for air! ..LOL

Guest		19-Oct-2010 05:26
Anyone remember the Armory Tavern on Connecticut ST or the Ivanhoe on Forest Ave.

Guest		13-Oct-2010 15:47
Does anyone remember Sinatras (in the 70's) where the Sabre fans and many of the players went after the home games?

Guest		12-Oct-2010 13:05
There was a restaurant in the Town of Tonawanda on Niagara Falls Blvd. just north of the Youngman Memorial Highway that offered fine food and nightly entertainment, but is no longer there. I would appreciate any one looking this up for me. Kevin D.

Guest		06-Oct-2010 17:29
I turned 18 in 1974, raised in Williamsville, lived in Amherst, Cheektowaga, Buffalo and Tonawanda.Some of the bars are still here, many are a distant memory. This was an era before the strict DWI laws, drinking age of 21 and those chains(Applebee's) that ruin a city's identity. I use to go out having two sets of clothes, going to a club like 747 and then changing into jeans and flannel shirt in my car end up at the Pine Lodge. I went to all the places all of you have mentioned including After Dark in Lockport, Bogarts on Bailey,Peter K's, Ottos, and Caputis. The bars that have been mentioned were a great place to party or simply hang out, but as many of you have mentioned you no longer live in the area, and we do miss all of you. The loss of population and the graying of us that have remained have put many of those places out of business, but we all still have a great deal of memories of those great times of our youth.

Guest		25-Sep-2010 00:52
does anyone remember the stuffed mushroom on main street

don		24-Sep-2010 19:48
How about Johnnys Ellicott Grill on the corner of Ellicott and Genesee Streets, right around the corner from Eddie Bradys Bar, great rhythym and blues music.

Guest		24-Sep-2010 04:11
what about the hideaway?

guest		19-Sep-2010 15:53
anyone remember the Jamestown Grill? that bar was in the building that houses Nietzsches now. Also the bar next door was called the aragon lounge, both of these bars catered to the american indian clientele. I remember buying beer by the quart bottle back then at both bars.

kqc		09-Sep-2010 00:45
Holland House off West Utica... sloe gin squirt... last nite for the fugitive

kqc		08-Sep-2010 23:16
HOLLAND HOUSE AND SLOE GIN SQUIRT...OFF OF WEST UTICA. WATCHED THE LAST NITE OF THE FUGITIVE... GREAT TIMES AND MEMORIES

terry lewis		08-Sep-2010 18:13
i was just thinking about the old days we used to go to buffalo from canada to a bar on niagra st 8 the ticker tape bar run by a guy named steve i sang there for free drinks lots of fun nice place.terry

Jack		07-Sep-2010 23:35
Maxl's was I beleive at the corner of Main and east Ferry. It was a hang out for Canisius High.Obviously easy to get served there, what ever your age

bar legacy		07-Sep-2010 06:17
Buffalo's bar scene is still pretty wild. There are still a few legacy bar families truckin' along. The Shatzels, Brinkworths, and Alfieris, all still have multiple places. The ladies nights are a thing of the past, as laws have gotten a lil stiffer. The days of hotspots for every night of the week...The Mushroom on Monday, Coles and Goodbar on Tuesday, Locker Room on Thursday, No Names on Sunday, etc. etc. are also a thing of the past. Chippewa is dead! Allen is poppin! Amherst St. and Elmwood are making comebacks! 2nd generation legacies are spreading their wings. Kevin Brinkworth Jr. and Mike Shatzel are opening Blue Monk @ the old Merlins, and Gabby Alfieri & husband Pat Duquin just opened Duke's Bohemian (DBGB) on Allen Street steps away from the Old Pink and Mulligans Brick Bar. The Goldmans are opening BRKB on Amherst in Black Rock, which has the makings of a cool little strip. Buffalo's bar scene is evolving into something very cool once again. Everything is cyclicle. The trendy clubs are untrendy now and the goodtimes of great little neighborhood joints that showcased great nightlife and entertainment is on the way back!

Susan		02-Sep-2010 20:56
I'm wondering if anyone remembers Maxl's? I can't remember exactly where it was, but I do remember spending a lot of time there in '69.

guest		10-Aug-2010 16:46
There was a Lux's Lounge on main street near Allen in the late 60 early 70's. It was in the RedJacket building store front. I think the building is still there.

Guest		04-Aug-2010 22:08
Does anyone remember "The Mug" on Hertel. A buck to get in and all the beer you could drink...plus great bands playing there too.

clover2008		04-Aug-2010 02:37
Does anyone know what happened to the Poor House bar? There used to be a DJ there named Gary Worden....Any info?

Mac		28-Jul-2010 23:18
I remember Anacones on bailey Ave, The Black Lantern in Kenmore........anyone remember Dirty Dicks bathouse? Definitely was at French Poodle, Ungers on Bailey & Delavan, Russ's Grill on Grider Street......was born in 1949 so I remember a LOT of the bars from the 60's & 70's....Wilmer & the Dukes,,,,,,yes!!!

Debbie		28-Jul-2010 21:39
Nucherino's in Riverside....Aliota's on Hertel? Ah for the good old days!!

Doug Boundy		28-Jul-2010 02:05
Anyone hear of the Map bar on Bailey near Oakmont Ave.? How about The French Poodle?

Guest		28-Jul-2010 01:51
Loved the mug use to go there 6 nights a week. Met my wife there & married in 1970. How about a place called Tin Pan Alley on Bailey ave near corner of love joy across from Bailo's Roast Beef. This was about 64-65-66. The Buffalo Beatles were one of the groups. Tom Martina

Guest		09-Jul-2010 11:28
How about Ladies night in Buffalo... Those nights I will never forget.. The best I have to say was the Pierce Arrow Ladies night with the glass flower pot that stated "I got potted at the Pierce Arrow".

Jimbeaux		08-Jul-2010 03:52
The early to late 60s...and 70s... was such a fun time. I was 16 when I saw Stan & the Ravens in the front window at The Hideaway on Delevan. I was young and under the influence but I believe Johnny Weitz was too young to play at Aliotas on Hertel so he played outside with a cord sneaking to his amp inside next to Tony, Gary, Jimmy & Tommy of The Rising Suns. Remember when ...damn, who was it who played in a circle in the middle of the room at Aliotas...not the stage on the north Hertel corner. I want to say it was Stan because I know there was a piano but no, it was Jimmy Calire at the piano. I remember they were saying goodbye him because he was going off to play with America. So many great nights of music at Aliotas. I poured drinks at The Inferno from the beginning almost to end. Where is Stevie Goldstein? The small room with Raven (see The Rising Suns above)... Thursdays, then Sundays with Wilmer and the Dukes, Fridays, Saturdays with all those bands. Thank you Kevin Elliot for all those bands...so many good bands.

Nancy		20-Apr-2010 23:30
I worked at The Locker Room from 1973 till 1980 - some of the best times of my life. My boyfriend worked at The Masthead and Birdies 19th Hole. Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end... If anyone ever hears of a reunion with the old employees of The Locker Room, please email me.

Guest		26-Mar-2010 15:36
Neat postings...I too remember Beatles Night at the Masthead and quarter a shot night at Binky Browns (not pictured). The first bar I snuck into at 16 years old was Casey's on Hertel (not pictured. Those were the days! I can't imagine my kids doing the same thing. lol

John in Birmingham		23-Mar-2010 03:00
I found this site, have fond memories of Masthead, Beatles night, and John Valby with his side kick Grant Lee.

eric rimmer		20-Mar-2010 01:47
Stopped by the Cassidy's lot last summer and poured a shot of tequila on the ground in memory of the old days, when you could party all night. Miss living in Buffalo. Bars here close at 1:30! Lost track of the old wrecking crew years ago. What a madhouse. Worked every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun for 2 years. Mr Freeze. Still have my Wrecking Crew jacket!

jeff		13-Mar-2010 07:39
where bis Shadracks and Uncle Sams?

gary		12-Mar-2010 17:19
who was the owner of Top Hat and The Bullpen on Seneca....?

Guest		01-Mar-2010 01:37
My parents owned 2 bars on seneca street. One was the top hat on seneca and mineral springs the other was called the bullpen just a little ways down seneca acroos from the church. this was back in the late 50's. sure wish someone had some pictures or info.

Guest		28-Feb-2010 03:28
"No Name" is/was on Elmwood(btw.Delevan & Bidwell)I don't know if it's still open or not. "Locker Room" closed down and stayed vacant for a while. Then I heard that some guy took it over and named it "One Sunset" borrowed $$$ from city hall and got in some kind of trouble and so did the Mayor of Buffalo. I don't know the details...someone else on here might know.

Aimee		24-Feb-2010 19:24
Is No Names still open, either under that name or a different one? Was/Is it on Hertel? My dad often talks about going there in the 70s when visiting friends in Buffalo. Now that I live here, I'd be nice to surprise him with a trip to an old haunt!

GUEST		20-Feb-2010 04:50
Someone mentioned a drummer who was fantastic at the Mug...does anyone know if John Opatkiewicz became famous...did he get to play with any other bands...I remember his version of WIPE OUT...

guest Sue		20-Feb-2010 03:46
Does anyone know where JOHN OPATKIEWICZ is....he was a great drummer....

Guest		19-Feb-2010 21:26
Some mentioned in an earlier post that the Alfieri's owned the Mug--they later opened the Stuffed Mushroom.

guest		11-Feb-2010 19:51
I guess that it closed about 2001

Guest		11-Feb-2010 15:12
Does anyone know what ever happend to the "Locker Room" bar? My father "Stoney" used to work there and he had a great many stories about it...

Bill Lux		22-Jan-2010 23:08
The search engine shows a comment about the old "Lux's Lounge" in downtown Buffalo. My Grandfater, Charlie Lux, used to own it and I'd hang there as a kid. It was close to the Buffalo Bills Rockpile stadium and was frequented by many early Bills players (including Jack Kemp and Daryl Lamonica. I haven't been able to find any comments or pictures on this site. (other than the the comment on the Google search engine brief.) I believe it was torn down to build the Marine Midland building in the mid seventies.

Mike Nomad		11-Jan-2010 21:08
Please cancel that last correction regarding White Fury. It appears that on further research (i.e., Google), I was initially correct on the numerical proportions being "44." Sorry.

Mike Nomad		11-Jan-2010 21:03
Sorry, another correction. Make that "White Fury and Her Twin 45's," not "44's." Apologies for inadvertently undersizing the performer in question.

Karl R. Josker		11-Jan-2010 16:12
The bar in Colden was the Belle Starr.

Guest		10-Jan-2010 21:01
Pegusus-@mcvans, canned heat @ bruce jarvis outside inn,Talas, barrellhead, the orange crate, merlins, john Valby, nurses nights.... we could go on and on!!! great site!!!

guest		10-Jan-2010 20:36
what about the in between? dirty dicks bathouse? the yellow monkey? the outside inn? on the lake...canned heat live show with openers diamnd rio was great!!!!!! and of course...the bar in Colden with all the great musicians that played there...jeff beck, muddy waters,etc. etc. what was its name...?????

Guest		10-Jan-2010 10:53
so many bars ....so many drinks ....so little time to me the mom and pop bars were the best..a long gone era many of those mentioned on here i frequented ...used their men's room ....marked my territory...and moved on....most of them all gone ...vacant lots...i can't remember half of them i started drinking in the 50's..dubel's...chez ami ..sportsman ...most of our time in the midway..showing off my date of the evening..drinking 5 and 10 cent beers..herlan's ....benny's ....fordham..letterbox..mann's ...300 club..st.john kanties on saturday night...polka time with the best polish bands....after a football game there ...me being hit in the nose during the game ..broken ...2 black eyes ..the girls loved it...on and on ...thanks for the memories

Mike Nomad		10-Jan-2010 02:01
I am forced to correct myself. I have been told by a buddy that was the Amber Bar on Niagara Street, NOT the Amber Lounge. Anyone with recollections of this place?

Guest		09-Jan-2010 06:44
Does anybody know if "Binky Browns" on Grant Street was called "The Inferno" before it was "Binky Browns" sometime in the early 70's??

Marly		08-Jan-2010 23:10
Does anyone remember a group called "Malcolm and the young brothers?" Malcolm was black and all the other musicians were white. They played mostly James Brown and other 60's music made popular by black groups of that time. The drummer's name was John Opatkiewicz.

Mike Nomad		08-Jan-2010 01:25
Hah! It finally came to me. The Amber Lounge on Niagara Street. It was usually the first bar my friends and I would hit after clearing U.S. Customs at the Peace Bridge. Like I said, a terrific swirling neon beer sign kepy my tiny mind amused as I slaked my thirst and planned our next stop, usually downtown. Great site here, it brought back more than a few memories. I also seem to remember seeing a stripper at the Show Bar � a stripper billed as White Fury and her twin .44's. Ah, sweet memories. (The mammaries weren't bad either.) Thanks.

Weber		07-Jan-2010 22:59
What a treat.I have been reminiscing the "old days" in buffalo,72-78 for me.Ialso had the good fortune to play some harp with Spoon and some drums with Blues great James Peterson. I remember a Bar on Bailey that had the best blues on jukebox that one could hope for.I now live in a non blues city in Fl. Keep Blues Alive in W.N.Y. Regards, Web Weber

Mike Nomad		07-Jan-2010 19:59
Brain cramp! As a teen, I often drove my '51 Ford coupe across the border to Buffalo to frequent a Niagara Street bar, where I fell in love with a neon beer display behind the bar, often staring at it for hours as those lovely iridescent colors circled around and bore into my brain. I see it still, a half-century later. But I digress. . . . what was the name of that freakin' bar not far from City Hall, but still very much in the working-class district. [I also occasionally (with guy and girl friends) would head to the Shalimar (spg??) on Genessee, and still have a photo taken by a bar photog hanging on my wall from about 1964. Niagara Street bar name, please. It's no longer there.

Guest		05-Jan-2010 13:31
Very cool. I wish I could find pictures of the old Turgeon Brothers spots - The Library on Bailey and in Niagara Falls, the Stacks/BBC, The Sign of the Steer... I used to spin tunes at a bunch of their bars and also worked at the Stuffed Mushroom on Main Street. If anyone's got pictures of any of these classic Buffalo spots, post them for us! Nice to relive the good ol' days! Thanks a million!

Guest		21-Dec-2009 05:02
Wow! So many bars that I had forgotten about because of all those hazey years! I lived in Buffalo until 1986 then I moved to Manhattan...love NYC,but nothing like growing up in Buffalo and getting served at 16 like many of you have! Did anyone mention Mean Guys on here? Or how about the "Trivet House" that dumpy place on the corner of Genesee & Transit which now houses some strip joint. Then further down Transit past Salvatores wasn't there a bar called "The Lone Star" What about the "Salty Dog" across from "Melanies?" "After Dark" in Lockport...then BEFORE "Whiskey MIkes" it was a German bar/restaurant called: "Auf Wiedersehen" what about the "Honky Tonk" down the street from "Unger's Du Drop Inn" and "Louies Hot Dogs" going towards Walden? Where the bikers hung out? And wasn't "Binky Browns" on Grant called "The Inferno" before it was "Binky Browns?" As you can tell I was born on the east side and then I lived on my own on the west side and went to all of them in between...even the Royal Pheasant! Went to almost all of the others mentioned on here. We thought it was cool getting served at 16 even though some were those "old man" bars going up and down Broadway. (Bailey area) Just to bring the good old days back just for a little while....

credible_bulk		18-Dec-2009 00:04
My old band Spareparts used to play at Regan's a lot in the late 70's and early 80's. We brought a lot of our schoolmates into the bar and made them a lot of money. Then the management dumped us, and not nicely.

Guest		03-Dec-2009 03:48
Are Regans, Annies, Cassidy's, 3rd Base, still around or have they all been razed?

Guest		03-Dec-2009 03:39
I remember being a freshman in 1981 at Porter Hall in Buff State. Beers on campus were 3 splits for a dollar. The bars just off campus were Annies and Reagens which was located beyond that psych ward and my dorm. Going off Campus was Cassidy's and if we went to UB bars that would be 3rd base. Uncle Sams was in an old airplane hanger and was where I spent my months allowence...lol Foosball was the big thing, and Chicken wings were 3 years old. IT also snowed EVERY day. I went back home to Long Island after one semester... Oh and there was a large hole down main street which they said was going to be a subway but they lost funding at the time to either finish it or fill in the hole. It wasnt Buffalo's finest moment, but I did have some fun times...

Terry Elberson		11-Nov-2009 20:21
I remember the Mug well. $1 beer night on Mondays and the place was always packed. I beleived it was owned by the Alfiari Brothers. (name could be mispelled) Barbara St Clair & the Pin Cushions played there frequently. I used to set up for the band at The Mug and Uncle Sams on Walden. The Mug was located in a strip plaza on Hertel north of Elmwood just past the RR Viaduct on the left hand side. ( Aprroximatly the distance of 3-3 city blocks. Directly accross the street from the Mug was Nortel's. I grew up in the Kensington section of Buffalo and graduated from Kensington HS in 1969. Many great bars on Bailey also. Pat's Playtime,300 Club Wurtzburgerhof,Rabels,Galvins,Anacone's,The Letterbox, French Poodle,Ken Lounge,Midway,Sportmans,Ungers to name a few. You could always get served under 18 at most of these bars.

gary		05-Nov-2009 21:09
JOHN B , I used to hang out at your uncles place called BRIANDIS on Kenmore ave @ Englewood., met my wife there.

Guest		31-Oct-2009 04:08
What happened to Butch? I remember when he came back from the war. Left Buffalo in summer of '69.

john briandi		30-Oct-2009 00:55
MY grandfather used to own mulligans, family in the bar business for yrs.-Also had a bar in lockport ny and my uncle had bar on kenmore and englewood when I was in high school. Will never again have so much fun at all those great places.I miss all those who are not with us ,I was with butch in fla before he was killed very sad.

John		28-Oct-2009 02:03
In the early 1980's, I always remember arriving at Cassidy's, but never remember leaving. Pitcher's of vodka-tea's and the wheel did me in. Moved on to my all-time favorite bar in the mid-1980's: The Locker Room. Also often went to (in general order of likability): Gabel's - A friend bounced there. Always knew someone in there. Mulligan's Brick Bar - Cases of Bud splits on ice. Mr. Goodbar - Easy drinking bar. Mickey Rats - Saw many of the Bills in their glory years celebrating a win. The Continental - Saw many weird things inside and outside. Long Branch Saloon (Elma) - No rules. Bar lights went out at 4:00am, but the drinking went on. Casey's Nickelodeon - A cool place September's - Always knew someone in there also. Uncle Sam's - 2 for 1's "I'll have 30 vodka tea's" It is sad to see most of the old places are gone. We were reckless back then, but we sure had fun.

Guest		26-Oct-2009 22:44
A real gem from the 60's was the Hideaway on Delevan Ave right across the street from the Chevy plant. The house band was Stan and the Ravens later followed by Raven with Tony Galla which are 2 of the best that ever came out of Buffalo. Just like Aliotas or the Inferno the hardest part was waiting to get in but it was worth it.

jane		10-Oct-2009 04:19
These places mentioned are REAL bars....a "Bar's Bar " if you will....I remember late 70's and early 80's going to the Locker Room, corner of Delaware/Delevan I think. There was another place (name escapes me)on Main St. near Amherst HS that always seemed to have specials on pichers of Ice Picks (oooh watch out, you get drunk fast on those iced tea & vodka drinks)...And there was this very cool place in ealy 80's, this big old yellow house on Hertel and ? that was a reggae bar (before reggae got popular)called Rude Boys. Rick James was part owner I believe. Of course who can forget the criss-cross back/forth thing of Caseys & No Names. No Names played better music but Casey's had cuter bartenders! And remember The Continental? Downtown near the old Tralf, it was place to go for alt/new wave music. Saw 10,000 maniacs there once. So many others...

Gary		04-Oct-2009 16:29
Anyone remember a place on seneca st called TOM MULLENS, jim militello owned it I use to DJ there

Annie		03-Oct-2009 07:03
The only wrong thing with this site is when it ended. Wow, great site and memories. Sure glad you're memories are still entact.S. Bflo girl but base home was the Tudor, stepping over to Mclaughlins. Then you mention Caseys which I frequented now that you jogged my memory but don't know how I got there. Remember Tudors when Bo Diddley stopped in. Other places stopping in Library, Dubels, Do Drop and the Inferno. Not much in my area except tending bar for"Tom Mucchie" with various names as 'Paltonys?'- Tom & Jerry's on S. Park. Oh, Bailos where you never went hungry. Just had old menu out from the Bocci Club from the 60's. Thank you so much for this site. It's marked! Made my night.

Gary		29-Sep-2009 16:59
Kim, The band I think you are talking about is THE ROAD, with the hudson bros, phil&JERRY, JOE HESSY WAS BASS PLAYER, AND HIS BROTHER JIMMY WAS HAMMOND ORGAN

Kim		24-Sep-2009 00:39
does anyone remember the name of a popular local rock band from buffalo that often played at the barrelhead & melanie's among other place in the late 70's-early 80's- 2 of the guys in the band were twins, the lead singer was named steve, I think the drummer might have been joe....just curious...the name has been eluding me

Paul		21-Sep-2009 19:38
I used to live in Buffalo in the 70's. I went to many of the bars on this Website. I no longer drink, I have been sober for 22 years now, but I have many memories of some of the people on this Website. I have often wondered what happened to them. I was know as Harvey back then and went to Casey's a lot. I wish you all well.

Guest		21-Sep-2009 16:45
I remember many of the places mentioned here from my youth. I live in Rochester now and have been sober for 22 years. Those memories are fond though, even though I eventually had to stop drinking. I remember Casey's very well, both on Hertel and Elmwood. I have often wondered what happened to all those people. My best to all. Harvey

Neil		17-Sep-2009 16:29
I went to the Mug a number of times. It was down the road near Caseys on Hertel but across the street and I am almost positive there was a Hardy's or some other fast food hamburger place at the front of the plaza near the street. When I got tired of having a hamburger grilled at Casey's I would go over to this place for one..fast food was relatively new then ..

Gary		16-Sep-2009 16:02
To Linda, The mug was just down the street from casys on hertel,on the other side of the street in a plaza on the corner of elmwood ave next to sattlers dept store.

Craig		10-Sep-2009 23:11
To Linda, I believe the Mug was located at Hertal and Elmwood. I want to say it was in a plaza next to Cardinal Doherty HS

Tom Steffan		05-Sep-2009 08:06
Does anyone have a picture of Cassidy's? I had some great times there in the late 70's and early 80's. I remember the "Wheel" and the chant of "Freddy's Special", hoping that wheel would hit on the special so everyone got a shot of some disgustingly sweet concoction. The back room may have had a pool table, or was it foozball? We went for the girls, mostly. It was total craziness. I loved it. We all bought football jerseys emblazoned "Wooton College" and told the girls there that we were Rugby players. Who knew where Wooton College was anyway? A great starter line made possible by a purchase from Champion Outlet store in North Tonawanda. Wonder if that's still there?

Linda		28-Aug-2009 01:51
I am looking for information and a picture of The Mug that was located on Hertel Ave in Buffalo New York. I remember the Mug was located on Hertel, but near what street? Pictures and information would greatly be appreciated. I hung out at The Mug 40 years ago, wore felt hats long hair, was great, miss those days. Love the bands that played there. Those were the good, good old days...

Fred		27-Aug-2009 22:17
The memories keep pouring in. I attended Buffalo State from 1966 to 1970 and one of my favorite hangouts was The Ivanhoe. I became friends with Chic and the Diplomats; I met my future wife there (who for a while bar tended there) and danced all night long to some very good music. Laughlin's was another great spot; I acutally got a summer job right across the street from there, so it was a daily stop for a beer after work. Living around Buffalo State was everyone's objective. Our apartment was at 601 Elmwood Ave. at Forest, in a one room apartment. This apartment complex is still standing and looks much like it did in the '60's.

Guest		26-Aug-2009 15:46
Wow - what a blast finding this site! I worked and partied at Birdie's 19th Hole the last two years at SUNY @Buffalo (coat check,night security sleeping on the pool table and then bartending) - 1976 and 1977 - didn't see a photo - one of the ones that got demolished? Thanks for bringing back great memories of the years when I got my real education!

Daria		28-Jul-2009 01:08
Great site. I tended bar at the Statler Hotel,(Downtown Lounge), The Buffalo House, Gabriels Gate, Laughlins and Bullfeathers.Just talking about what there is to do on a Monday night and my mind went back the the good old days of the Brick Bar and Birdies Nineteeth Hole. You could get a case of OV splits with ice and party all night. The Continental for 3 for one Happy Hours.

Al		26-Jul-2009 20:34
Quite the site. During the mid 70's used to head 'over the river' from Welland regularly to party it up in Buffalo. Mulligan's was a common destination. And the cutest, curly headed blonde regular that I've ever 'almost' got to know. What was the name of the bar next to Mulligan's? Used to head into there just for a change of pace, with a 50:50 chance that it would end in a scrap. Thirty years now in the Canadian west, but I still think fondly of those times. You folks are right. No place then like Buffalo. Our trips to NYC paled.

Neil Grossman		14-Jul-2009 23:10
Sorry misread..I don't have the infroeno although I went there in my freshman year at UB..but Caseys and Brinks I do have and others...just to clarify I got so excited..

Neil Grossman		14-Jul-2009 23:07
I have a picture of Caseys on Hertel circa 1969 and of Brinks and a few others...would be hard to scan but would mail it after I copy it..it is in black and white..would love for your parents to have it...maybe the web master can broker it...I went through an old album as it rang a bell...Ringo

GUEST		05-Jul-2009 00:52
BILL - WORKED AT GABELS AND WORKED AT THE BRICK BAR. GREAT SITE!! WISH I HAD FOUND IT EARLIER. IF YOU WENT TO THE BRICK BAR IN THE EARLY 70'S I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT KAHUNA PASSED AWAY LAST DECEMBER. ALSO, SOMEONE WAS WONDERING WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PAT THE BARTENDER. HE IS THE HEAD BARTENDER AT SMITH AND WOLINNSKY'S IN NY CITY. HOW ABOUT DAN MONTGOMERIES DOWNTOWN. THAT WAS A DANCE PLACE.

kelly		05-Jul-2009 00:13
does anyone have a photo of the inferno? Im doing a 40th wedding anniversary dvd for my parents and they met there...

LINDA		04-Jul-2009 22:31
Where's a picture of Dirty Dick's?

Guest		25-Jun-2009 14:41
Many nights at the Library while attending UB. More an eatery than a bar but Bailo's on lovejoy was also memorable. Also. the Green Pepper on Hertel.

Joe Bee		25-Jun-2009 12:34
Jeese, good memories but...... No NiGHT Gallery, Squeezer Floyds, the elmwood Village. Great places in there day. The Spectrum, The Library, the Alley Bar wow...... It was a great party town in the 70's and 80's...... "We used to collect all our cash, put it together and order 150 Vodka and Teas and get the place rollin." a lot of fun.........

Westutica		24-Jun-2009 22:11
Does anyone have a photo of Casey's on Hertel?

Melody		23-Jun-2009 16:12
Thought about it for a few days and I remeber the Old Tralf then the new Tralf where I saw Albert Collins tear the place up! Room Full of Blues anson and the Rockets with Sam Meyers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, I remember seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn when he was first starting out in Ellicotsville. Downchild Blues Band, When I was dating Joe Skinner he played at the Governors Inn with James Peterson. I saw Muddy Waters at the Imperial Garage with Charlie Musslewhite, Guitar Junior, Shakin Smith Blues Band Stevie B and the Rhythm Rockers, Kingsnake and Excelllos. There was never a times when you had to look for live music it was everywhere. Buffalo was a great city to grow up in. Great People!

Melody		21-Jun-2009 16:27
Was into the music, miss Buffalo, Peanut House on Grant, great bands at Layfayette Tap room, Marshalls, Brown Baron, I am a blues girl, Imperial Garage in NIagara Falls,I remember J.P.Bullfeathers when it had wooden floors and it was just a bar, along with No Names,I went to Aliota,s with one of my biker boyfriends back in the day always alot of fights. Saw some great acts at the Rooftops on Seneca Street, also McGullicuttys on Baily. There was a very small club on bailey forget the name, it was a lovers den you could not see in the place and it was all candles on the tabes I think it was called JB.s Miss the old days in Buffalo! I was a hostess at the Cloister when I was in my twenties, had a blast great music and great people.

Marie Redden		21-Jun-2009 10:06
Oh the memories keep flooding in after reading these comments and seeing the photos. I am sorry to say I do not have a photo of Caseys on Hertel or Elmwood to add to the collection here but kudos to the website. My friend Philip Butera sent me this and it is a gift to those of us who spent many nights of our youth in these establishments. Caseys of course was my favorite and I miss Butch, Paps, and Dorothy. I get great joy from remembering the great times and music.

gdsawmill		08-Jun-2009 21:16
On a recent trip to Western NY to visit my Dad (he is 97) and my sister, who recently cleaned out our parents home, we were discussing the past. I was telling my sister about a resturant we went to as children that had great fish frys and hot roast beef sandwiches with gravy. Both of these dishes are hard to find in Houston TX. Later that day as we sorted through photos and other boxed items, we found a menu for Gillitzers. The resturant was at 757 Broadway at Stanton. I do not know how old the menu is, but the most expensive dinners, T-Bone are .75. One of the places I went to when I was 18 was the Anchor Bar, in fact we can buy Anchor Bar hot wing sauce here in Houston, it is still the best.

Dan		08-Jun-2009 17:38
talk about memories - my wife (then girlfriend) and I walked out of the Tudor Lounge one night late (remember, bars closed at 4:00 AM) and passed a guy who was going in. Later read he had held up the place, shot one of the guys I was playing pool with and in turn was killed by an off-duty cop who was bartending. Just missed a great floor show. Our favorites were Brinkworth's, Park Meadow and Brunner's. Think the only one still in business is Brunner's.

Guest		31-May-2009 22:24
I lived on North Park Avenue 1967-69 , was a regular at Caseys Fri and Sunday, and it indeed was Packed on Sunday nights. Never made it to calculus class Monday mornings at U.B. I remember when the older Mr. Casey celebrated his son coming home from the service.

nick		31-May-2009 16:54
My wife and I were curious of what happened to the "Stuffed Mushroom" on Main St. near Fillmore? We went there a few times during our "dating" like outings after our evening Computer Art Class at Bethune Hall of UB (down the street).

Craig P		31-May-2009 03:00
Talk about being home sick, I had at least one drink in 11 of those bars pictured, maybe more it was the 70's. I was one of those 16 year olds sneaking into the In between (Ivanhoe at one time) on Thurday nights and Casey's on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (best bar on a Sunday night)Also hit palces like Gabels, Mulligans on Hertal, Merlins, No Name,anyone remember the Parrot on Hertel? Tried to sneak into Ma Barkers in Kenenore but got caught....

Jackie		30-May-2009 01:19
Does anyone remember Gorilla Night at Gabels on Hertel in the early 80's?? What a blast!

Guest		18-May-2009 16:18
You bet I remember "The Pastime." It did have a GREAT jukebox and such a nice combination crowd of Buff State students and neighborhood people. It has changed hands a lot......

Guest		05-May-2009 02:50
actually it was shane's 2 main & summer,owned by al coppolla,whose's foundation was ruined by the subway tunnel,sending al into politics,where he became a common council member. i still live in buffalo,been in the bar business most of my adult life. learned my trade in the hi ho silver. the schuper house is a daycare center. gleasons gave way to the ivanhoe,then the front porch,then jack daniels,something else,now a tattoo place

Guest		26-Apr-2009 20:37
I remember the "Pastime" near Buff State in the late sixties..I revisited after graduation from U.B. and it was still there but changed its look by 1973. Anyone remember that one jukebox,simple but cool bar? When did it disappear?

Guest		06-Apr-2009 05:34
"Guest"...Shain's on Main Street? Bains?? I was there with the crew from Niagra Falls ARB...we/I drank wine & coke (yuck..was all we could afford) & made out in the back room! Our song was the Platters...Twightlite Time.....you were there???!!!

Bob		31-Mar-2009 01:17
Phychus on Seneca was known as Skybar when it went country. The Nugget was farther up Seneca at corner of Burch near the city line

guest		29-Mar-2009 13:59
BARBARA, THAT WAS SHAINS MAIN ST @SUMMER, I USED TO WORK THERE.AND YOU WERE WHO?

BARBARA		27-Mar-2009 02:46
OMG! I DO REMEMBER DUGAN'S! I DRANK 10 SINGAPORE SLINGS THERE IN 1964 ON MY 18TH BIRTHDAY. I FEEL OLD, MAN! DOES ANYONE REMEMBER BAIN'S LOG CABIN ON MAIN STREET? I ALSO SAVED A BOTTLE (EMPTY, OF COURSE), I TOOK FROM THE ANCHOR BAR IN '64. MY DAUGHTER HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT IS!!!!

Bobby		24-Mar-2009 18:08
WOW talk about old memories I havn't even heard the names of the streets in yrs I have lived in ATl Ga for 30 yrs now. I was sitting here thinking about the old days & looking at my glass that I still have a Uncle Sam's FIRECRACKER. Thought that would make ya'll laugh ya I still have the glass. Buffalo is still the best place I have ever lived, use ta live in Williamsville. Man wish I had a Beef On Weck A Genny Cream Ale (worst beer ever) and was watching Jim Braxton (BILLS)or Don Luce(SABERS).

C. Mistal		19-Mar-2009 18:03
Jim LaPorte - Your question about "Phycus" on Seneca Street. Remember it well. Spent many lost weekends in there. It was the old Seneca Show. Later became a country bar (forgot the name)and then a catering hall.

gary conlon		03-Mar-2009 23:36
anyone remember a bar -restaurant late 50's -60 or family name of owners{polish?}two daughters, one, Adele that I knew awhile.....thanks , Gary contact gconace@att.net

Guest		02-Mar-2009 02:49
The Psychus was on Seneca St., near Cazanovia St., in the late 60's. In the early 80's, it opened as Rooftops. Mostly local bands, but I did see David Crosby there. He was sooo messed up! Could barely finish a tune without running of to the side of the stage. Later I think it became a country bar, The Golden Nugget.

TJ Schubert		26-Feb-2009 07:31
I used to bar tend at Morrison's Hotel Tim Schubert

W. Richau		19-Jan-2009 17:33
To the Guest who posted: Guest 06-Jan-2009 00:24 Meet my husband in Poor House, some of the best memories, my friends and I started out in Buffalo, laughlins, rue franklin west, schuper house, and worked our way back home to main and transit area.....my cousin Gordon Blake Kapsar was in Twigs and Magic Ring band, just saw him yesterday, he is in visiting from CA. Great site, keep up the good job. I am looking for information on Magic Ring, please contact me at wmrichau@aol.com. Thanks!

Jim LaPorte		17-Jan-2009 20:35
Back in 1968 or 1969, there was a psychedelic bar (possibly in west senca) I think it was an old converted movie theater. Anyone remember the name? (psychis? psychos?)

Guest		14-Jan-2009 02:59
For philindenver- i graduated buff state in 85...lived directly across from bullfeathers... great spot...and still there...i have a brother who goes there once a month on business has lunch there....still good he says...

Joe P		13-Jan-2009 21:07
I think the bar in question on Colvin near the 290 was Dr. Feelgoods

Guest		06-Jan-2009 00:24
Meet my husband in Poor House, some of the best memories, my friends and I started out in Buffalo, laughlins, rue franklin west, schuper house, and worked our way back home to main and transit area.....my cousin Gordon Blake Kapsar was in Twigs and Magic Ring band, just saw him yesterday, he is in visiting from CA. Great site, keep up the good job.

Betty Lupp Levin		23-Dec-2008 01:46
The Bueno Vista is now called the Shadow Lounge and is still on Hertel Ave. Someone mentioned the hari gari temple. It was spelled the Hauregaure Temple and located on Genesee St. I remember going there with my Dad as a young child. There were German dances and parties there. My sister and I used to slide across the dance floor. We had a ball.

HARRY B		24-Nov-2008 16:44
HOW ABOUT PATRICK HENRY'S ON MAIN NEAR TRANSIT? IT WAS THE POOR HOUSE BEFORE THAT & STAGE ONE AFTER. LOTS OF FUN & GREAT MUSIC. TALAS, FREEZE, COCK RORIN TERRA NOVA, ETC..

charlie		24-Nov-2008 16:19
I left Buffalo in the early 80's, but still have very fond memories of going to The Underground, Stuffed Mushroom, buying cases of splits at the New Federal Pub where they cut the top off a case of OV splits, open all 24 beers and cover with ice and hand it over the bar to you for $8, skipping school and having Labatt's at Checker's, Gimlets at the PM (Park Meadow) and having lunch (20 oz genesse and a bowl of chilli)at a bar across the street fro the Trico plant, I believe it was called Slambas. What great memories, I can't wait to get back!!

RalphinDenver		23-Nov-2008 15:55
I am wondering if No Names and JP Bullfeathers still exist? No photos. I also frequented the Club Continental on Chippewa st to see Billy Pirhana and the Enemies (later the Enemeies) in the 70;s and 80"s. There's no place like home!

guest		06-Nov-2008 02:21
The dance club on Young St. and Colvin Ext. was called Mother Tucker's and later on He and She's!! Great place.

Jim		04-Nov-2008 17:07
I'm trying to remember the name of a HUGE dance club that was off of the colvin extension across from the blue whale.They used to get a lot of live acts (Talas etc..)but was a dance club other nights late 80's early 90's can anybody help?? Thanks ps the bar on forest was called the Inn Between and was owned by the Brinkworth family

skip		30-Oct-2008 10:47
my mom and dad always went to gillitzers on new years eve where was that located? does anyone remember a hari gari temple? the location? if so please post

Guest		27-Oct-2008 16:04
Does anyone have pictures of The Pijan Roost???

Treece		26-Sep-2008 22:36
I've just begun a search for a picture of an old bar in downtown Buffalo - it was called "The Web" or "The Webb" and I believe it was open in the 1940's 50's 60's somewhere in there... If anyone has any info about this place, I'd love to find out anything I can. Thank you.

Paul Prior		25-Sep-2008 18:38
In my opinion the best bars ever where Alingers,The Inferno,original Caseys on Hertel,Granny Goodness, The Sportspage and Circus by the Sea in Crystal Beach. I was LUCKY enough to have worked at all of them. So much FUN and GREAT memories.Caseys was the BEST!!! So sad Paps,Dorothy and Butch have all left us.

Guest		07-Sep-2008 19:03
I have been out of Buffalo about 12 or 13 years now. My favorites of the early 80's were The Locker Room and Mulligan's Brick Bar. I still tell everyone here in the Syracuse area about the crazy bar in Buffalo where you bought a case of O.V. splits with ice on top. Cassidy's was also a must back in the day.

Joanne		05-Sep-2008 00:46
Anybody remember the Hi-Ho Silver on Allen St.? I went there many times as a 16 year old--had a friend who sang in a bluesy band in the front window sometimes. Heard years later that it was known as an S&M joint!

Guest		30-Jul-2008 01:48
We remember Gillitzers. Warped, slanted wooden floors. Waiters in white shirts with black armbands. Great atmosphere. We're coming back to visit Buffalo this week--after attending UB years ago. Does the 300 Club still exist??

Guest		23-Jul-2008 14:48
Where is Vizzi's picture?

Lynn		21-Jul-2008 23:46
I too was in the bars at 15 and 16. First was the Inn-Between on Forest Ave to see the band Future History on several occasions. Glasses of slammers... Then was the Recovery Room where I had a tab as an underage senior in high school - yikes. Vodka and Iced Tea - yummm. Lots of fun - and no one parties like Buffalonians - great memories. Glad I stumbled on this site. Hertel does not look like it used to. Couldn't believe no Mighty Taco on Hertel anymore, last time I was in town...

Pauldub		20-Jul-2008 22:44
Jackieh - I think the bar you are thinking about was called Jack Daniels.

JIM		13-Jul-2008 14:44
I grew up off of Forest Avenue and started getting into Brinkworth's on the corner of Forest and Baynes when I was 16. No ID checks or police visits...I believe one of the owners was a Buffalo police detective. I also remember the Allentown bar just to the right of Mulligan's Brick Bar...I spent plenty of hours at the foosball table there playing for beers. After that it was a short walk down the block to the Towne restaurant for breakfast at 4:00 am

Tony Zucarelli		12-Jul-2008 18:34
BUFFALO WAS, AND STILL IS THE BEST PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN IN FOR BARS, MUSIC, AND MOST OF ALL; FRIENDLY PEOPLE.ALL THESE BARS THAT EVERYONE HAS MENTIONED BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES OF "GOOD TIMES". I LEFT BUFFALO IN 1981 FOR SUNNY ARIZONA, BUT JUST RECENTLY RETURNED FOR MY 40TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. IT'S A SHAME THAT MANY OF THE "SPOTS" ARE GONE, BUT I DID FIND THAT THERE ARE STILL ALL THOSE GOOD BUFFALO PEOPLE AND NO MATTER WHAT BAR YOU'RE IN,IT STILL FEELS LIKE THOSE DAYS OF THE 60'S AND 70'S. I GREW UP IN SOUTH BUFFALO, AND YOU COULDN'T WALK ONE BLOCK WITHOUT PASSING AT LEAST 2 OR 3 "GIN MILLS". MANY A FRIDAY NIGHT WAS SPENT TRYING TO DRINK YOUR WAY DOWN SENECA ST. ALL THE BARS ON ELMWOOD WERE GREAT TO GO TO ALSO. GOOD MUSIC,PRETTY WOMEN(THE PRETTIEST), GOOD PEOPLE AND FUN ! GREAT PICTURES OF ALL THE PLACES IN BUFFALO...BRINGS BACK MANY MEMORIES !

Tom		01-Jul-2008 05:57
Morrison's Hotel was on Bailey Ave

Michelle		23-Jun-2008 21:14
What about Gabels!? Pitchers of mixed drinks every Thursday....Or Blue Whales at the Stuffed Mushroom!?

goose22		23-Jun-2008 16:37
I believe it was Mr. Aloitta that was killed by a manager of the Allman Bros band.Casimer Sucharsky--was Mr. Casey from Hertel Ave until the move to Elmwood. I know because I had the privilege of working with him and Butch(R.I.P.-Butch). I bartended from 1980-1988 at Casey's on Elmwood and had the time of my life. It was never the same after old man Casey sold to two lawyers!!!

guest		13-Jun-2008 14:38
Dianne Podleiszek/Cohen I grew up in Buffalo in the 50/60's with my family and I left Buffalo in 1971 I attended Lafayette High school. I wonder if you could find some pics of the schools of Buffalo. I recall the beautiful buildings of Klinehans music hall, Buffalo State, etc. My family spent most Saturday afternoons at The ellenterry(sp) theatre on the west side, those were the days you could walk freely up and down Grant Street to window shop. Anyone remember Nablo's, Kresge's 5 and dime store or woolworth's, the nu-way market, A&P grocery store, Liberty shoe store? Just to mention some of my family's memories. Thanks for the memories I really enjoyed them all. Too bad for the condition she is in now.

Guest		11-Jun-2008 16:11
Someone asked about a bar called "Hotel Morrison"? I remember "Hotel California" on...mmmm...Hertel? What about Schoney's? I tended bar there for awhile. Debra

Guest		09-Jun-2008 02:54
ok. Who was at alliotas with Greg Allman when somebody got stabbed? Who can tell me who Casimer Sucharsky is?

jackieh		06-Jun-2008 14:33
Anyone remember the name of the bar around the corner from Goodbar? I understand it was owned by a Buffalo Fireman. I remember hanging out there a few times and having a real good time but can't remember the name?

Guest		30-May-2008 03:01
Another mid-late classic was Melanies on Main near Transit in Amherst. Fussball tables in the front room. The main room had those huge speakers built into the wall blasting Foghat, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, Stones, etc. at top decibel. Diverse crowd, occasional fights, and still the only bar I've ever been at where you could buy a case of bottled beer at the bar and bring it to your table (Old Vienna 7oz splits was it?) What a joint!

Guest		06-May-2008 23:50
In the early to mid-seventies, there were two bad-butt bars in the area of Main Street and Transit Road: The Yellow Monkey, which had previously been a "Polynesian" restaurant and which was lovingly called the "Mellow Junkie," and Casey's in Clarence. After Casey's closed at 3:00 AM, we would head a few miles down Main Street toward Transit to Donut Heaven. At about 3:30 the donut maven, Vicki, would bring the donuts fresh out of the deep fryer. They were still hot, and when you bit into them, they went "pooof." Never had a better cup of coffee either. That's the way my drug-riddled mind remembers it anyway. Also, I remember the record co-op in the basement of the UB Student Union, where you ordered vinyl, and paid $2.80 for a brand new, virgin album like Sticky Fingers.

Anthony J. Hurliman		05-May-2008 00:44
Does anyone remember "The WURST Bar" that was in Buffalo, ny? If so - wher was it located & when did it close?

Guest		17-Apr-2008 01:07
Cassidy's is setting up a reunion on Aug 2nd Check out it's Web site www.casidysreunion.com

Cindy		03-Mar-2008 09:15
Binky Browns..............ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............many memories................. "sitting in the bleachers" watching the world go by, and McTreevers - we use to leave work on Main St. head right to the bar.......close it, go home, sleep for an hour, back to work (barely) then do it all again. Those were the days :>)

kevin		02-Mar-2008 16:04
The Cassidy's wheel is on loan to the Steer Restaurant, where it is hanging proudly. It was damaged somewhat in the fire, which took place in the summer of 1985. And it's been on display yearly at the Largest Disco.

Guest		26-Feb-2008 17:35
I stumbled upon this page. Was at Buff State 81-85 and worked at Reagans Back Street Bar on Letchworth and Hawleys Streets. I remember John & Freddy the owners as well as Big Jake the bouncer.... Great memories...Wa a t Mulligans brick bar in 2000..not back since to buffalo...

Guest		16-Feb-2008 13:48
How about Major Hoople's - I was head bartender there in the early 70s. Or Jack's Cellar? McTreever's? Whatever happened to Anthony J. (Tony) Hurliman, Johnny Fiorella, David Kasmerick (Kush) and the rest of the crew? I miss the good old days in Buf'lo!

Andy		08-Feb-2008 16:00
What happened to the old Buena Vista on Hertel Avenue?

skip		08-Feb-2008 06:40
does anyone remember a gillitzers or a bar on the west side named dugans?

Guest		28-Jan-2008 22:40
Was there a bar in Buffalo at one time called "Morrison Hotel"?

Gary		26-Jan-2008 16:30
Nobody mentioned BINKY BROWN'S on Grant st.It was a great place,3 shots of taqulia for a buck, We would drink that all night, without chassers ! Miss it

Al Harzewski		14-Jan-2008 06:37
Interesting how this section has way more comments than any other-I guess we know what people in Buffalo like to do. It looks like these are pictures of the high profile establishments, but Buffalo is full of little Mom and Pop gin mills. I left town before I was an imbiber, but my dad frequented places like The Pijan Roost, Polish Village, Zephyr Grill, and Pristach's. I do remember most little bars had fish on Fridays.

cid		12-Jan-2008 06:09
Oh yeah, almost forgot Fridays and Saturdays which them became Septembers, The Oz, Chelsea st., Shoneys and the three coins!!!!!!!!!!

cid		12-Jan-2008 06:04
Boy, I happened upon this site trying to find out where the Red Pepper Tavern used to be located and can't believe all the awsome memories I have of most of these bars. I cut my teeth in a lot of them. Does anyone remember Melanies in Amherst, Patrick Henry's in Clarence, Mickey rats, Broadway Joes, the Brass Palm tree, The Elmwood lounge, Cheers, The End Zone on Grote St. If anyone knows where the Red Pepper Tavern used to be, please let me know. This is an awsome site.

Greg		04-Jan-2008 21:27
It was sometime in the winter of 68 that I first went to Buffalo. I was on a fraternity pledge quest with 4 other pledges from SUNY Plattsburgh. We had to get some ridiculous items from UB as proof that we were actually there and turn around and go right back. Some locals told us that the best place in town was the Inferno so we decided to give it a try before heading out. It was great, we had nothing like that up at Plattsburgh. It was packed and loud and the beers were cheap and cold. Not sure where we stayed for what turned into a three day long party, but I am sure I had a good time. That was 3 nights in a row at the inferno, couldn't handle anymore, but a great memory. Would love to see a picture of it.

Guest		14-Dec-2007 03:41
Dano What a great discovery - so many memories of late '70's & early '80's. Get a carload of UB guys, drive down to Birdie's 19th hole for all the draft beer you could drink 9-12 for $2 & see how many redlights you could run on Main St coming home. Gabel's (California Coolers and Foosball)and Cassidy's and the CPG were the "homes". 'Lude behavior on Allen St at the Brick Bar and at CPG's. Watching the crowd chant "Crucify him" as JC got up in costume at the Brick Bar on Halloween. Elmwood Ave - sharing cocktails with Lindy Ruff - when he was a player. Going to the Buff State bars on Grant St. All this when all the boomers were "Lookin' for Mr. Goodbar" - before AIDS - when EVERYONE went out and all the bars were 4-5 deep on a Fri or Sat nite. I now live in the NYC area, and I have seen some wild stuff, but there was nothing like the combination of people, buzz and lust in the air. God do I miss it....

Duke		07-Dec-2007 00:38
Step up to the bar!!! Cassidy's reunion planned for summer of '08. All employees and regulars invited. Contact Duke at Maxclean.ca.rr.com for details.

Patti Bermel		05-Dec-2007 23:25
How about "The Andante" on Hertle where "The Vibratos" played ...along with The Town Casino and The "Glen Casino" ?? How about "The Ivanhoe" on Forest? Good groups: The Vibratos (with Gary Mallaber the great drummer who also played with The Raven and later with Van Morrison and the Steve Miller band) and Jack Terranova and Chic from "Chic and the Diplomats?" Oh yeah and 'Johnny's old time salon" where there was video and sing along throwing PEANUTS ON THE FLOOR. i HAVE MOVED FROM BUFFALO.. BUT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL THE GREAT FUN TIMES I HAD IN THE MID TO LATE SIXTIES!

Greg		16-Nov-2007 17:51
Great photos. To bad they tore down Club 77 on Woltz, I loved drinking at that little dive bar.

chris		09-Nov-2007 16:32
That photo that is supposed to be the blackston - that was jimmy oates and then the allentown cafe and jay birds...the blackstone was further down allen between elmwood and delaware....spent a lot of time there and at shane's - maim & summer - al coppolas bar

Sean		02-Nov-2007 01:10
Step up to the baaaaar!!!! We have free shots for everyone!!! Anyone remember Cassidys , 83-85? Still the best college bar I have ever been to. Feel free to contact with memories!

Guest		22-Oct-2007 00:57
Thanks for the wonderful photos & memories. In the 60s, Gleason's on Forest was a favorite bar of Buff State freshman. Like The Masthead, it was one of the closest to campus but we had to sneak across the hospital grounds to get there. The Parkway (now Bullfeathers) on Elmwood was home to the hippies, art & theater students. Thanks to Diane English, Phil the bartender (I guess he was the owner) was remembered in the TV series "Murphy Brown." Appreciate the note identifying Merlin's as Brink's. Laughlin's was the biker bar & lived up to its reputation.

Rose B		14-Oct-2007 18:02
I remember, Jimmy Buccino, Al Vino, Jack Gordon,Jackie Jocko, Dick Fedele & the Sedates,Coby Taylor, Blossom Dearie, great entertainment. The Bars & Restaurants - Keyboard House became the Carriage House, Sky Lodge became the Buccaneer which became the Polish Village, Clarendon, Park Lane, Little White House, Crossroads, Blue Bonnet,Olivers, the Grotto accross from UB Campus on Main St. sooo many more. It was great to go out have dinner, drinks and music all in one spot. What memories

Bill		12-Oct-2007 09:36
How about Emerald and the Elroys over on Ontario st. The Parkview on Tonawanda St also good hangouts

Jim C		10-Oct-2007 22:43
Gary Yeah, I remember Shanes's on Main. We used to hang around there in the early 1970s when we went to Bryant & Stratton (or, more precisely, instead of going to Bryant & Stratton). I remember raspy-voiced ol' Pike behind the bar; quarter drafts; and that really narrow space between the buildings leading back to the parking area - a space that seemed way narrower going in than in did later when going back out!

Guest		09-Oct-2007 23:53
I remember the Peanut Company at amherst and grant, It was an 'old smokes' bar that was closed and then reopened as the peanut. th first thing written on the wall in the mens room was "This wall in 2nd printing" Gave me a chuckle. Capt. Bob

Joe		08-Oct-2007 23:41
Anyone remember when the Malamute was in the basement of the building kitty corner from where they are now. Located in their present location was ArJos. Used to be an old bridge on S Park walked right in to ArJos, No steps like you have at Malamute now. Also Cotters on Ohio St & McCarthys on Oconnell St?

Bob		06-Oct-2007 10:56
Anybody remember the Consolidated Peanut on Amherst & Grant Sts.?

guest		03-Oct-2007 19:02
Rude Boys on Hertel, in the 80's I think. Thick smoke, dancing very late and Ava behind the bar.

Guest		20-Sep-2007 23:15
I moved to Buffalo in 1979 to attend Canisius. Never missed a weekend at the PM. I think it was 50cent Labatts on Thursday night. Brian P. the bouncer saved my butt many times. Thank you. Also loved 60 cent Bionics at Slombas. The Locker Room, Cassidy's, Stuffed Mushroom, 3rd Base, CPG, Mean Guys East (went to see The Road there every Sunday), The Stumble Inn (pitchers of Alabama Slammers yikes!) and all of the Elmwood bars. I know this is for Buffalo bars, but I loved going to see bands like Elliot, Flashpoint, Lebel, Only Humen, and Broken Silence at places like the After Dark, DJ's Stillery, and the Macaroni Company (first time I saw the Goo Goo Dolls OPEN for Lance Diamond). Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

Ron Mendez "The Harp"		19-Sep-2007 00:55
Go to www.DolphinRocks.com for a Pic of the Gelle Starr. I also have a Black and White One. Ask my Web Master to send it to you. Nice Collection!!! Very Sincerely, Ron Mendez

Becky		18-Sep-2007 08:38
Memories don't stop at the city line. The comments evoke just as many memories as the great pictures do!

Guest		17-Sep-2007 11:42
Anyone remember McVan's, Niagara and Hertel? Now there is a Wilson Farms at that great site.

Bob		11-Sep-2007 22:43
It is not the BARS OF ERIE COUNTY This entire site is pictures taken of places inside the City of Buffalo

Guest		11-Sep-2007 22:39
To all you that are lookig for bars that were located outside of Buffalo city limits, I suggest you read the title of this gallery again..The bars of Buffalo

Gary		09-Sep-2007 20:00
how about the JOLLY JUG on niagara falls blvd

Gary		09-Sep-2007 19:58
does anyone remember SHANES BAR @main&summer st

Guest		01-Sep-2007 18:37
What a great blast from the past for me. At one point in my life I would go out partying 5, 6 or even 7 nights a week so I hit a lot of these bars at one time or another. Thanks for the memories!

Howie Feller		23-Aug-2007 14:53
Of course the barrelhead, mean guys east & west, he & she's, melanies, etc... played in a band at all of these places back in the late 60's through the 70's.. what great memories. i also was the house drummer at Uncle Sam's 2525 Walden and had the opportunity to play the drums with chubby checker's band... great times, boy do i miss them

Cassidy Bartender		22-Aug-2007 21:10
Cassidy Wheel had Sorry Partner and also Just for Ladies. Where is TOBY?????

guest		22-Aug-2007 19:33
Cassidy's Wheel -- Sorry Partner, Just for ladies

DEBRA DOMANIEWSKI-SOBKOWICH		15-Aug-2007 01:14
FOR THOSE OF US WITH NAMES ENDING IN "SKI"....WE CAN'T FORGET....THE BROADWAY GRILL, CHOPINS, AND THE POLISH VILLAGE!!! DRINKING AND DANCING WAS PART OF OUR LIFE THEN. AS LOU RAWLS SANG=THE NEON LIGHTS WERE AWFUL BRIGHT ON BROADWAY!!

krys		09-Aug-2007 18:44
Hey all, hope you are all having a great summer! How about listening to the Weekend Trip (ak/a Weekend) at the Factory on Hertel???? Used to take the bus to the East Side and go to The Funnel to hear the Road! Good times! Does anybody know what happened to The Road? I used to have their album, but I would LOVE to listen to it again if anyone knows where I could buy a copy!!!!!

Frank Ricchiazzi		25-Jul-2007 15:21
Take a look at the incredible architecture of the buildings. There are many places in the U.S. that would die for those buildings.

Billy C.		25-Jul-2007 12:32
Thanks for a great walk thru memory lane. Let's add the No Name on Hertel, and the Golden Pheasant on Delaware in Kenmore (seemed like no one was allowed over 18!). And dime drink, penny a beer night at Uncle Sam's. Locker room had 3-for-1 splits and 25 cent Wild Turkey on Thursday nights! I've been gone for 20+ years but is the Might Taco still the best place for a 4:30 am meal?

JIM VIZZI		04-Jul-2007 18:00
THE LATEST IN "BLUES BARS" IN THE BUFFALO AREA...IS VIZZI'S BAR....967 KENMORE AVENUE...BLUES AND ONLY BLUES....EVERY FRIDAY NITE...(SOME SATURDAYS)....BIG FISH FRIES, AND HOME OF "THE MONSTER-BURGER"....HOST JOE VIZZI AND WIFE MINDY....STOP IN TELL THEM JAKE SENT YOU....MIGHT GET A FREE DRINK....

Sue Roberts		06-Jun-2007 23:11
what an amazing collection. things like this exist in everyones life... some past experiences that make them who they are today. i can see there are many people who connect with your past. although i have limited experience in buffalo, i get it.

Mike Meyer		23-May-2007 04:30
Stumbled on your great gallery, and it brought back memories of my [misspent] youth in Buffalo in the '50s, much of which was spent at the Rendezvous (Pat and Johnnie's, if I remember), where the drinking age was about 15. Johnnie offered wierd bacon sandwiches, no lettuce, no tomato, just bacon between two very large pieces of toasted white bread. The sign said, "We call it a sandwich; you may call it a meal."

Joel		21-May-2007 12:53
I'd love to see some pictures of the Belle Starr. On a visit to Buffalo last summer, I looked up OB in Ellicottville. I spent about an hour with him. He had some great stories about the old place. He also said he had a bag of pictures around somewhere. I told him I would be back some day to help him look for them. Maybe this summer...

Guest		16-May-2007 05:38
Let's see if I can remember them all... I know I won't - but this is my list from growing up as a tall kid on the East Side thru - well - I'll end with the classic days of the 90's (oh - and for bartenders and tenderettes - and musicians - I may know you - have partied with you - or dated you - so if you think that's a possibility - get in touch again!) Alden Hotel - Belle Starr - Purple Moose - Stage One - Yellow Jaguar - Club 747 - Mickey Rats - Captain Kidds - Brick Bar - Mulligans - Mothers - Shadracks - Uncle Sams - Emils & Emils II - Jacobis - The Basement - Locker Room - The PM - Tugboat Annies - Sunset Bay Bearch Club - Barrel House - Ounce and an Half - GDI's - The Anchor Inn - Pee Wee's Brown Derby - The Schuper House - Newmans - No Names - Gandalfs - Cathode Ray - Laurel and Hardy's - The Black Star - Chin's Islander Lounge - Bagatelle/Molly's Pub - Third Base - Elbow Room - The Pentacle - The Mushroom - 2001 - Bobby McGee's - The BBC and The Library - Anancones - Joey's Beltline - The Jolly Roger - The Shebeen - IV Stallions - Placeys - Caseys - The Stuffed Mushroom - Jack's Place - The Warsaw Inn - Cassidys - The Underground - The original Continental - Merlins - JP Bullfeathers - Adam's - Cheers - Do Drop Inn - Red Brick Inn - J&R's Lounge - Kiebsczaks - PJ Bottoms - Welington Pub - Malamute - Crawdaddys - RC Anna's - Hannah's - Slomba's... christ - now I'd have to go back to photo albums and napkins to get even more... :) there's more - I just need nother beer and I don't feel like digging thru the stamps and coasters and plactics glasses and pics... suffice it to say - nowhere like Buffalo for a bar scene. peace all .g.

JIM VIZZIS		13-May-2007 11:38
JIM VIZZI...BEFORE LEGAL AGE, WE USED TO GO TO DUBEL'S...SMITH AND ONEIDA STREET...SUPRISED NO MENTION OF THAT...THEN MANN'S 300 CLUB ON BAILEY AVE...WAS A REGULAR START...THEN JUMP IN THE CAR WITH A WILD GROUP..J. MOSCATO,RITTLING,CHITTENDEN,,,SING THE SONG "DOWNTOWN"...AND HEAD FOR "JOHNNY ELLICOTS"...(ANOTHER NO MENTION) WHERE THE TWIST WAS IN.....AND END FOR RIBS AT EDDIE AND JESSIS ON SYCAMORE AVENUE...THOSE WERE THE DAYS..WILD AND GOOD CLEAN FUN...NOW MY BROTHER HAS A JUMPING BLUES BAR ON KENMORE AVE.. KENMORE SIDE...VIZZI'S BAR

jimmy		11-May-2007 18:12
Slombas Grill was a great place closed up now in the early eighties packed almost every night . great bartenders jimmy mark carl peter great times had by all

Roger Swan		08-May-2007 20:02
Just thought I'd drop a few more names of bars from the late 40's & 50' era. Main/Utica section: Mansion House, Checkerboard Lounge, Indian Village that was owned by Dan 'Red' O'Conner the ex pro wrestler, The Royal Arms ( great quartet ). Then there was the 'Do Drop Inn' across from the Chevey plant, 'The Shamrock' on Elmwood Ave. next to Shea's Elmwood theatre. Then there was the 'Orchid Lounge', 'Baffos' on Main St., 'Town Casino', 'Glen Casino', and the 'Colvin Casino', plus many more that would fill a book. Many a great evening spent with good friends.

John White		01-May-2007 11:30
Grew up in Buffalo And hung out at Lulubelle's. Remember Hermy real well. Does any one remember his real name. He is a dentist today. Lot's of great bars back then. The bar near Bennett high school was Lucille's. Real sweinging place.

Gary Hughes		24-Apr-2007 20:18
I went to Bennett from 1957 to 1961 and frequented most of the mentioned bars that were open then, particularly in the Hertel Ave area. I can't remember the name of the little bar across from Bennett, but the owner used to live upstairs and when he got tired he would leave us the key to close up. We would drink Schmidt's beer on the honor system and put the key through the mail slot when we left. Anyone remember Hermy the Spermy at Lulubelle's? What a great site devoted to great memories!

Guest		10-Apr-2007 02:26
Need help, I have a friend who is trying to recreate Cassidy's wheel. I recall the Freddys Special and Bartenders drink spots on the wheel, but I am having difficult time recalling the rest of the spaces. Guess I should have been paying more attention. Any help is appeciated, thanks

Guest		08-Apr-2007 00:16
I was wondering why no one had commented on The Belle Starr, Some of the best music on the planet for about 8 years, and are there any pictures of the place? What about those bartenders. I know them all and miss them.....Duke

Noam Cohen		05-Apr-2007 07:49
I second the Bona Vista - though I'm pretty sure it was the Buena Vista - on Hertle as a great classic bluse bar. In 73 I was a student at SUNY but had my best times and best education blowing harp with Spoon and the Houserockers at the BV. Spoon was a steelworker by day and a bluesman at night. Great musicians came through that band including Jay Beckenstein who went on to form Spyro Gyra. Any other vets of the BV out there? Still blowing harp out here in SF (see fogtone.com if curious) thanks for the site

Fran		21-Mar-2007 22:32
The picture titled the Blackstone is in correct Originally named Jimmy Oates it then became the Allentown Cafe then Birdies 19th Hole Then another name which I dont recall before becoming The Pink Flimingo which became The Pink.

Guest		13-Mar-2007 13:19
Won't ever forget the 70's bar scene in Buffalo. Unfortunately many are gone but the memories remain. Cassidy's, Stuffed Mushroom, The Tralf when it was at Main & Fillmore, Central Park Grill, Park Meadow. Never got kicked out but sure did get carried out.

Bob H		06-Mar-2007 15:31
How about DIRTY DICK'S Bathhouse downstairs at Main & Amherst St.

D......		04-Mar-2007 14:58
Hello from a Canadian...who at times, with a car full of girls, drove up to Buffalo for a blast. Bob Dylan's Lay Lady Lay was a hit that year, and I met Ted Elkins....newly retired Marine (I think) He visited me once in Windsor.....and then we lost touch..... Where are you Ted Elkins? Debra

Guest		28-Feb-2007 17:12
I remember hitchhiking (before the days of Charlie Manson) to the Inferno from Rochester to Buffalo to see Wilmer Alexander Jr and the Dukes! And yes those Singapore Slings were our number one drink!

Matthew falk		22-Feb-2007 04:24
I coldn't remember all of the stories. My church was next to brunners. Cassidys best bar. Freddys special, the beach party where they would spread sand all over the floor, beach attire, leave your shoes at the door and alot of sunglasses and squirtguns! The breakdancer with the "now doo rag" who didn't speak much, just danced. Getting girls to dress behind the sheet for a $50 bar tab, only to get naked and have the sheet dropped. The originators of the belly shot, the tit shot, and the bartenders standing on the bar puoring Alabama Slammers! I could go on but I'll bring up some more at a later time! Thanks for the friends and the memories!

Doc		20-Feb-2007 01:18
Man The band I was in The Time Piece, Opened Uncle Sams for Kevin Elliott.... How about Alliota's on Hertle and Virgil And the Mug in the old twin fair plaza on Hertle behind the Henry's hamburger joint... And don't forget The Ivanhoe on Forest, and the Rising Sons at The Infrerno.......

jacob kedzierski		19-Feb-2007 10:45
great gallery!

Barbara Broder		16-Feb-2007 18:41
I don't know if it's still there, but after the Sabre's games we always went across the street from the Aud to Sinatra's bar. We'd hang out and hope to get a glimpse of our favorite road team players. (Oh lord, Derek Sanderson!) Does anyone know if it's still there??

Gene S		03-Feb-2007 21:12
then there was the spectrum at amherst and elmwood across elmwood from the bowling alley. then there was club 747 connected to the executive across from the airport, with junction west, then the scintas held the stage there before they became regulars at las vegas. i remember i couldn't afford the drinks at 747 when i was in high school so i got a vodka & lime with "two straws" for me and my date. i made the bartender laugh, how embarrassing. but those were great times.

Guest		31-Jan-2007 19:04
Does anybody remember the omni on Kenmore ave&englewood ave in the town of tonawanda? It was owned by JIM BRADFORD ,Gary

Gary		31-Jan-2007 16:00
Anyone remember CROSSTOWN LOUNGE on Kenmore ave & englewood? I used to go there with Jim White,BobSaj,MartyWurster,KeithTRAMP,(HalfMoon)-MikeOnan,Jim Minhart,A man named NICK owned it. Then sold it to ART BERRY and his son DENNIS, after that it became THE OMNI with ? then Caseys on kenmore

Guest		22-Oct-2006 21:36
Does anyone remember Sauerweins on Niagara St with the Frank Copely trio. they played a jazz session on Sunday afternoons. the best music and dancing in Buffalo. Guest

krys		18-Oct-2006 18:04
Hey, awsome website, so many great memories! anyone remember the bar on hertel where Gary Sterlace and the mixed emotions played? How about Tom and Rick Ryan's band, Weekend? and last, but not least, the Road? some of the happiest times of my life! The Hideaway was so cool! Omega Phi Beta land!

guest		02-Oct-2006 00:45
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Uncle Sam's, 2525 Walden Ave. What was the name of that bar inside Uncle Sam's where you can sit for a quiet chat with someone special... anyone recall? Also, there was a bar on Elmwood Ave. where their motto was "The only place you go up to get down"? Anyone recall its name?

Pauldo		30-Aug-2006 19:41
Remember Jimmy McLaughlin and Tom (Tomsky) Urbankowski at Casey's on Hertle and Casey's Two in Clarence? I dated Mary Lou and use to see her at all the bars back in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Remember 3 splits of Rolling Rock for a buck?

KGS		20-Aug-2006 02:01
Great site: I went to UB and remember great late nights at the Beef & Ale House on Main Street and the Library on Bailey. Moved to the West Side after graduating and spent memorable and forgotten hours at Mickey's on Allen (owned by Jack Heisler who also owned the Beef & Ale up near UB), the Brick Bar, sometimes for fun down to the Aragon (never got into any fights) at the end of Allen or up at the other end of Allen on Main, Lux's Lounge and the Villa Capri which can best be described as uniquely local and most eclectic! I bartended at the Continental on Franklin just south of Chippewa...which is very bland these days but the last time I was back in Buffalo, the Lakeview Inn was still holding forth, on and out on Chippewa. A flyer on the wall noted, "City of Buffalo Employees Drink 1/2 price every weekday." What a joint! What a city! Thanks for site and the memories!

ted elkins		17-Aug-2006 01:58
Sheepman, I have more Woolite [shampoo for normal humans] for you. Yell to me sometime. Is Mary Lou the lovely and talented "Ms McLaughlin"? Wow, Ted: Bartender @ Casey's, Casey's Too, Bidwell Parkway, Stuart Littles, Packet Inn, Showboat, and others, coming to a bar near you SOON. Regards, Ted

Pauldo		12-Aug-2006 01:40
The Inferno was without a doubt, the best place to be from 1965 until it burned down in 1968. Iroquois draft in a 16 ouch cup was only 35 cents and a 7&7 was only .70 cents. The most expensive drinks were the Zombie and the Singapore Sling which was $1.50 for a 16 ounce drink. (Remember the minimum wage back then is $1.25 an hour). Other great spots were the C Lounge on Dewey Avenue and the Hideaway on E. Delevan. The Twigs use to play at the C Lounge and the Rising Sons at the Hideaway. How about Stan & the Raven playing at the Colony on Hertel before it turned into a topless bar? Late in 1968 Gilligan's on Walden Avenue opened up. The old owners of the Inferno made a go of it until 1971. Such groups as Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, Blue Cheer, the Amboy Dukes featuring Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, the original Fleetwood Mac featuring Peter Greene, Chicago Transit Authority (later renamed Chicago), Spirit, Steppenwolf, MC5, Brownsville Station, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Ricky Nelson, and Deep Purple all played there. The house bands were the Magic Ring (formerly the Twigs)and the Charles featuring John Valby (of Dr. Dirty fame). A 16 ounce draft was 60 cents back then.

Guest		02-Aug-2006 05:49
Cassidy's and Brick Bar...definiely my favorites in the early '80s!

Guest		22-Jul-2006 01:40
What about Brunner's and Rob Roy's in Snyder. Those were the days !

BOB GULINO		04-Jul-2006 01:58
MY DAD OWNED MOHAWK PLACE FROM AROUND 1945 TO THE LATE 60'S IT WAS CALLED THE THEATRE BAR THEN.THAT'S WHEN DOWNTOWN WAS BOOMING.ALSO MY UNCLES JOE AND CARL(STUMPS)OWNED NIETZSHE'S DON'T REMEMBER THE YEARS PROBABLY THE SAME TIME MY DAD OWNED THE THEATRE BAR 45-MID 70'S, IT WAS CALLED THE JAMESTOWN GRILL BACK THEN. VICKI, THE BAR ON MOHAWK & ELLICOTT STS. WAS CALLED BROTHER ANDERSONS IN THE OLD DAYS.BRING BACK THE OLD TIMES THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN.ALSO HUNG AT THE RAM ON 14TH AND RHODE ISLAND,JOHN R WAS A FUN GUY WITH GREAT PARTY IDEAS.

John W.		02-Jun-2006 18:19
There was a great neighborhood bar, the Village Restaurant, on the corner of Harlem and William in Cheektowaga. Great beef on weck, french fries, Kochs beer on tap. Run by the Andrejewski Family - Stella, Danny, Dick and Dave the bartenders. Closed in the summer of 1979 as part of the Harlem Avenue re-widening project. It will always be remembered!

Bob Friday		25-May-2006 16:44
Bob Friday Played with the Maniacs, 1963-68, at the Glen/Town Casino, Alliota's, opened the Mug (now gone), Idle Hour Inn, Grand Island (now gone), bars in Niagara Falls and the Ivy League circuit (remember "Animal House"?). We get back once a year..live in San Diego now. Hard to find a good "Buffalo Bar" here!

Guest		09-May-2006 00:09
Here's a suggestion: The Malamute taver, 211 S. Park Ave. It's about as Buffalo as it gets.

vickie		05-Apr-2006 14:40
why dont you have the electric ave bar at 300 ellicott st on here its right next door to mohawk place right on the corner also i worked at the tudor lounge for frank sr i also was a dancer in the 60s at the stage door havana casino billboard and franks casa nova i now tend bar at electric ave bar on ellicott and mohawk vickie laverne

Lois		03-Apr-2006 02:04
Yeah, wow! I haven't thought about those days for many years. I used to be Flay's "Snake Lady" and I still remember and know some of the other dancers who probably have put all that in the recesses of their minds. Thanks for the pleasant memories.

Guest		28-Mar-2006 20:43
Casey's - I used to be a bartender at Casey's in the late 60's/early 70's. My name is Mike. Ted Elkins, another bartender pinned me with the nickname "Sheepman". I You knew me I'd love to hear from you!

Celia White		04-Mar-2006 22:19
The Place closed this past summer. Sad.

Nick		10-Feb-2006 21:19
For me it started at the Ram corner of rhode island and 14th. Then I ventured out to the Fatcat on Hertel ave.From there to main and amherst ( ) then niagara st and hertel the names will come back seconds after this posts.What about the Belle Star that was the long drive to colden.

Guest		20-Jan-2006 07:23
Is the Interlude on Delaware still in business? That was a great little hide-a-away where couples could sit and "chill" on comfortable couches with soft low lights and easy listening music.

Guest		19-Jan-2006 02:09
I did a search on Google for "Tommy's Schuper House" because I have a large glass with that name on it. It also say's "1802 Niagra St., Buffalo. N.Y.. It's got a paint ring around the text but I'm not asking anything for the glass. It's not a mug as much as a huge goblet type glass. If someone wants it, let me know, you can have it. Email mark_a_wilber@dresser-rand.com and let me know if you want it. You pay postage------> It's yours. Waste not, want not type thing.

Bill		14-Jan-2006 18:50
re:Mary Lou's question (Dec. 8th) "does anayone remember Toni Castellani" ... I do, from the 1960's. The best unknown torch singer in America.

Tony Vesona		12-Jan-2006 14:39
Hey Charlene, I bartended at the Brick Bar from 1976-1980. I was hired by Pat Ford. They used to call me "Tone the Bone." Anyway, I'm still best friends with Pat and he has been working at Smith & Wollinsky's in NYC for the last 20yrs. or so. It was nice to hear all the people who appreciated and miss what we all used to do at the nut house. I miss it and think about it alot myself. Take care.

Guest		07-Jan-2006 15:42
What about Anacones on Bailey?

Rich Stebbins		01-Jan-2006 01:30
How about BayLo's home of the Beef on Weck? Neighborhood bars like DaVan tavern with the Friday night fish fries supplied by Hennesy's Fine Foods were a mainstay of the old Buffalo od the 50's & 60's

Michael Mondia		17-Dec-2005 20:30
I was born in 1951 so I went to the same type bars, also at 16. My local hanouts were Pitners,Rileys and Bartozeks, in "Ghost Town". Thats Clinton St. between Babcock and Bailey Ave. Those were the days my friends, we thought they would never end. My kids are now in their 30's, but, if I ever caught them in a bar at 16, their world as they knew it would have ended, just kidding.

Guest		15-Dec-2005 04:29
where is a picture of the red brick inn in south buffalo, it has been around for 35 years and still has the best wings and fish frys in buffalo.

Mary Lou		08-Dec-2005 14:00
Speaking of Gabrial's Gate anyone remember Toni Castellani who entertained there during the 70's. Her group had several names;The Gingerbread Express and Ceasaes Children. Anyone know where they are now? They were great entertainers.

Debbie		01-Dec-2005 14:47
I'm amazed no one mentioned Gabriel's Gate on Allen St., just down the street from the original Mulligan's Brick Bar...

Mary Lou		05-Nov-2005 22:16
Love all the photos!. Seeing the "Bars of Buffalo" brought back memories of the late 60's & early 70's..especially at Mulligans. I've been living in Alaska for over 30 years, but still return to Buffalo to visit family and friends. I visited some of the Allentown bars this summer with my daughter & friends who are UB students. What a kick!

Nancy		27-Oct-2005 01:38
Could this possibly be the same Langs that was on Main and Fillmore in the 1960's? The They also had a bar out at The Lake. What great memories of the "good old days"!

Camille		26-Oct-2005 22:37
Does anyone remember the "Ivanhoe" on Forest Ave? It used to be a great place to dance to "Chick & the Diplomats" in the late '60's. It still stands but never had the popularity of the original.

Lynne Sandler Magrogan		23-Oct-2005 23:00
Hey.....thanks for the great web site. There is something special about being a Buffalo girl. What about McVan's on Hertel? If our children ever read this website, I want to make it clear that my cousin Neil and I know nothing about sneaking into some of these great bars at 16. GO BILLS

NEIL SANDLER		21-Oct-2005 06:03
HEY YOU LEFT OUT THE BONA VISTA ON HERTEL, THE ORIGINAL AND BEST BLUES BAR I EVER HAVE BEEN IN. SHAKIN SMITH I CAN STILL HEAR YOU ALL THE WAY OUT HERE IN SO CAL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. BLOW YOUR HORN.

Guest		21-Oct-2005 06:01
HEY YOU LEFT OUT THE BONA VISTA ON HERTEL, THE ORIGINAL AND BEST BLUES BAR I EVER HAVE BEEN IN. SHAKIN SMITH I CAN STILL HEAR YOU ALL THE WAY OUT HERE IN SO CAL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. BLOW YOUR HORN.

guest		10-Oct-2005 00:30
what about SLOMBAS bar at main and rodney? during the 80's and early 90's with super bionic green cup nights....i probably had about 20 of them at one time. that bar was packed every week.

Renee		01-Oct-2005 15:11
What about the greatest Buffalo bar -- EVER? Cassidy's of course! Who could forget the wheel with Freddie's Special? Drinking out of pitchers with a straw? The great DJs and bartenders? New Year's Eve with a horse-drawn carriage? wow...the memories are incredible. Definately the best bar experience of all time.

Pauldo		15-Sep-2005 05:27
How about Casey's on Hertel, Dirty Dick's Bathhouse, No Name Bar, Casey's Nickelodeon on Elmwood, Shane's Tavern, Beef 'n Ale House on Grant St and Main St.,McVann's, Colony Lounge, Parkside Grill, The One Eye'd Cat on Bryant St., Pat's on Bailey Ave., Slatt's on Bailey Ave, the 300 Club, the Library, Bailos, Maxl's Brau Stube, John Barleycorn's on Bailey Ave.,Fibber McGee's on Seneca Street, Sunday's on Elmwood Ave, the Locker Room. The best bar ever was the Inferno in Williamsville that had Wilmer & the Dukes every Wednesday evening and national acts on the weekend such as Paul Butterfield, Wilson Pickett, Arthur Conley, the Esquires, Bob Seger System, Sly & the Family Stone, the Soul Survivors, Ike & Tina Turner just to name a few!. I should know, I tended bar there from 1966 until it burned down in 1968. Top drinks back then were Zombies, Singapore Slings, Iroquios Draft, 7/7's and Schmidt's Beer in the bottle.

Guest		31-Aug-2005 22:01
My best times were at Bobby J's, Main and Fillmore in the late 60's.

Guest		13-Jul-2005 20:35
Does anybody remember Regan's backstreet bar?? It was over on the west side just west of The Masthead off Grant Street!!!

Guest		13-Jul-2005 13:44
You missed The Place at the corner of Bryant and Ashland ! My husband and I "courted" there.It was just purchased by Bob Rich,Jr,Keep it just exactly the was it has been for the last 60 years!!!SW

Bob Walters		13-Jul-2005 03:36
How about the Hideaway, Silhoutte, LulaBelles, all good east side bars!

Amir FaSaad		24-Apr-2005 13:43
Karl, Great job ! How you managed to not take pix of the city's other neighborhood bars is a whole 'nuther story. Casey's in North B-lo; the Pine Grill and Revelot on the EastSide. Falcon Eddies in South B-lo. All had great music/dance traditions. Not to mention the beach bars. Again, great idea and thanx for ride.

Bubba		10-Oct-2004 13:39
Do you think the 21 year old drinking age is what killed the music scene in Buffalo? It is not dead, but not thriving like what you guys had. Or was it MTV?

tina		03-Oct-2004 03:47
love that empty lot where the masthead used to be. i'm pretty sure i spent a few underage nights getting loaded there with the harvey & corky crew after the aud shows. brings back memories. thanks.

Charlene		17-May-2004 21:38
OH MY GOODNESS!! I've been away from Buffalo since 1976 (my family is still there, and I visit but don't cruise the bars anymore) but those bars were the best!! Sneaking in at 16 and no one seeming to care! I'd love to know what has become of those bartenders from the Brick Bar..Pat especially! They were soooo much fun!!!! This site..every picture..is wonderful! Thanks for the vacation without having to leave home!!!

Bob Hogan		20-Apr-2004 22:57
I remember the bars of Buffalo.The Inferno was amazing; how about the One Eyed Cat, the Park Meadow and Maxals?

Vinny Brocato		10-Apr-2004 18:13
The nightlife was great in Buffalo, especially when I got back from the Marines in '66. Everyone in the Westside was swing dancing. Bars like the "Ivanhoe" or "Flays." How about "Jacobi's" in South Park? The women in Buffalo were some of the best swing dancers I've ever danced with. They were world class and I think they knew it. The guys were cool too. All true perfomers and the local dance floor at the neighborhood bar was our stage. The bands that played were largely blues type in the late sixties. I developed my appreciation of blues music at that time.

abe simon		10-Apr-2004 08:51
What a great website. I grew up in Buffalo from '35 to '59. The Crystal Beach site is really good. I went to Tech HS and hope to be there for its 100th anniversary weekend in late Sept 2004. I used to work for the Corps of Engineers in the late 50's at the Black Rock Canal off Niagara near Amherst. There was a bar there called Tommy's Schuper House. It had good food and was known for it's very large glasses of beer, especially the German Dark. Did you ever see it or was it gone by your time? Keep up the good work. Abe Simon Centennial CO.

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