The Bars Of Buffalo Photo Gallery by Karl R. Josker at pbase.com

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
Merlin's	Frank's Tudor Lounge	Ulrich's Tavern	Central Park Grill
Eddie Brady's	Swannie House	Cozumel	Golden Key Tavern
Rendezvous	Coles	McCarthy's Restaurant	Essex St. Pub
Locker Room	Nortel Grill	Jimmy Mac's	Peter's Inn
Kania's Tavern

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Guest		16-Jun-2020 00:19
lulabells

rene		16-Jun-2020 00:15
does anyone remember lula bells, the filmore little paris dugans chez a me and on and on i was a hairstylist on delaware ave in the early 60s. i was the first person to buy a brand new yellow corvette in 1965. it was the best time of my life. what about joe the bears? my parents would have killed me if they knew the places i went? no fears, i lived on niagara st and rented from the alessis. i really loved all the people i met. even sal baterro. .

Helen		29-Apr-2020 14:02
Wasn't there a bar at the corner of Delaware Road and Delaware Ave? I can't remember the name - early 70's.

jack the mover		27-Apr-2020 04:05
Bar and Res corner main and Minnesota 50 years ago

Guest		24-Apr-2020 22:27
Manny's on Bailey?

Michele Jannotte		24-Apr-2020 10:19
My grandfather Reginald Tucci owned Club Utica in west side of buffalo for almost 40 yrs and just found out they tore the building down,it was a great family oriented bar and great food, I was young at the time so I don't remember too much I have lots of pictures from there so it brings back some great memories for me If anyone can lef me know some more info about the club let me be know please. I just recently lost my grandfather a few months ago and I like to hear more thanks and God Bless...

Pat		23-Apr-2020 23:50
Anyone remember Schoney s on Colvin and sheridan around 1973-1976?

Diana		24-Mar-2020 03:00
I remember Pat’s Bar across from Mannks 300 club. It was next to 13 bus stop/loop.

Tom		27-Feb-2020 01:01
Does anyone remember a tattoo parlor in tonawanda in 1968-70's? It was on Sheridan Ave.

Guest		23-Jan-2020 15:28
Anyone remember the name of the bar that was almost directly across from the 300 Club on Bailey that was somewhat set back from the street

Al ryer		14-Nov-2019 01:32
Bar at bailey and Dartmouth back in the early 70’s was The Little Cottage - owned by Mike Campagna. Before Jimmy J’s

Guest		21-Oct-2019 21:26
The name of bar at corner of Dartmouth and Bailey ave . southwest corner was the Wurtsburgerh and diagonal across street on northeast corner was a place called Cousins which became Jimmy J's owened by one of the Jacoby Family!

Pat augello		21-Sep-2019 04:08
Looking for a picture of Murphy's omega cafe on pearl st if anyone has one My dad owned it at one time

Marc Paxton		03-Sep-2019 13:17
Anyone to share, firm up, a dream-like memory of The Schuper House up on the Niagara Street area not far from the river? I saw Ellen McIlwaine there back in 1975. Drove past Mulligan’s on Hertel and all the Buff-State bars to end up at this smoky, boozy venue offering up bottleneck blues from a flaming redhead nearly as young as me. Surely long gone, does the building still exist? Vivid memory, that.

Leo Vanderpot		03-Aug-2019 19:09
Need help in learning the full name of a man. His first name is Mark. He appeared in a club act at the Royal Arms in Buffalo prior to 1963, possibly in 1962., possibly earlier. His engagement at the Royal Arms was in the weeks or months ahead of September of the year in question, which is known, because I have evidence that there was a cancellation by Mel Torme at the Royal Arms in September of that year. Mark had a friend or booking agent named Al, and a relative named Sharon Malamud, which may indicate that Mark's last name was Malamud. But I'm not sure. Any information will be joyously received. Thanks. Leo Vanderpot (email: leov10571@yahoo.com

Guest		29-Jul-2019 19:27
anyone ever hear of Herlan's grill on Genesee street

guy lewit		15-Jun-2019 18:14
ALso, I worked at one of the Turgeon Brother's restaurants...the Sign of the Steer on main street for several years and they owne the LIBRARY and the CROUCHING LION to name a few. THe last thing they opened while I was around was the ELECTRIC COMPANY disco and bar on Allen Street, I think. What about the STUFFED MUSHROOM on Main Street near ORchard Place?

guy lewit		15-Jun-2019 18:11
I was a student at SUNY BUffalo from 1972 to 1977. The Blizzard of 77 caught me, my girlfriend Andrea and my housemate Bennett Kaplan off guard. We were renting a house without a stove or refrigerator. Stuck inside from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, Bennett and I ventured out and fought through waist high snow two blocks to Bailey Ave where the only place open was the Bar HOTEL CALIFORNIA. Bennett took a job there as a result of our visit...we were at 88 Dartmouth I believe. Dartmouth and Bailey was the address of the bar, I believe.

Guest		30-May-2019 17:29
Does anyone know where the Aragon Bar was .... from the early '60's?

Guest		18-May-2019 19:27
Does anyone out there remember Leo and Ed’s bar and restaurant at 198 Mi,Italy Rd. buffalo? nY. Now a vacant lot.

Guest		15-Apr-2019 04:04
Miggs Bar was on Union Rd across from Tops in Cheektowaga

Guest		31-Mar-2019 03:00
what was the name of bar on walden near pine ridge I think it was al something he was a bowler from buffalo

Guest		24-Feb-2019 01:12
my father gave me 2 large beer goblets from tommys schuper house 1802 niagara st would like to know a bit about the history

Grant Quale		09-Feb-2019 16:50
Looking for any info on Dugan's on the West side or Gillitzer's on Brodaway and Stanton. I am primarily looking for pictures

Ed		30-Jan-2019 22:02
I was in the Army back in 1965, 66, worked at the Federal Building next door to the the Anchor Bar, I was a medic and we gave the physicals for the Military there during the Vietnam war, After work I hung out at the Anchor Bar and the Blackstone Bar, Allen St. weekends I hung out on Chippewa St. Ciros, Fisherman’s Wharf, Green Door, also up on Elmwood Ave. Dugans Bar, V.I.P. Lounge. Had some great times up there, until I got busted in a fight in the Fisherman’s Wharf, spent a night in jail, also got lost a stripe in the Army for that fight. I came from South Jersey area, next to Philly and close to Atlantic City, n.j. I’m 73 now but remember Buffalo well.

ballpark		30-Jan-2019 18:20
Marie My mother lived with the owner of the club 227 on Franklin st Marvin B. I lived there for 6 months in the hotel I was in third grade at the time, around 1961 or 62. Her name was Julia.

Marie		27-Jan-2019 03:13
Anyone familiar with workers/customers from the 227 club and/or fishermans wharf in Buffalo back in the 50's, 60's?

chas		24-Jan-2019 20:45
Anyone have a photo of the Kenmore Tavern (KT)?

Natalie		07-Jan-2019 17:59
What is the current name of the former bar called Le Spot. It was in a plaza on Delaware Avenue near Delaware Rd. in Kenmore. They used to have hanging baskets that you could sit in. Also, what would be the cross street off of Delaware Avenue? Just curious as to whether there isa bar still there. Thank you.

Kelly		03-Jan-2019 18:32
What about Rock and Roll Buffalo? In the basement on Main near Vernon/Fillmore, a few doors down from the old avenue pizza when it was at corner of vernon and main.

Foo		29-Dec-2018 08:15
The Landmark in Sloan - Barbara St Clair and the Pin Cushions, Keystone 90s, the Shüper House, Mike Blabs on Genesee, Nortels, Metzgers, Gabels, Slombas, and Maximus Super or something like that beer.

Kath		05-Dec-2018 21:17
Karl Josker.Thanks for refreshing my memory on Mr Lang's. I went home with that bartender but still don't remember his name. He had a poster on the back of the bathroom door of Frank Zappa sitting on the toilet. (Zappa Crappa).

Ken Podd		15-Nov-2018 13:13
Sam Dominick, Johnny’s Ellicott was the absolute best gritty bar to dance and drink beer, but only from the bottle. Some of the best R&B (the beer may have helped). The summer before I was drafted we were there most Friday’s, every Saturday, and frequent Thursdays. Absolute best, usually 8 cops, always felt safe, even closing at 3:00am.

Guest		13-Nov-2018 18:40
Does anyone remember which bldg was the Babcock grill on Seneca and Babcock. Drove by the other day and was just wondering. I was there a few times back in the 90s.....

Ted the Guest		05-Nov-2018 14:09
An old bartender from the original Casey's at 740 Hertel checking in; I also worked at Stuart Little's in N Tonawanda, the Showboat [foot of Hertel], helped open the old Bidwell Parkway into Casey's II [across from the No-Name Bar], the Packet Inn in N Tonawanda, and I believe a few others where bartenders of that era would 'guest-bar-tend' at different places. Hung out at the Masthead, No-Name, and Locker Room a lot and a small old-timey smokey bar on Grant St where the windows were so dingy and smoke-stained they looked like they were the first tinted windows in Buffalo. I remember the shooting at Aliottas, the mob hit outside of Roselands, YOW! And oh yeah, the dance and crazy bar on Grand Island that was a pretty good place to meet.

ballpark		16-Oct-2018 17:18
Kitty Castiglione , I remember a bar called Mindy's in that area. I don't know if that's the one.

sam dominick		05-Oct-2018 06:44
This site was sent to me by a fellow Buffalo friend. Does anyone recall dancing at Johnny's Ellicott on the corner of Ellicott and Genesee (I think) in the early 60s? It was a great place and was very popular on weekends.

Guest		11-Sep-2018 10:48
Lone Star was on Transit. Same location as Cougats, I believe.

Michey		22-Aug-2018 23:05
Does anyone remember where the Lone Star bar was located, either Union Road or Transit Road? This would have been late 1970s, early 1980s. Hi

Guest		14-Aug-2018 22:05
The Masthead - so much fun there back in the 70's

Paul Dufficy		26-May-2018 20:40
I remember going to Gleason's on Forrest near Buffalo State. A lot of Canadians used to stop there on Saturday nights . Not a bad place.

Guest		24-May-2018 01:20
I live out of state now but a few regular stops back then were Rosies Den,After Dark and Ali Babas

Kitty Castiglione		05-May-2018 17:24
Does anyone remember the bar in the Evans Town Plaza. On Sheridan and Evans. In the late 60 early 70.

Karl R. Josker		02-May-2018 11:56
Carmen, I do. Mostly for Stan Szelest, who played there frequently.

Carmen		30-Apr-2018 14:20
Does anyone remember The Hideaway on Delevan across from the Chevy plant?

Guest		26-Apr-2018 19:06
Michael, How @ ....Frodo’s....Mar’s Bar....Mario’s...Claudia

Camille Kazmierczak		16-Apr-2018 20:53
Michael Panzarella 28-Nov-2016 16:56 WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BAR ON CLINTON AND FRENCH BACK IN THE LATE 70'S OR EARLY 80'S. IT'S CALLED VINNY'S NOW Michael is was the Ten Pin Inn..... My Parents used to take us there as kids....they would get pitchers of beer and we would get pitchers of pop.....

Karl R. Josker		09-Apr-2018 21:08
Kath, I remember a bar on Main at Fillmore, called Lang's or Mr Lang's, that was as you described, going downstairs from the street. I saw Barbara St Clair and the Pincushions there.

Kath		09-Apr-2018 20:36
Does anyone remember a bar, I think on Fillmore, where you had to go downstairs from the sidewalk. 50 years later, I still have the bartener's cufflinks. Fancy, huh? It's driving me crazy.

john jendysek		23-Mar-2018 16:33
what ever happened to a night club in sloan called the landmark

Chuck		20-Mar-2018 20:51
STONEY...The KT was our high school (Ohara) hangout. Had to have a Sherrifs card only.

Stoney		17-Mar-2018 19:53
Great summer nights on the porch at the Kenmore Tavern

Kathleen Murphy		12-Mar-2018 11:09
Do you have any information about Dan Murphy's bar at Edward and Virginia in Buffalo, that was razed in June 1971 after a fire?

k		12-Mar-2018 10:55
What do you know about "Dan Murphy's", a bar on corner of Edward and Virginia in Buffalo, thst was razed in June 1971 after a fire.

Guest		12-Mar-2018 10:50
What do you know about "Dan Murphy's", a bar on corner of Edward and Virginia streets in Buffalo's west side? This was my father's bar that was razed in June 1971 after a fire.

Guest		21-Feb-2018 20:43
Was there a place called "Woodys"?

Guest		16-Feb-2018 03:24
Oh wow his brings me back I loved Cassidy’s with the wheel we went there often after rugby games with the rugby team!

Guest		15-Feb-2018 18:58
Hi Libby C. Bar on main st and amherst st was Cassidy's where you would spin the wheel for "freddie's special" they would pour bottles in your mouth right at bar and handout free shots!

Karl R. Josker		05-Feb-2018 14:42
My documentation dates from the 60's, showing the intersection of W Ferry and Baynes as the sites of Germano's Shoe Repair at 426 W Ferry; Tirone's Grocery at 427 W Ferry; JJ Parkes Restaurant at 432 W Ferry; and Baynes Liquor Store at 435 W Ferry. It is possible that any one of those could have been a bar in the late 70's.

Guest		05-Feb-2018 04:35
Was there a tavern at Baynes and West Ferry, late 70's? Trying to remember the name. I remember it having a front and side entrance? Thanks, Ann

chas		02-Feb-2018 20:47
Anyone know whatever came of Alliotas on Hertel Ave?

Sue		02-Feb-2018 01:46
Flying tigers and In Between on Forest and Baynes

Karl R. Josker		01-Feb-2018 20:59
Regan's Grill was located 2340 Seneca St, Buffalo.

JAS		31-Jan-2018 15:24
Wasn't there a tavern on Seneca St. in S. Buffalo called "Regan's" in the early 60's? I would love to know the street address of the bar. Thanks.

Libby Creahan		31-Jan-2018 12:39
Who remembers the bar on main st and Amherst in the 1980s. You spun a wheel for a free drink? Thanks libby creahan

alex ramsey		30-Jan-2018 15:18
I started life on the lower east side on Johnson St.between Gennesee & High sts., but in 1965 we moved to Club Romway 1334 Broadway @ Rommel & I lived there till I moved to Texas in 1977. All the bars in that neighborhood back then. On Broadway, Pat & Shirley's, King of Clubs, Wilks, Sportsman's, Zephyr Grill, Franklins, the Gay Way-later the Brown Derby, Polonia bar, Kuzhniuk's...Frank's-dead end of Milburn, Walter's on Grimes St., Pijan Roost on Shepard, Club Kaz on Bailey, & of course Bailo's on Bailey & Lovejoy where you'd find whip marks on the roast beef on weck, but the food was great & the beer-always cold.!! What a neighborhood it was....once upon a time...

JC		21-Jan-2018 20:09
What was the name of the bar that was located in what is now the Marshall's plaza on Delaware?

john jendysek		21-Jan-2018 18:19
what was the name of bar on transit, near lockport. had great bans. i think it was called keystone 90,s

Candi		18-Jan-2018 05:34
Anyone remember the lounges/bars called the Talisman (or Talsman) (sp?) and also the Adante (or Dante)(sp?) in the 60’s

john		10-Jan-2018 06:33
wow no mention of the club 747 and the executive with playboy club on transit

john		10-Jan-2018 06:20
fyi all the mention of harvey and corkeys harvey is harvey weinstein

Cindie E		09-Jan-2018 20:00
The mug was on hertel avenue What was the name of the bar on Aero Drive back in the 70's? I cannot remember the name. I remember I won a dance contest there, but cannot remember the name.

mike		09-Jan-2018 17:41
does anyone remember slombas @ fillmore & rodney in buffalo

Guest		09-Jan-2018 17:34
the mug was on hertel ave in the plaza by the police station 699 he

Karl R. Josker		06-Jan-2018 21:07
It was at 699 Hertel Ave, Buffalo.

Guest		05-Jan-2018 00:07
Does anyone remember The Mug? What street was it on?

Guest		04-Jan-2018 00:29
Kenmore Tavern ($1.25 pitchers of Schmidt's Beer), had the great screened in front porch that faced Delaware Ave, was torn down during the 70s or 80s and is now a drive in bank.

JDY		22-Dec-2017 18:56
Does anyone remember a bar called Shanes where Coast guard & nurses used to hang out around 1971; visting Buffalo next year and it has great memories would love to see it or where itmight have been

Guest		12-Dec-2017 17:32
Anyone remember Mann's 300 Club on Bailey Avenue near the old main UB Campus? What happened to Mann's?

Guest		12-Dec-2017 17:31
Skimmed through these comments and recollections. What a wonderful look back. Could not find mention of Mann's 300 Club on Baily Avenue near, in those days, the main UB campus. What happened to Mann's.

Patty		07-Dec-2017 15:42
Does anyone know what the bar at the Marriott on Millersport was called in between Panache (1983) and The Night Club (2000)? They used to play great music and it was a total divorcee pick up place!!

Guest		05-Dec-2017 03:59
Does anyone remember the name of the bar that was on the northwest corner of Main and Amherst St. in Buffalo?

Mike		03-Dec-2017 13:22
The Bar in front of the Boardwalk cafe was Chili's (cheap food and Beer)

barb gerbec		27-Nov-2017 23:03
We grew up in Kenmore new york all my brothers practically lived at The Bird"/Golden Pheasant

Chuck		24-Nov-2017 08:27
Hi Mr. Josker Henry and his wife were the God Parents of myself and my 3 brothers and was murdered at his Bar in from what I remember a botched robbery I lived right down the street on gen. & mossele and remember the gurney coming out ! I was very young at the time so don't remember age or the date !!

waler		23-Nov-2017 04:03
What was the bar called before it was Harvey and Corky's Stage one?

Guest		15-Nov-2017 16:53
We came from near Port Dover, Ontario and went to Jan's Bar and the Wonderbar in the late 50s, early 60s. When Chubby Checker brought out the twist Jan's opened up a stage and called it, I think, the Peppermint Twist. Jan's had the most beautiful oval bar and made the best slings! I suspect it had been a club before Jan's.

chas		07-Nov-2017 21:10
Anyone know what happened to the Kenmore Tavern at Delaware & Wabash?

Tom Eisman		20-Oct-2017 05:09
What happened to The Hidaway on Delavan Avenue across from GM Chevrolet Plant ??

Guest		18-Oct-2017 19:21
Anyone remember the place called The Barn in East Aurora back in the 60's ,think it was on Mill Street .What ever happened to it? Mallory

Guest		12-Oct-2017 10:56
The Salty Dog was not on Main and Transit. It was on Seneca Street used to be called rooftops

Guest		08-Sep-2017 09:13
Any pics of the original Tralfamadore Cafe on Main Street or the Schuper House on Niagara? Both very popular bars in the 1970s.

Guest		05-Sep-2017 13:40
Does anyone remember a bar called "Jack Daniels" on Forrest Avenue near Buff State? It was popular in the late '70s and had live bands and open mics.

Beve		01-Sep-2017 03:03
Bar at Main & Transit was the Salty Dog, huge place with a stage and live music and Main & Minnesota was Joe Spags then Mickey Rats, that corner was the place to be late 70's early 80's

Carol		09-Aug-2017 04:54
Does anyone remember a bar and restaurant called Freddy Gabriel's. went there with my family in the late 50's early 60's

Mary		28-Jul-2017 17:01
Does anyone remember a bar/grill called Muder's (sp?) on Genesee near Moselle? My grandfather used to take me there for the fish fry on Fridays in the early 60's. They had the best orange soda.

Karl R. Josker		13-Jul-2017 15:54
Don, there was a bar in Angola-On-The Lake called Leirczak's (sp?) that was quite popular from the 50's to at least some time in the 70's, maybe a bit later. It was demolished sometime after that.

Don Ehinger		07-Jul-2017 13:50
Hi. I'm looking for an information on a bar my Dad used to visit. I think it was called Larzac's or Larzack's. I think it was in South Buffalo. Does anyone remember this or have any idea if the building is still standing. Thank you. Don Ehinger

Jay		12-Jun-2017 03:42
There was a bar in Niagara Falls, N.Y. called JP Morgans, back in the late '70's. They have awesome backgammon boards.. marble, I believe. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on one of these boards? thanks

Guest		15-May-2017 18:35
Do I remember correctly that Becker's had a Mansard roof on it, faced directly on William Street and the parking was out back? I took groups of four or five people there for business lunches a couple of times in 1982. The beef of weck and potato salad were terrific. The real thing. I got questioned by the accounting department when I turned in for reimbursement a receipt for $14 or so for myself and three guests at lunch.

Guest		15-May-2017 00:28
Re last comment, the name of the bar was the Rob Roy.

Mary		15-May-2017 00:14
Very local bar in 1970s on Main Street (and possibly Harlem?) in Amherst/Snyder, just north (east?) of former Rosary Hill college (now Daemen). Heard it was torn down and replaced by parking lot in 1980s. A favorite place for RHC students in early 70s for relaxed vibe, cheap beer, and still the best wings I've ever had. Just can't remember the name.

Dan G		14-May-2017 03:45
across from wivb on elmwood was the buffalo sports garden. it had a large oval bar with half court basketball, a pitching speed and accuracy baseball game,a boxing ring for the dance floor. here I believe moshing got its start.just kidding. Their were a few other video game machines with a few TVs and super large projection unit.the perfect place to sweat out those beers.the last time I was there was in 1993 when they had arm wrestling competion for men and women. it was a sparse crowd and I don't think it lasted much longer ibeleive the owners had some connection with the buffalo athletic club next door.

Guest		08-May-2017 00:31
Becker's burned down in the mid 80's, is now a Tim Horton's donut shop.

Lurch		11-Apr-2017 12:23
Oh man, seeing these posts is really bringing back a flood of great memories! Being from Fort Erie (Canada drinking age 21), we would side step that little hurdle by mearly drivin over a bridge. We already were quite familiar with Buffalo,(spending childhood goin back and forth across river all the time with our folks) so it was no big deal. If ya sorta looked 18 and had the price of a beer, and you didn't clown like a goofball, you were cool...ya had a Rolling Rock in your hand no problem. That is how we cut our teeth and learned to hang. Plus, there were never any hassles because you knew so many people. In summer, they were up in your hood (Crystal Beach), in winter, you were in theirs...Allentown! There were always Buffalo friends to hang out with. People who you knew since childhood. Birdies 19th Hole. I was DJ there for a few years back in 70's. Bobby Hens was my mentor in weirdness. Later, I worked for Bobby as DJ/bartender at The Outside Inn in Angola. Seems the underlying thread in all these postings is the huge amount of great LIVE music in and around Buffalo. The club scene was superb. From The Bona Vista to The Belle Starr. The Inferno, to the venerable McVans. Always somthin happnin. Miss those days. If you were there, you were there...and you can think back, and smile.(but don't try to hip anybody born after the mid 50's to it, because it's just too far beyond the realm of possabilty for them...bless their well trained consumerist souls) Smile at the times you and your buddies used to laugh your ass off gettn BUFFALOED IN BUFFALO! Here's to the loving memory of several million missing brain cells...you did not die in vain. Lurch

Guest		17-Mar-2017 21:23
The Poor House became Patrick Henry's in the late 70's

Guest		04-Mar-2017 08:03
Tonawanda wrestler from the 60's Bulldog Brower

Karl R. Josker		04-Mar-2017 00:23
Ken, yes, it was torn down. Becker's was at 1536-1538 William St where Tim Horton's now stands.

Ken		03-Mar-2017 20:24
I grew up in Buffalo and in the 50s/60s there was this Tavern called Becker's on the corner of William and Bailey Ave. which was family run for over 100 years but I don't find it in historical bars, does anyone know if it was torn down? Apts. upstairs and on 3rd floor a ballroom for dancing with piano still there from the past!

Guest		03-Mar-2017 18:19
I'm from Buffao back in the 50s/60s. At Bailey Ave. and William Sts. was Becker's Tavern, same family for over 100 years but did it get torn down? I didn't see it listed under historic bars. Anyone know? Thx!

Jay		01-Mar-2017 03:14
Does anyone remember the bar on Union Rd. in Cheektowaga before it was Nero's. I believe Ray Sheeter owned it used to have summer picnics for his patrons I have a picture of one of one from 1950 trying to match up some names with the 60 plus people in it. Any help would be appreciated thanks

Karl R. Josker		21-Feb-2017 23:30
Regarding the intersection of Main and Transit, at that point Main St ran east and west. Transit Rd runs north and south. North was toward Lockport, south was toward Depew, west was towards Buffalo, and east was toward Batavia. On the NW corner of Main and Transit was a strip plaza, which originally contained the Mona Kai restaurant. The Mona Kai eventually closed, in the late sixties-early seventies. In it’s place, a rock bar opened, the Yellow Monkey. It too eventually closed and reopened as something else, whose name I don’t recall. Possibly the Yankee Whaler. As indicated, Melanie’s was on Main, but on the south side of Main, a few hundred feet west of Transit. In response to Greg, the bar that was on the north side of Main, east of Transit, maybe a quarter or half mile out, was the Poor House. The Poor House’s time was from the late 60’s to at least sometime in the 70’s, maybe longer. I don’t recall what it became after the Poor House.

Greg T.		17-Feb-2017 22:02
The bar on the north side of Main St in the 1970's was Melanie's. It is the present day Buffalo Brew Pub. Melanie's was across the street of the Yankee Whaler. Another place that was close on Main Street north of Transit Road on the left was Harvey & Corky's Stage One.

KarenB		15-Feb-2017 17:59
And Next to The Hideaway was the Du Drop Inn, run by Fritz Unger. His son opened the Du Drop Too down the street on Delavan and Bailey, where the Rite Aide is now. Du Drop had an active men's social club, basketball team, & slo pitch softball team.

Greg		15-Feb-2017 14:14
In the mid to late 70's, use to see live bands at a bar on the north side of Main St., just east of Transit Rd. Anyone remember it's name ?

Guest		11-Feb-2017 15:25
Does anyone remember when and where the bar sgt. Peppers was in buff area. I am pretty sure late 70,s or early 80,s.

Karl R. Josker		10-Feb-2017 11:50
The Hideaway was closed and demolished long before this gallery was begun.

Guest		09-Feb-2017 19:32
Has anyone heard of a bar called The Piccadilly? I lived in an apt with my mom above that bar around 1972.

Ken		09-Feb-2017 18:32
You forgot to include "The Hideaway" on Delavan Ave. across from the Chevy Plant. Famous for "Stan & the Ravens"

Guest		09-Feb-2017 18:30
The German bar on Genesee at Kerns was "The Wurstberger Hof" It was originally part of the soccer field behind it called "Browns Park" which was sold to build Bishop Turner High School.

chas		17-Jan-2017 20:35
Angie (the owner of Alliotas) was killed at the bar by the road manager of the Allman brothers band. Dispute over the payment to the band.

Guest		16-Jan-2017 03:29
Can't forget Alliota's on hertel....we used to see b.b.king there.

Guest		14-Jan-2017 23:13
Does anyone know of a phot of the old Mann's 300 Club on Bailey Avenue near Winspear? Joe

Pizza Man		30-Dec-2016 21:26
I think the name of the wrestler that lived in Tonawanda was Yukon Eric.

Betty		30-Dec-2016 05:09
Barb - The bar at the Marriott on Millersport Hwy in 1983 was Panache. My friend, Jerry Trunzo (sp) was one of the DJs there at the time.

Guest		16-Dec-2016 16:21
It was the Mars Bar.

Michael Panzarella		28-Nov-2016 16:56
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BAR ON CLINTON AND FRENCH BACK IN THE LATE 70'S OR EARLY 80'S. IT'S CALLED VINNY'S NOW

Karl R. Josker		27-Nov-2016 01:41
The Old Heidleburg?

East ide Tim		26-Nov-2016 03:07
In the early 60's, Buffalo had its own Peppermint Lounge on Main St. Just down Main St. was the Purple Orchid, in the Chippewa / Huron area. These places featured some of the best bands of the time there. On a Saturday night, these places were standing room only. East Side Tim

Guest		25-Nov-2016 23:58
Does anyone remember the name of the old German restaurant that was on genesee st near a Tops Market. Not too far from Schiller Park. Not the old Scharfs, either. Been wracking my brain all day!

John Hazel		15-Oct-2016 21:55
Are there ant pictures of Henry's on Genesee and Goodyear? Henry was murdered in the bar in a possible robbery. I don't think it was ever solved

Rich		18-Sep-2016 15:43
Anyone remember what the name of the black run night club up on fillmore ave was? It was along the lines of Montgomerys Little Harlem and t The Moonglo. We used to go up there in the early 60s. Fantastic Floor Show.

Bob		06-Sep-2016 00:30
To Lori: Was the bar that was in front of the Boardwalk Café called The Electric Company?

mj		04-Sep-2016 23:09
i never see any bars on lower west side or any of what i want to see never have on this site..i hate tryin to look it up and it brings me to this page and u never have it on here smh been looking for 165 10th house in the late 70's and also nick lounge on 7th street in the late 70's but nothing oh well ill keep looking ....

Guest		03-Sep-2016 22:53
Melanie's was on the corner of Main and Transit. It became a brew pub in the early 90s and is still there today.

Andrea		03-Sep-2016 13:06
Does anyone remember the Aragon Bar from the mid-60's?

Barb		23-Aug-2016 23:59
What was name of bar at the Marriott on millerspirt in 1983

Chuck in Ft Lauderdale		22-Aug-2016 19:54
Anyone recall Johnnies Old Timer Saloon on Delaware Ave in Kenmore & whatever happened to it?

Lori		20-Aug-2016 01:15
Hi! Does anyone remember the name of the bar that was in front of the boardwalk Café on Delaware near great arrow? My husband has been trying to remember for weeks. He used to get poppers in there--and chile rellano that he still craves! This is a fabulous site and I'd be very grateful to anyone that could help me remember! Thank you !!

Ralph		18-Aug-2016 16:57
Back in 82 my college basketball team stayed in Buffalo and the team went to a club called Melanies. What happened to it?

know more than you		16-Aug-2016 22:05
Jimmy js Bailey ave....( love you Jimmy) chevys...annacones(love you Mark)Rays antique( in the end Ray lived inside😉). So great....how about feathers...( big cop bar)

Donna Marie		15-Aug-2016 14:55
Where was the Night Gallery .. I remember being there but not where it was

FrankieB		14-Aug-2016 20:36
Does anyone remember the band Peace Bridge that used to play at Sestak and Maguire's? They played the Eagles "Take It To The Limit" better than anyone I have ever heard.

Guest		13-Aug-2016 19:38
Can anyone tell me the name of a wrestler who lived in Tonawanda NY in the 1960s? He lived on Lynbrook Ave or Parker Blvd and he used to shower in his back yard in the nude. I was a young kid at the time and used to see him out there. Can't for the life of me remember his name or his nickname.

Guest		14-Jul-2016 16:54
Gilligan's was run by the Goldsteins after the Inferno @ the Glen Arts Casino in Amherst burned in 1968

Chuck Ft Lauderdale		29-Jun-2016 19:26
Does anyone know what ever happened to the Kenmore Tavern on Delaware Ave?

Mary		19-Jun-2016 22:52
Spent a good part of the early '70s listening to Chapelwood at the Yellow Monkey...with a little dancing and a whole lot of drinking. Also remember the Pheasant on Delaware and a place on River Road called, I think, the Wa-Ha-Kei and a guy named Tony.

J. Garnham		11-Jun-2016 09:54
Anyone Remember the Glo-Mar bar owner was Sam Reznick and Ruth my mother worked there for years Last time I was there would be 1971. It was out by the Peace Bridge area.

Bob		01-Jun-2016 02:47
Can anyone help me with the name of the bar/nightclub on Seneca Street near Zittel in the early 80's. It was quite large inside, and there was usually a band. One band in particular played there back then that was really good. It's name was "Victim." Anyone know what happened to them? Thanks!

ecc73		29-May-2016 01:59
Early to mid-70's, a place called Bumble Bees, 25 cent Rolling Rock beer. Anyone remember where that bar was located? Seems like it was near Delaware Park.

guest		26-May-2016 20:36
Someone asked about the burger restaurant that was at the Seneca Mall. It was the Ground Round. The had all the salted peanuts you could eat with a meal.

ballpark		24-May-2016 16:57
My mother dated a guy named Marvin Britt who owned the Club 227 on Franklin st.The address was 227 Franklin This was in the early 60's. Almost southeast corner of Chippewa st

martin gugino		29-Apr-2016 04:55
LuluBelle's, by Memorial Statdium? I was only there once, around 1962.

mj		12-Apr-2016 22:28
i been looking for bars on tupper called nimorod and nicks busit buffalo and house at 165 10st and school 1 but no luck finding on your site of anything i been looking for as in the 70's around west side of buffalo

mj		12-Apr-2016 22:26
not sure why i keeps bringin me to this page when i'm looking for old bars..and schools and so on because this page never has what i'm looking for

chuck		05-Apr-2016 20:13
Still trying to find out about the Kenmore Tavern( KT). Would only accept a sherrifs card as i/d.

Guest		04-Apr-2016 15:51
What was the name of a Main Street, Buffalo bar from early 90's that had a free beer hour??!! Help

Guest		01-Apr-2016 03:01
What was the name of the place next to BTRC on Elmwood? Some say the original Buffalo Sports Garden but though "Forum" was in the name. It had a boxing ring and a whole bunch of dartboards and other games.

Gary		29-Mar-2016 19:29
Any old pictures of the Tavern on Walden Avenue and Lathrop? It used to be Jackie's or something like that. Great food!

Alan		27-Mar-2016 22:17
Sounds like Johnny's Rendezvous, Peggy. I believe it is still there.

peggy		23-Mar-2016 17:42
I worked at the Studio Arena theater in the early 80's and there was a bar, don't remember where, but a bit of a drive from downtown, and you rang the doorbell to get in, the drinks were all served in milkshake containers, and the proprietor was quite the entertainer who refused to serve a lady anymore than 2 of these concoctions. Ring a bell?

Guest		22-Mar-2016 22:38
Does anyone know the name of a bar in and around the 1980's that had telephones on each table so you could pick up people of interest by calling their table to chat.

dan		21-Mar-2016 14:22
Ma tutuskas on Katherine st in the old first Ward.i belive her son was county executive or something on that order.

Guest		17-Mar-2016 17:39
Two possible names for the bar southwest of Buffalo and south of Rocheser are The Purple Pig and Arrowhead Lanes in Canandaigua

Guest		15-Mar-2016 04:48
Does anybody remember the black group that played at The Scene or Keystone 90s in the 70s?

Guest		01-Mar-2016 02:16
First drink at Dubels in 69; Barrel Head in WS, Inferno was great, and Psychus on Seneca was wild, but nothing beat summer nights at WMU club (formerly Learczaks) and Millers down the beach

Guest		22-Feb-2016 15:10
What was the name of the dive bar in kenmore that closed because the owner died of a heart attack? Lots of softball teams went there. I remember a high chair with a baby in it almost every time I was there.

Karl R. Josker		15-Feb-2016 18:23
It was originally Gilligan's, it was the successor to the Inferno.

Guest		15-Feb-2016 15:56
What was the name of the club on Walden Ave. that used to be Uncle Sams?

Guest		15-Feb-2016 04:49
That's it! Great blues club. Fond memories. I moved back downstate 30 years ago but I will always remember the great bands that played in that venue.

Karl R. Josker		14-Feb-2016 23:38
The Belle Star?

Guest		14-Feb-2016 23:09
What was the name of the blues club about 90 minutes southwest of Buffalo and 60 minutes south of Rochester? Saw buddy guy, Harvey mandel in this old barn. Had second floor with railing. Great music in the country.must have closed more than 25 years ago

Guest		13-Feb-2016 18:46
Bar at main st and Minnesota was Hockey Rats

chas		12-Feb-2016 20:36
Whatever happened to the kenmore tavern (KT)

Mike		12-Feb-2016 19:11
What's the name of the bar that was on the top of the hill in Wales Center, now ever fab manufacturing.

Karl R. Josker		12-Feb-2016 00:56
The Beltline Grill was at 1218 Broadway, on the downtown side of the railroad overpass at Memorial Dr; Nowak's was at 1255 Broadway on the other side of the railroad overpass.

Guest		11-Feb-2016 15:30
Does anyone remember a bar on the corner of Broadway and Memorial from back in the 1950's?

Guest		08-Feb-2016 07:35
Bar at Sheridan and Parker was Costellos.

Guest		31-Jan-2016 20:14
went to dubels to dance and my husband thinks they had a DJ, I remember a quartet?

Guest		28-Jan-2016 14:48
Ace's Steak Pit, Peter's Little Heaven, Sinatra's, Fisherman's Wharf, Consolidated Peanut Company!!

Guest		28-Jan-2016 05:04
Wow! Lang's was m long-time boyfriend's bar...I even helped sew the carpet! Talk about OLD memories...

guest		26-Jan-2016 02:48
does anyone remember bar at sheridan and parker town of tonawanda in the 60's

Guest		24-Jan-2016 22:20
Was there a bar on Main and Minnesota in the eighties that maybe closed 10 years ago?

guest		16-Jan-2016 17:47
Anyone one remember Lees 522 lounge, on west utica and rhode island, Club Utica on rhode island and west utica and The Ram on rhode island and 14th street, all within a two block area on buffalos west side, Club Utica for the live music, Lee's 522 for sports on the projector screen and The Ram for the volleyball

Bob H		04-Jan-2016 16:48
Crosstown at Kenmore and Englewood - remember the place - good drinks and local flare - had party there in early 1996 before going into Army - Thought I met my wife to be there but no -

Bob Hiller		04-Jan-2016 16:44
Crosstown Tavern at Kenmore and Englewood - had party there prior to going into Army in 1966 - Local place - great drinks and thought I had met my wife to be there - but not to be. Anyone remember the owners.....?

Guest		02-Jan-2016 02:52
does anyone remember a guy with blonde hair and always had a different corvette, he djayed at after dark and used to play the best music. i'm pretty sure people used to call him diamond.

Bob		24-Dec-2015 02:01
To Kate: I think the bar you are thinking of on Kenmore Avenue near Colvin in the early-2000s was Gregori's. It went through a couple of names during the previous 20 years.

Irishtcb		22-Dec-2015 16:35
Slomba's, Park Meadow, Gabels, Continental, Ray Flynn's, Founding Fathers, Casey's Nickelodeon, Buffalo House, Gabriel's Gate ..... I need to go home now.

Guest		29-Nov-2015 02:17
What was the name of burger resteraunt at Seneca mall?

Guest		24-Nov-2015 00:10
boston sea party transit rd 80's

Guest		22-Nov-2015 04:08
Does anyone remember a bar in Sloan that had 5 cent ladie's. beer nights on Mondays?

joe		09-Nov-2015 01:17
Remember seeing Sting with POLICE at Stage in Clarence for 1$ admission can't remember date

Paul D		03-Nov-2015 16:35
Remember the Club Ivanhoe and Chic and the Diplomats on Saturday nights. Place was on Forest across from Buffalo State

Donna		30-Oct-2015 16:55
What was the name of the seafood buffet restaurant on transit road in the 80's?

Philip		23-Oct-2015 20:56
I think the bar on Aero drive was called Summers but it changed names. I remember some guy punched me cause I was dancing with his girlfriend.What about the Stuffed Mushroom or Cassidy's

Tony		23-Oct-2015 16:43
I remember Squeezer Floyds on Grant St and the Inn Between on Forest Ave

Guest		24-Sep-2015 19:25
What ever happened to the Kenmore Tavern?

chas		23-Sep-2015 19:17
kate...was it the one next to the movie theater?

kate		09-Sep-2015 18:48
im looking for the name of the bar that was on kenmore ave in buffalo, kinda at the corner of kenmore ave and colvin in the early 2000s, it was def a hole in the wall , its driving me crazy helpppp

Marie		08-Sep-2015 21:04
@Shelly - that place was called Tuesday's, Septembers, Sinbad's, Blind Mellons, and probably a couple of other names

Shelly		05-Sep-2015 13:29
Does anyone remember the name of the bar/club on Aero Drive on the backside of the airport in Cheektowaga that had bands play outside around 1990?

Roger Swan		25-Aug-2015 21:18
In the 1950's I used to go to a bar that was also across the street from the Chevy plant that was on East Delevan. We used to play 'rubber' horseshoes in the basement. Drinks were sent down to the basement using a dumb waiter. The place was called the 'Du Drop' Inn.

Garry		18-Aug-2015 22:44
lou,I have a pic of the hideaway on E. Delavan ave will get it out and post it here

Lou Hess		10-Aug-2015 20:32
early '60s, the Hideway (across from Chevy plant) on Delevan. Listen to Stan and the Ravens!

Guest		06-Aug-2015 03:10
The Mug on Beetle

Guest		06-Aug-2015 03:05
You forgot the moosehead and binky brown's on Grant street

Kathie		05-Aug-2015 20:23
What was the name of the club in the marriot on millersport back in 2000?

Guest		03-Aug-2015 14:08
Does anyone remember Wally's Grill on the corner of Niagara and Forest? It was opposite what was most recently Campbell's.

guest		03-Aug-2015 03:22
who owned the caseys on hertel??

Don		15-Jul-2015 16:21
The legendary CASEY's Bar on Hertel Ave- the original, late 60s early 70s (then moved to Elmwood and totally different) The first and ONLY Casey's reunion being held Sunday August 2, 2015 at a Buffalo Bar Grille 307 Loisianna St........

David		09-Jul-2015 16:19
Growing up in Buffalo was a Blast i remember every Fri nite we went to Beef & Ale on Grant got there early to avoid the cover my best friend would go in with my DL (no pics on them back then) and I used my Sheriffs card (remember them)I have been reading all the comments and brought back such fun memories and fun places allentown bars McVans no name on elmwood and all the rest grew up in Black Rock so went to all the dives what fun

Guest		09-Jul-2015 01:57
eddie g's on fillmore

mark		09-Jul-2015 01:54
stabracks what a bar!!!

Dave		26-Jun-2015 00:26
Does anyone know of a Silver Eagle Grill at Jefferson & Riley and when it was in existence I have a "Gone to P" leave my drink alone card from there

Mary		21-Jun-2015 17:09
I have a utility sort of pocket knife that has a spoon and fork included from the Spic & Span Tavern -- 854 Main Street? Anyone have any interest in it? It belonged to my dad and I never knew any of the stories behind it.

Guest		17-Jun-2015 15:11
Lee's Lounge was then Blue Jeans and then nothing

Guest		13-Jun-2015 16:53
Lees lounge on seneca st very blue coller across the street from The larkin bldg!

Guest		08-Jun-2015 03:20
Does anyone know the last name of "Lois," the lounge singer and organist at the Charlesgate?

Bob		06-Jun-2015 12:01
We were in Buffalo for the Bills Home opener last year. The "No Name Bar" on Elmwood still had no name.

Guest		06-Jun-2015 09:11
Does anyone recall these three from the 80s: RC Anna's Tudor Inn (Dick Road), Racquet Room (French Road, South Cheektowaga), Baracini's (Union Road, Cheektowaga)

chas		04-Jun-2015 19:37
Does anyone know what ever happened to the Kenmore Tavern?

Guest		02-Jun-2015 17:23
The Top Hat bar at Mineral and Seneca Sreet was owned by Ray and Sis Martin their sons Jackie Bobbie and Davie tended bar. I believe an Irish woman owned it befoe them.

2old2recallmuch		25-May-2015 02:38
I remember Binky/Binkie Browns down the street from the Masthead, the Crossbow on Sheridan near Niagara Falls Blvd (near Alice's Kitchen) and a small bar somewhere on the westside of Buffalo that served Rolling Rock shorties for 25 cents a bottle (Henry's maybe). Out in Canandaigua there was a college bar that I believe was called the Purple Pig. Big old barn converted into a bar with lots of room for dancing. Although not a bar, the Hard Rock Quarry had some good music and partying.

jacqueline vitale		21-May-2015 03:23
I grew up on Allen st. as alittle girl. Nietzies was known as the Jamestown grill owned by two brother Joe and Carl Gaglione. as a teenager I would meet my grandparents their after the Allentown art show . this was late 60's. it has history. my grandmother would tell me stories about the dance hall there and big bands coming their in the 40's. allen st. had a rich history. and could I tell stories.

Leo the bartender		03-May-2015 15:30
Snakie,surely low down and dirty,dive bar....gone but not forgotten MOE AND EDDIES gibson st.

Bobbieice		19-Apr-2015 03:17
Anyone remember the Vibrato at the Inferno?

Guest		17-Apr-2015 15:33
Hello from Steve-Bartender at the Yellow Monkey,The Bernice,Uncle Sam's,and Friday's & Saturday's

Guest		10-Apr-2015 19:31
My favorite place to go was McVans on Niagara Street, in Black Rock. We were never asked for proof, started sneeking in when I was 16. it was great. Music was live. I remember a lot of not so famous, yet to be famous, and famous bands got started there.

Elizabeth O'Connor		03-Apr-2015 15:56
Anyone here remember Sandy's Delaware Inn in Kenmore? It was a piano bar. She also owned The Ace of Clubs on Hertel??

Guest		31-Mar-2015 20:23
Anyone remember the Bombay Bubble Bar on Transit just past Wherle?

Guest		16-Mar-2015 02:47
There was a club called Lu Lu Belle's that I think was on Sycamore and Fillmore. I believe I have one of the only Hermy the Spermy albums in existence that he recorded there. This was a black club, but he was a Jewish dental student at the time, in the early 60's. The album is called "Wail with Hermy." It is amazing! RB

Guest		13-Mar-2015 15:38
Where was tge point after located?

Guest		13-Mar-2015 15:34
Did anyone remember the band from McKinley park inn? The drummer was rick desantis.what a cutie! Chased him everwhere! Stalker!

J.P.		07-Mar-2015 19:34
Anyone remember the night Cher and Greg Allman showed up at Patrick Henry's.... Greg played with Freeze. Who was the guitarist with Freeze...amazing !

Guest		07-Mar-2015 06:39
Monday nights, Patrick Henry's with Freeze? Anyone?

Guest		27-Feb-2015 19:44
Anyone remember a bar on Ontario Ave called Captain Cove? Had personalized mugs on top of bar for the regulars. Not far from Whirlpool Bridge and the Old Late Show, currently Rapids Theatre

barb		21-Feb-2015 16:24
Jacobi's was the place to be in the late 70's. Everyone there to enjoy the bands & never any problems. Loved the ike Smith band when they would pay tribute to sly! Danny boys was always packed. Good times in old sunny la!!

Bob		09-Feb-2015 01:00
Buffalo really had some great bars, and this site has truly been a trip down memory lane, especially the bars of the past mentioned in the comments. How I remember Rude Boys in the early-1980s. Yeah, it played Reggae, but I also remember everyone dancing to Men at Work's Down Under one night. It appeared small by bar standards, but it was popular! Uncle Sam's was cool, too, but the pre-mixed drinks were a drag. Anyone remember them? I must have downed 10-12 rum and cokes one night and did not have even a tinge of a buzz. So, I started ordering drinks that I knew they didn't have pre-mixed. Remember the Barber's Chair there? For $2, you sat in the Barber's Chair, they tipped you back, and poured three shots, one after the other, into your mouth. I saw some guys and gals go to the Barber's Chair an amazing number of times in one evening!

Chuck Ft Lauderdale		04-Feb-2015 21:16
I remember the Golden Pheasant on Delaware Ave, does anyone know what ever happened to the Kenmore Tavern (KT) just down the street?

Guest		31-Jan-2015 02:42
Anyone remember "The Spectrum" on I believe Elmwood Ave? Used to enjoy and dance to Lance Diamond's band on Saturday nights after working the weekend shift at Kenmore Mercy Hosp kitchen. Also hung out at "The Bird"/Golden Pheasant on Delaware Ave.

disco dancer		31-Jan-2015 02:38
Anyone remember "The Spectrum" on I believe Elmwood Ave? Lance Diamond and his band used to play there. My friend and I used to dance there on Saturday nights after working the weekend shift at Kenmore Mercy Hosp in the kitchen. So much fun!

Guest		20-Jan-2015 15:38
yes bill it is possible. there were many national acts that played the belle starr including blues great muddy waters!

Bill		01-Dec-2014 04:44
I have a foggy memory of "Buffalo Springfield" playing at the Belle Starr. Is this possible?

Greg		21-Nov-2014 23:50
I sure wish I was stuck at a bar in Buffalo now! Watching this historic lake effect snow storm going on now reminds me of when I was there in the Blizzard of '77!

Guest		21-Nov-2014 18:04
Graduated Buff State in 1985. Hung out at what was Regan's Back Street Bar on Letchworth- Now a sign says State Side, but is closed. Ironically on the back side of the neon sign, you can still make out the Regan's logo. 1st time back in 29 years. Neighborhood has changed dramatically.

Chas		17-Nov-2014 16:41
Wilber & the dukes were the draw at the Inferno.

Guest		14-Nov-2014 23:52
Anyone remember The Inferno in Glen Park, Williamsville? They had some great bands playing there in the 60's!!!

bbop11352		12-Nov-2014 00:40
Does anyone remember seeing bob seger play in 1969 at gilligans at 2525 walden ave later became uncle sams

bbop11352		12-Nov-2014 00:36
Does anyone remember gilligans?. In 1969 bob seger played there, later became uncle sams, was at 2525 walden ave.

Greg		31-Oct-2014 02:39
Hey Johnny...yes, the memories! Back then we would have a circuit to go to: "Ali Baba's" was a favorite weekend "meat market" to the south unless we did the Ellicotville route. Depending on the night (or the entertainment found in the Gusto), there would be time split between Knickerbocker's, Uncle Sam's, Barrel Head, Harvey & Corkey's Stage One, Melanie's, Belle Star, Long Branch Saloon, Purple Moose Saloon, Ryan's Pub (West Seneca), Metzger's, Sky Room (and many other gin-mills on Seneca Street), Jacobi's, Neil Donahue's Singing Irish Pub on Abbott Road.....the list goes on and on!!!! Heck, the "Beer Blasts" at Erie Community College North campus were awesome too!!

Johnny		29-Oct-2014 01:54
Oh the memories! The best of '78-79...the routine went Monday nite (Uncle Sams)penny beer/dime mix drink...Tuesday nite(Barrel Head)Cock Robin....Wednesday nite (Patrick Henry's)Weekend...Thursday night(He N'She's)Talas...Friday (Elmwood Strip)and Saturday was wherever

Greg		28-Oct-2014 15:45
I remember a few bands from Buffalo that played at the McKinley Park Inn. Possibly you meant the "Last Day's of Summer" and/or "Hit and Run".

guest		22-Oct-2014 23:40
looking for a name of band that played at the mckinley park inn. i think there name was last days of time

Guest Mar		09-Oct-2014 23:36
Looking for the name of a bar on Main Street near Allen. Something like Copa Cabana Had live music in the 50's Jazz Willie Rustum and his baritone sax.

Guest		09-Oct-2014 23:22
In the 50's there was a bar a couple of doors south of Allen St. on Main. They had live music and we went there to here Willie Rustum play the baritone sax. Can't remember the name of the bar, thought it was Copa Cabana or something similar. Trying to find out the name in the 50's

Guest		10-Sep-2014 18:04
A couple of you who were asking about an old bar near The Masthead might have been thinking of Reagan's Backstreet bar. Husband and I met at Buffalo State. Lots of memories.

Greg		04-Sep-2014 23:51
CORRECTION to my last post. The band I saw at NERO's and in State College was the "O-Zone Rangers" and not "10 Gauge". My memory is fading so sorry for the mix up. Too many years and too many beers...my brain is gone! Another band I favored was "Life After" back around 1977-78 time frame. As a matter of fact, Jessie from the band "Actor" was a band member and singer with them. The lead guitarist from "Life After" his name was Pete Bent.

Greg		04-Sep-2014 23:13
I saw "10 Gauge" many places...Knickerbocker's, Stage One, the original Purple Moose Saloon, Casey's Clubhouse, The Belle Star and even at the Long Branch Saloon just to name a few. I also remember seeing them in their early days performing at NERO's in Cheektowaga on Union Road near the tracks (across from the old Holiday Theater). Found them playing once in State College, PA back in the late 80's when I was there. I sure miss those days!

Greg		04-Sep-2014 17:22
Had great memories at the BARREL HEAD on Seneca Street near the old PIERCE ARROW in West Seneca. Back in the late 70's Seneca Street had a ton of gin mills and taverns mostly around the Cazanovia area. Many are still there but either vacant or re-named. The old SKY ROOM had great bands and was a favorite. Since South Buffalo was/is mainly Irish, the bars will be there until the end of time! ;) Those were the good old day's!

Guest		04-Sep-2014 02:23
Anyone remember hearing Ten Gauge at the Long Branch Saloon??????? Phenomenal band!!!!! Whatever happened to them????

Vanessa Lutz		29-Aug-2014 19:32
Had to add couple more...The Bonnet on Delaware and Knoche in Tonawanda, and Caputi's on Sheridan...oh, The Recovery Room on Elmwood and Elmwood J. Fudd's. The Three Coins and The Canterbury would serve anyone too.

Vanessa Lutz		29-Aug-2014 19:29
Wow! Great memories! I practically lived at McVan's, had my first drink there in 1977 when I was 16!! Bambi didn't give damn, I think she knew most of us were under 18. Loved the bands I saw there - The Factor, Nosferatu, Cock Robin, Secret Savior, The Toys,...the list goes on. Shadracks was a blast, along with The After Dark, The Point After, The Woodshed (in NT), Hollywood Hugh's, Easy Street Pub (NT), Cassidy's, Casey's, Mr. Goodbar, River Rock Cafe (across from where McVan's was), Rockwell's in NF, saw Joan Jett at Uncle Sams, The Imperial Garage in NF, The Clover Club in NT. My sister took me to the Wa-Ha-Ki on River Rd. when I was about 14 (it burned down not too long after). The Webster Hotel in NT was a fun dive, so was Pringle's in Tonawanda. Well, now I'll have to make the grand tour and visit these places (or at least where they used to be)next time I'm back in Buffalo.

guest ARK		22-Aug-2014 05:08
I do see anyone mentioned Shooters which later was the Peir, I forget the new name, near the Skyway? They had a pool and restaurant. I had an arm band wallet from them I got in the late 80s. I was only around 11 or 12, but it was more of a bar but had a restaurant. Besides, no one cares if parents brought their kids to bars then. Or anyone remember Club Velvet in Niagara Falls Canada, before the Casino?

cindy k		21-Aug-2014 17:14
Does anyone remember the Klondike Saloon in Bowmansville, not really exciting but had great food, also PR Pizza on the Blvd.

Catherine		07-Aug-2014 01:11
Can anybody tell me if they know of the Friendly Tavern in Niagara Falls NY owned by John Bach back in the early 60's

Greg		06-Aug-2014 19:26
That bar was "The Prince of Wales" where I saw "Head East" at a few posts back. Down in that area the other great bars were the "Belle Star Saloon" and the "Long Branch Saloon". East Aurora had "Ali Baba's" at the Roycroft in East Aurora.

chuck s		30-Jul-2014 20:26
How about the Tedra, between N. Tonawanda & the Falls?

Greg		29-Jul-2014 22:31
I remember seeing the band "Head East" in a small bar south of Buffalo back in the late 70's. I think it was in either Wales, South Wales, Elma or Eden, NY. That was a great time!

Chuck Ft Lauderdale FL		25-Jul-2014 19:05
What ever happened to Aliotas on Hertel?

Greg		24-Jul-2014 02:14
One of the classic Buffalo bars was "MELANIE'S" at Main and Transit. Now it is the "BUFFALO BREW PUB". Great chicken wings, bands, loose women with tight pants (and loose morals) and John Valby was a regular back in the late 70's.

Guest		21-Jul-2014 16:05
Yes i remember inn on the way! Lives bands i use to work there!

David Hardy		15-Jul-2014 15:43
Anyone remember a bar called Inn On The Way on William St. in the East side? There was a big painted mural on the wall?

Greg		15-Jul-2014 04:26
Does anybody remember "Nashville North" on Niagara Falls Blvd back in the late 1970's? That was one of the best places for HOT chicken wings. I had severe allergies during the summer months and those cayenne pepper wings from there cleared me better than any drug ever did!

Mark J		15-Jul-2014 00:25
Wow! Talk about a blast from the past!..I was from the Falls, so yeah, we had some cheap classics like DADDY's, JP Morgans, The Library, The Tree House, Club Miami, UNC's, BRAGGS, Rockwell's...but..I went to college @ Medaille..There the fun really began with Park Meadow, Gabels, Hotel California, Rude Boys and of course the immortal Cassidy's on Main.. My fondest memory was the 2001 Club near UB, as 97-Rock announced a surprise lunch-time concert featuring the Joe Perry Project, for FREE!..Imagine standng a few feet away from one of the greatest guitarist (Aerosmith) of all time!..Amazing!.. I'd be remiss if i didn't recognize McVans, Shutter's & Boards, The Stardust, The Ailibi Lounge, The Sand Bar, Kelly's Korner, Nightmoves, hanging with the young Goo Goo Dolls at the Continental, bouncing in & out of No-Names, Caseys, Cole's & Mr GoodBar (free drinks 8-9 on Friday's), September's, Stage 1, Uncle Sams & the classic After Dark in Lockport. Wow-- the good ole days - Cheap booze & EASY Women! -- BUFFALO/Niagara #1!!! Mark J

Guest		13-Jul-2014 16:57
does anyone remember seeing James Brown in the early 60's perform on the west side? I can't remember exactly where, but it was an old wooden stage and I think it was on the second floor of some old building?!!

Chuck Springborn		11-Jul-2014 19:22
Anyone know what happened to the Kenmore Taver...aka KT?

Michele		04-Jul-2014 12:26
Tommy's Restaurant on Union Road in Cheektowaga was owned by my grandparents tommy and Emily Kaznowski. 1930-1960. I am looking for photos or info on it. Thank you. Michele Kaznowski DiFede

Guest		02-Jul-2014 01:14
Wasn't Sunday's also "upstairs downstairs"

Guest		25-Jun-2014 01:09
I lived in the apt. over the Masthead one summer. What was the name of the bar closest to the Masthead? Think it was on Grant a block or two away/

Bill		24-Jun-2014 20:21
The beef and ale #3 was on grant street, There was also one on Main st

G		19-Jun-2014 02:22
Anyone remember the Niagara Inn? On River road.. Burned down in 1969 or 1970? I'm looking for a pic of the place..my parents met there

Greg		03-Jun-2014 01:47
Yep. I remember "Shadracks" on Broadway near Bailey. You can still drive by the old building today and see the roof with SHADRACK'S spelled with different color shingles. The place has been closed and boarded up for years. The neighborhood has turned ghetto and not the best area to be around. We are lucky to have partied there back in the old days! Been to "Unger's" but forgot where it was. I moved to Southern California back in the early 80's and returned back to Buffalo for vacations for many years afterwards. It was funny being from Buffalo and living in So Cal. I was always led to believe that So Cal had the best party bars in the world, well, compared to Buffalo, they come in 2nd because they (LA) are not even in the same league! I am PROUD to be from BUFFALO back in those days! Now I live the slow life in Central Tennessee!

80's illegal Canadian		31-May-2014 18:30
I used to live above Yesterdays on East Delavan. Remember " the craziest bar in Buffalo" Unger's what a party!! Shadracks, Mickey Rats. Those were the days!!

Guest		31-May-2014 18:22
I remember Yesterdays!! I lived above that Bar at Delavan near Bailey in the 80's. East side was rockin' in the 80's Does anyone remenber "the craziest bar in Buffalo" Ungers?? Good times! and Shadracks was a hot spot for us in the 80's. Awwww the nostalgia!

Greg		27-May-2014 22:36
There was a bar "Danny Sansone's" on Abbott Road in South Buffalo back in the 1970's were I went a few times. I remember when the Miller Brewing Company was on strike (back around 1976-77) and no deliveries of Miller High Life were going on. Me and some chick drank up the entire stock of it at this bar. We had purchased about 12+ bottles of it EACH and had them lined up on the bar. When the other patrons tried to order Miller, the bartender pointed at us and said that we "bought up the entire stock". We had offers to buy our extras but declined. As you can imagine there were many upset people!

GLADYS COMPAGNO		18-May-2014 00:16
just wonder if anyone remembers the JP MORGANS NIGHT CLUB...IT WAS ONE OF THE GREAT PLACES TO GO ...I USED TO CROSS FROM NIAGARA CANADA TO US BORDER AS IT WAS MORE FUN IN US THE CLUBS STAYED OPEN LATE...ANYONE KNOWS WHERE ABOUTS...AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PLACE...AND THE PERSON THAT USED TO RUN IT ...I AM NOT SURE BUT I THINK HIS NAME WAS JOHN WITH A MUSTACHE ITALIAN TALL.....WE WHERE GOOD FRIENDS....

Greg		09-May-2014 03:52
Does anyone remember the original "Purple Moose Saloon" that was in the old Twin Fair shopping center at Abbott Road and Milestrip Road back in the 1970's? The new one was on Union Road in West Seneca. I graduated from Baker in 1976 with the band members of "The Curtis Lowe Band" who were voted the best band by 97-Rock for years. The performed all Lynyrd Skynyrd music at the "Purple Moose Saloon" and "Casey's Clubhouse" just to name a few places.

Greg		08-May-2014 19:06
Broadway Joe's....I used to go see George Doran perform there. George was a 1980's Buffalo version of Cat Stevens. Normally I saw him at Knickerbocker's (every Wednesday evening) on Walden Avenue. Broadway Joe's was a longer drive from the Southtowns to avoid the cops...lol.

Mama Rag		08-May-2014 02:57
What..... no Broadway Joes!!!???

Guest		05-May-2014 12:23
Ali Baba's was in East Aurora in the basement of the Roycroft Inn. The name of the bar that had backgammon was No name's. I do not remember having backgammon tables, you gave your license and they let you use a board. I see no mention of the Lance and Shield in Elma or Town of Aurora., great place. The Towne on S. Park Hamburg. Kettles, Sunday's on Elmwood. The Shamrock on Elmwood.

guest		04-May-2014 21:08
Does anyone remember a bar by the name of Sunday's. On Elmwood in the early 70's

Greg		04-May-2014 01:20
I remember "Uncle Sams". Once I was at "Knickerbocker's" (across the street from "Sams") back in the late 70's and some of the band members from "Wendy O. and the Plasmatics" were there drinking after their performance at "Sams". All of a sudden all the "punk rockers" started coming into the place and a few fights broke out! Remember "Knickerbocker's" was a blue collar Lynyrd Skynyrd type of place and when these "punks" came in, all hell broke loose!

Guest		03-May-2014 04:08
What great memories these photos bring back! I was a regular at The Locker Room and remember standing in line to get in until I made friends with the bouncers and got in through the back door. I also remember Uncle Sam's. Anyone remember Port Shark in Cheektowaga? It was a disco type club where the DJ sat inside the mouth of a shark.

Chuck S.		29-Apr-2014 20:47
Whatever happened to the Kenmore Tavern (KT). Chuck from Florida

Paul Dufficy		25-Apr-2014 01:43
I remember the Beef and Ale Houses they were run by Schiltz Beer I believe. Not bad if you wanted to impress a date. I think they had numbers associated with them and there were 3 or 4 of them in Buffalo.

Guest		23-Apr-2014 18:12
And don't forget Sharky's on Evans in Williamsville

Greg		17-Apr-2014 02:57
Back during the "Blizzard of 1977" I remember that the soldiers from Fort Bragg spent many, many nights/days at ALDOPH'S TAVERN on South Park Avenue in the old 1st Ward in South Buffalo. There were brought in to help with the snow removal efforts at that time. The '77 Blizzard was a GREAT TIME. I just wish that the "newer generation" could have experienced it as it was a "once in a lifetime experience" as all the bars were OPEN!

Paul D		14-Apr-2014 01:48
Went to Buff St in the 60's. Club Ivanhoe on Forrest on Saturday nights had Chic and Diplomats. Best rendition of "My Girl" I ever heard. Place was always packed.

Greg		12-Apr-2014 19:16
Used to go to "Schoeny's" that was owner by Jim Schoenfeld of the Buffalo Sabres back in the late 1970's. I remember once John Valby was going to play a "clean" performance there on Thanksgiving one year and hardly anyone showed up! After about 30-minutes of playing, Valby could not hold back and ended up playing until 2am the best Dirt ever!

Kevin Hogan		12-Apr-2014 02:56
Does anyone remember the bar on Forest and I think Clairmont...was it called the Ivanhoe?

Raymond Waters		10-Apr-2014 16:24
I remember Benny's Grill on the corner of Bailey and Genesee (Great Friday Fish Fry's). Down the street(corner of Genesee & Warring Ave) there was a neighborhood Gin Mill I believe was called Gruebers Tavern or something like that. They only served Pickled Eggs and Sausages from huge jars (besides the beer) LOL

Guest		06-Apr-2014 23:27
Brian The After Dark on Transit in Lockport was a great place to see bands like Talas.Ladies night in the late 70s was a blast.

Greg		03-Apr-2014 22:36
I remember G. WILLIKERS in Lancaster! The bar back in the mid-late 1970's that really stuck out was BULLWINKLE'S at Broadway and Transit. You could bet that there would be at least 1 fist fight in that place every night. The fights back in those days were due to 1 of 2 things: 1) A quarter on the pool table. 2) Over some chick who had a jealous boyfriend that did not want anyone looking at her. WNY at it's FINEST!

Greg		03-Apr-2014 05:34
My first beer was at Recckio's Bowling Alley on South Park Ave. in South Buffalo back in 1974 when I was just 16-years old! I can still savor the taste of that Genesee draft for a whopping 25-cents! With the snow flying outside the window of the bar and the temps at about 15-degrees, a 50-cent shot of Mohawk's Blackberry Brandy got me warm enough to walk back home to the Lackawanna City Line! But I had to wait until the song in the jukebox ended..."Sweet City Woman" by the Stampeders!

Guest		02-Apr-2014 23:31
Anybody remember G. WILLIKERS on Transit Rd. , Lancaster, N.Y? What was it called before that?

Danny		27-Mar-2014 18:03
Shane's Log Cabin- classic - people waited outside in the winter to get in- the funny thing was it was a dive- you had to pay to get in- the entertainment was great bartenders and great juickbox - no live bands- the place was so dirty that people were afraid to use our john's. I use to bring mixed drinks in the back parking lot to the Buffalo, P.D.- I remember once when we were closing up a guy was shot outfront- he was crawling towards our front door so we locked it- we were afraid if he died in our bar we would lose our liquor license. We had students- cops- bikers- seniors- homosexuals- pimps- prostitutes- and thieve's as our clientel. The Pink was not around then but Shane's would have made the Pink look subdued an the least. My name is Danny and i was a bartender there in the late 60's and early 70's. Erick who had a previous message on this board worked with me- someone should have written a book on this beloved hole in the wall.

Greg		24-Mar-2014 22:02
Does anyone remember the "BUFFALO BAR BOOK" that was sold at most of the bars from Niagara Falls to Ellicottville? I remember purchasing one for $10 and it had a few hundred bars listed in it. Bought it around 1978 and it was the best deal ever. If you presented the coupon for a specific bar, it entitled you to 1 FREE DRINK of ANYTHING! I remember each weekend was a free drunk. One weekend I'd hit all the bars on Seneca Street, the next weekend I'd get every joint in Ellicottville. There were 100's of bars to choose from and for $10/book, it was a good deal! I still have the book in storage and should post it!

Greg		24-Mar-2014 21:54
The only bar I remember on Union Road that had a volleyball setup out back was "Holliday's" but that was at the corner of Clinton Street if memory serves me right. Up near George Urban Blvd. was the old meat market "T-Birds" on the east side of Union in the old Ames Plaza. There is/was another bar (next to the Denny's) called "Rhino's" that was closed the last time I visited Buffalo about a year ago. I just found this site about a month ago and think it is GREAT to remember the past!

guest		23-Mar-2014 00:03
anyone remember the name of a bar on Union Rd. in Cheektowaga, at George Urban (across from Tops Market}..they used to have volley ball nets out back, live music, etc..

Greg		21-Mar-2014 01:56
I remember seeing the "Ozone Rangers" when they first started out in the 1970's at NERO'S in Cheektowaga off of Union Road near the tracks across from the Holiday Twin Theaters. Those were great times!

Greg		20-Mar-2014 02:17
Another fine place I used to frequent in the 1970's was RYAN's PUB in West Seneca. The joint was on Center Road just before (east of) Union Road. The owner ended up getting busted for dealing and had to shut the place down. The other GREAT place in West Seneca was METZGER'S PUB on Seneca Street just north of Union Road. This place had the BEST "Beef-on-Weck" and chicken wings in the area! Metzger's is still there but changed it's name in 2013.

Dave		18-Mar-2014 12:17
Hey how about Shakin' Smith at the Buena Vista on Hertel Ave? He was there every week. The Golden Key above is no longer with us. And Thomas Hughies on Ontario and Skillen is now gone - Tommy Campbell passed away many years ago. Or the Woodshed or Janiks in NT. They're's long gone too. Somebuddy mentiond Mean Guys East, my brother bartended there for many years!

Guest		10-Mar-2014 22:07
carmens and the harbor inn grandparents owned one of these in the 40's called either Mannings or Harry's in either ohio and louisanna or chiacago and louisanna but I know there were bars a both those points because I was in both as a child

Greg		09-Mar-2014 23:20
Used to go see John Valby at MELANIES (today the "Buffalo Brew Pub")at Main and Transit (across from the YANKEE WHALER when he used to have "Dirty Song Contests". The winner would get a 6-pack! Valby would also play at "Harvey and Corkey's STAGE ONE" just north of there. What fine memories! Just love the 1970's!

Dave		05-Mar-2014 18:47
Yeah there's a few missing. Casey's on Hertel right past the railroad overpass before you get to Nortels. It had a fireplace on hinges you could move it and there was a door behind it. Speakeasy? What about Gaslight West on Letchworth & Hawley? Was Regans for a while after that. Or McVans? The Inn-Between? Binky Browns on Grant & Bradley. Or in NT the bar that blew up, the Point After? Or the old Woodshed. MC Comptons on Niagara?

Dave		05-Mar-2014 18:37
You don't have McVans on Niagara and Hertel... Now it's a 7-11.

Guest		27-Feb-2014 13:26
This site is WNY memory lane at it's best. I played in bands named the Sterlings (the Mug on Hertel), Bridge, Penny Farthing, the Fourum, Rumble & The Sidepipes, the Colleagues, Rare Blend in the mid to late 60's and 70's and played in so many of the bars listed on this site and around WNY. Some popular bands at the time were Barbara Sinclair and the Pincushions, The Road, Stan & The Ravens, The Rising Sons, Raven, Chenango, The Rubber Band, Parkside Revival, Chick & The Diplomats, Donna Rose, The Venturas, Wilmer & The Dukes, Penny Farthing, Cock Robin, Weekend, The Vibratos, Talas, Kathy L. & The Playboys, Ceasar & The Romans, Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps...just to name a few. There was music 7 nights a week...all styles...everywhere in WNY. Thanks to all who posted pix . Those who leave WNY always carry it in their hearts.

Guest		27-Feb-2014 01:58
Don't forget Allioto's on Hertel (same owners as Mr. Goodbar back in the day as well as "Binky Brown's on Grant St, Casey's, on Hertel, and Binky Brown's. My favorite haunts in the late 60's.

Greg		26-Feb-2014 04:14
I just found this site. Have a picture of KNICKERBOCKERS (Cheektowaga) from the 1970's and TONS of pictures from the 1970's in storage. Am living in Tennessee now and MISS Buffalo!

Guest		24-Feb-2014 15:10
was there a bar on Forest ave. back in the late 70's and early 80's that had backgammon tables in it?

Guest		23-Feb-2014 01:22
Heard Obie from the Belle Starr still has a store in Ellicotville..

Guest		20-Feb-2014 01:29
During college I bartended at Mulligans on Hertel, Stuffed Mushroom, The Steer ,Desidarios in Cheektowaga and a few other joints before I moved away. The bar scene is Buffalo in the early eighties was great and there was a hot bar for every night of the week. Stuffed Mushrooms and Mulligans Brick Bar owned Monday's nights, Locker Room on Tuesday's, No Names and the bar across the street (name escapes me) on Sunday nights

ImWell		16-Feb-2014 18:52
binky brown's...where on grant? also there was a bar on forest near Claremont ...?

Guest		16-Feb-2014 03:51
A few of us were trying to remember what bar on Forest or Elmwood had backgammon tables in it. anyone remember??? Also anyone remember Mean Guys East ? I CERTAINLY DO !

Joe		14-Feb-2014 23:45
went to UB in the 80s', I remember Cassidy's and the Freddy's special. Pitchers of mixed drinks. Burned down the day the drinking age went to 21. CPG was great and of course the UB bars PJ's, Third Base, Steer, Molly's pub for a while with 1.25 32 ounce mixed drinks, Slombas. What was the big Irish bar near the Aud called?

Guest		12-Feb-2014 22:21
Can anyone tell me the name of the strip club that was on Hertel ave. (north side)a few blocks from either Elmwood ave. or Military rd. going towards the river from Kenmore, back in the early 70's?

jus		12-Feb-2014 16:21
I had eclectic taste way back in the 70's and 80's. hung out at Casey's on Elmwood, The 747 in the Executive hotel and Mulligans. Had a blast back then.

Guest		12-Feb-2014 12:15
Back in the late 60's and early 70's there was a great corner bar on the corner of Amherst and Main Street called "The Gaslight East". My girlfriend and I (now my wife after 40 years), used to go there after skiing at Kissing Bridge. Anyone remember this one?

Guest		11-Feb-2014 12:19
I was recently in Buffalo and remember back in the late 60's a great dance club night spot that was within walking distance of Buffalo State. It had a white exterior and located on a corner. I believe it had "west" or "East" associated with the name and it's counterpart was located near UB. Parking was on the steet. Does anyone remember the name of this bar?

Eric		30-Jan-2014 01:33
I used to tend bar at Shanes Log Cabin back in the late 60's with Little Tommy, Tom Passanisi, Pike & a raft of others. The owner was AlCapolla & we had a ball with students from Bryant & Stratton, Buff State and UB. Met my future wife who was visiting from PA. Great memories!!!

Roger Swan		14-Jan-2014 21:32
To Wayne Diebold....When I worked as a spray painter for Gene McCormick back in 1952 the name of the bar across the street from the building was named 'Pat's Lounge'. Spent many an hour there after work with Gene and a guy named Dick Fleischmen who was one of the owners of the 'Titan Mfg. Co. that was on the 3rd floor. I worked there prior to working for Gene McCormick. The Titan Co. was where I learned how to spray paint before I went to work for McCormick.

Wayne Diebold		13-Jan-2014 02:27
Does anyone remember the name of the little bar across the street from the Seneca warehouse? The ma who owned the place trusted me when I first went to word at McCormick Industries in the warehouse. he had the greatest beef on weck in the world. Wayne Diebold Alexander Arkansa

Cyndee Heisler Wishkovsky		12-Jan-2014 01:19
Thanks to KGS for remembering my dear father, jack Heisler, who owned Michey's Grill on Allen Street and the Beef and Ale on Main and Winspear Sts. Both of these places had their unique following but for anyone who ever frequented them -- they knew my Dad as he was memorable, For many, he poured drinks but probably also helped you out, gave you an empathetic ear or watched over you if you were lonely or strung out, He may have even invited you to our home for a meal or to not be alone at the holiday, He was a very dear man and I was so happy to see someone remember him in these comments.

Guest		09-Jan-2014 02:47
Does anyone know where the Aragon Bar was .... from the early '60's?

Guest		06-Jan-2014 23:54
The bar on Genesee St and Pine Ridge I remember was Saint's Corner, not sure what it was before that,,how about Yesterdays across from Theresa's clam stand on Delavan near Bailey and Auf Wiedersehen at E. Delavan

Guest		29-Dec-2013 20:47
Does anyone remember the name of the bar which is Left Bank now...in the early eighties?

Guest		23-Dec-2013 21:52
To the user who asked about Black Star from So. Buffalo- See George Smith's profile on facebook- he was the bass player

guest A		20-Dec-2013 03:08
I was there in 76 at Buff State—white Russians and backgammon for hours at No-Name on Elmwood. Monday nights at Jack Daniels to see a start-up band named Spyrogyra...

guest		17-Dec-2013 04:04
- Ali Baba's was located downstairs in the Roycroft Inn. They had a firepit with pillows, and plants growing underneath a glass floor. - I believe the Lucifer's Den became Rogues II, a top 40 type of bar. - Bailey ave had a lot of great bars - Ray's Antique lounge, McGillicutys? etc...Mighty Taco afterwards when they were just getting started and served the meat out of giant vats - I remember partying in Dubels after they closed for good. The guys from the King Edward hotel had bought it and tried to turn it into a similar type of club. There were about 10 of us just sitting around the bar with them reminiscing. It was a big place, in a not so good neighborhood, which led to its demise. What a historical place - many top politicians in Buffalo used to frequent it for years.

Gerry		17-Dec-2013 02:37
The bar with the horse was called the Tack Room. I remember going there - a lot of bars on Walden avenue. Senkowskis, AJs, Walden pub. Haven't been that way in 30 years - don't think the neighborhood is safe anymore.

Tom G.		13-Dec-2013 18:45
Met my wife in the early 80's at Uncle Sams. 5¢ beed night. 26 years, and 2 kids latter, we're still going strong! Crazy drives back to Fort Erie at 5 am after Mighty Taco!!

Guest		10-Dec-2013 21:48
I don't see anything here about The "No Name Bar and Grill" corner of Elmwood and Bidwell. Spyro Gyra played there a lot. Also, The Belle Starr...I used to tend bar there...and at The Poor House West. Back in the early-mid 70s. Broke my left arm catching in a softball game between Belle Starr and Mulligan's Brick Bar on July 4th 1976. Reached for an inside pitch and the batter from Mulligan's swung and hit me in wrist and the the ball came out of my glove a line drive to shortstop. Broke my ulna and radius.

Guest		09-Dec-2013 21:59
Does any one remember the band black star back in the 80s.from south buffalo.

guest		07-Dec-2013 02:45
Duffs Hacienda still in business

scotty		07-Dec-2013 00:52
I remember Annacones well. Used to watch the Bills games there. They featured " The Workingmans Special. A glass of Genny and a shot of Four Roses for 75 cents

Guest		03-Dec-2013 20:53
I remember in the mid to late sixties a small bar with a pool table, 15 cent beers, something pickled for sale by the piece in a jar on the bar. It was on Baily's and I believe the name was something like Anincones. Not too far from U.B. Anyone remember it?

Guest		28-Nov-2013 02:07
@ Guest Lucifer's Den was on Union by William in Cheektowaga. Right next to where Dave's Christmas store is now. My dad used to bartend there.

Guest		24-Nov-2013 02:33
For those who couldn't remember the location of Dubel's, it was on the corner of Smith & Oneida (0ff Broadway). Aaah, Johnny Mathis on the sound system, Millie as your waitress, and Benny checking(?) proof at the door. Good times, in the '50s!!

Guest		23-Nov-2013 21:42
Some others: Mickey Rats on Main, Library on Bailey, Birdies 19th Hole on Allen, Evergreen in Colden, Mulligans Beach Club Sunset Bay, Mcgillicutty's on Bailey, Uncle Sam's, Inferno, Hotel California on Hertle Karl

donna		07-Nov-2013 22:08
does anyone remember the bar that was on Michigan & Broadway back in the 60's

Karl R. Josker		06-Nov-2013 23:40
The Tack Room.

guest		06-Nov-2013 17:31
Bennie: The bar on Walden with the horse became "Classic Roxx", but the name prior to that escapes me.

guest		06-Nov-2013 02:27
I am trying to remember the name of a bar/club from the 90s. From what I can remember, it was in the theater district. Jazz/Blues. I remember walking up a flight of stairs to listen to the live music. I also remember a working traffic light near the upstairs bar. Wish I had more info. Any ideas?

Bennie		06-Nov-2013 00:08
Does anyone remember the bar on Walden Ave in Cheektowaga that had a horse on the roof ?

guest		04-Nov-2013 22:24
Bar across from the Granada was Molly's.. Amherst/Eggertsville boy. Anyone remember the name of the bar on the five corners? Eggert, Longmeadow, Grover Cleveland Hwy, Millesport all intersected. I think it was the Hacienda. I would also throw in Rob Roys on Main & Harlem and my favorite which is still going, Brunners....

Whip		26-Oct-2013 17:57
Worked in security at "Rude Boys", which was one of the most popular places in Buffalo. The place played Reggae music and it seemed the whole bar just swayed to the music. Truly loved going to work in a place with an incredible attitude.

Guest		21-Oct-2013 16:04
What about Ciro's and Radices on Chippawa St.? I also remember Tommy's Shuper House. There was the Show Bar on Main and the Everglades and Kings. Also the Cas; can't remember the full name. There was a place in Black Rock called Sharkey's back in the 40's that had a great fish fry. The Rose Room was on Franklin St. Del Webb and Blue Note were on North Tonawanda and the Bonnet in Town of Tonawanda and the Vogue on Kenmore Ave. .

John Bisci		09-Oct-2013 07:01
For the people looking for Bailo's info and pics. The place burned in '78. A friend of mine was working there as a waitress and she used to bring beef of wecks to me (after her shift) while I was spinning records at Brandy's (disco) on Losson Rd. A friend loaded a pic of the Bailo's fire on my Facebook page and I can share it if you'd like to see it. That restaurant was my favorite place as a kid and I was sad when it burned. Corner of Bailey & E. Lovejoy -- hence the name -- and the lot still is vacant...

Tim Ostrander		08-Oct-2013 04:08
My older brother and I worked at Mulligan's Brick Bar from when they opened in the late 60's till 1979. My brother Tom was the doorman who was shot twice by the guy who also killed his partner in crime. The night he was shot was also the first date I had with my first wife, we spent the night in the hospital emergency room while Tom was in Surgury. At the time of the shooting my brother and I lived in the apartment upstairs of the Locker Room on At Delaware and Delevan. Ialso went to a bar across from Kissing Bridge called "the Wedelyn" which, in the late 60's,was the first bar that had cages with GOGo dancers in them!

blind broccoli		06-Oct-2013 23:46
@ Guest re the Belle Star people. I knew Rick Baer; in fact we were best friends in grade school. Anyway later on I hung out with him a little bit in an apartment on Gill Alley. I think he lived there? I remember a guy named "Muggsie" lived there. This was in the seventies. You remember a place called Sunday's on ELmwood Avenue? I also remember when Merlins was Brinks and Bullfeathers was The Parkway. There was a Jewish delicatessen on Elmwood called Chasin's and where Cafe Aroma is now was a great neighborhood bar called The Bidwell. :)

gary		02-Oct-2013 21:44
Does anyone remember a bar/hofbrau called Tomaszewski's back around early 60's and who may have worked there ? Gary

Guest		24-Sep-2013 22:51
Does anyone remember the name of the bar on Ledger Street, right at the dead end? It was open in the 80's and was owned by an Eddie Malone.

Guest		24-Sep-2013 18:46
mollys was Bagatel in 1977

Guest		24-Sep-2013 18:42
also it was bagatel res.

geo		21-Sep-2013 23:34
Hey Amy - Molly's Pub?

Guest		18-Sep-2013 06:05
For Bill F trying to recall the name of the band that played Vulcan Worlds and RTF at McVans; Could it have been Rodan with Ted Reinhardt (Gamalon) on drums?

Guest		11-Sep-2013 19:52
Masthead or Squeezer floyds on Grant

neal		02-Sep-2013 18:35
anyone know of a bar way back when named Doddy Sprudels, my mom has a hand drawn mural type piece of art with all the guys that used to go in there in what appeares to be the 20's, I would love any info on this and will upload a picture of it when possible

AMY		02-Sep-2013 18:12
ANYONE REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE BAR THAT WAS ON MAIN NEAR WINSPEAR ACROSS FROM THE GRANADA.

Russ		02-Sep-2013 03:07
Answer to 1940's fish frys: The taverns that were on West Ferry St. that featured fish frys were ROYS on Niagara near Ferry, and SARGENTS down the hill before the Foot of Ferry bridge. They served Yellow Pike caught fresh daily with quality side dishes, not like the junk they serve us today. Its sad that this younger generation dosen't have the quality of food we had back in the 50's, 60's, or 70's. It's fortunate for our generation that we lived durning the best years of the USA. Thank you Mom and Dad, and all thank thoes who serve in the Armed Forces. Live Free My Friends.

craig		01-Sep-2013 01:06
I went to buff state in the 80s. There was the inn between and a bar directly across from regans on grant

Guest		31-Aug-2013 00:02
Harvey and Corky bought the bar Patrick Henry's and made it into Stage One.

Guest		29-Aug-2013 02:54
Does anyone remember the name of the bar in Wales at the top of the hill, originally called The Claybird? A band named "Teenage Head" from Toronto use to play there.

Dan		14-Aug-2013 21:04
Hi all. I remember a place on Tonawanda an Crowley streets in Riverside called Paddys or Pattys. My Grandmother would take me there for fish fry back in the 70's. Does anyone remember this place? Thanks

ned friendly		14-Aug-2013 16:32
hello all, it was 79 and there was an allman bros afterparty at Harvey and Corkys bar. the brothers came and played the afterparty after thier gig at war memorial. it was a unforgetable evening ...wel morning seeing they played til 4-5am. anybody know the actual name of the bar? that i have forgotten. thanks, n. friendly

Guest		09-Aug-2013 02:23
Hey From the 70's I remember the bar in Batavia. I was a roadie for the Warlocks and remember going there and have often tried to remember the name of it. The only thing I do remember about those trips out there was stopping at The Miss B a local diner for breakfast before the ride back

Guest		31-Jul-2013 22:39
I was trying to remember where a bar called Lucifer's Den was located...a saw a reference to it, but can't find any info?

Baltimore Ed		27-Jul-2013 13:43
Hey Gab, The place you are looking for was Benny Dubels. I cant remember the exact location but it was in south Buffalo. It was the place where the younger crowd went and was a step or two above most of the hangouts. My favorites were Mischlers and the Cafe Carlyle on Abbott Road. In the summer, for two years, I used to tend bar part time at a joint called Lerczaks at Angola. This was one wild assed place. I think that it had an insurance fire sometime during the seventies. Now living in Denver but loved Buffalo while I lived there. Still go to see a Bills game once and a while.

Guest		20-Jul-2013 19:20
Bob, The bar at Elmwood and Hertel was called Hollywoods.

Jack's Daughter		14-Jul-2013 08:16
I realize this is a longshot but I am wondering if anyone remembers a place (Maybe even a short lived establishment) from the 50's or 60's that was owned or maybe partially owned by my dad John "Jack" Higgins. Not sure if it was restaurant/bar or just a restaurant. Think it served TexMex or hotdogs maybe. May have been called Jack's or something with Jack in it maybe. I don't know how long it was open but it eventually folded due to cashflow issues. I realize this is not much information to go on but it is important to me as it was a story my dad used to tell about and he recently passed away. Any photos, the location, any memories or anything regarding this place or him at all would be helpful. Or even if anyone knew him. He was born in Buffalo,NY but moved to Wisconsin with his father when he was between 10-13yo. He returned to Buffalo after exiting the military around 1949. He then moved back to Wisconsin again in the 60's, where he lived out the rest of his life. (Place could have been established anywhere btwn 1949-1963.) When he passed away, I lost alot of history/stories that I never thought to write down because I guess I just thought my dad was invincible.

Guest		08-Jul-2013 19:27
I would like to know the tavern or taverns that were on West Ferry St. in the 1940's that featured fish frys

Guest		08-Jul-2013 19:26
the name of the restaurant on Transit Road that had Playboy bunnies was called the Club Armondo's

Guest		25-Jun-2013 19:15
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BAR I THINK IT WAS ON TRANSIT ROAD IT HAD A PLAYBOY THESE AND HAD PILLOWS AND YOU COULD SIT ON THE FLOOR?

Guest		25-Jun-2013 19:09
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BAR IN GRAND ISLAND THAT A SINGER NAMED BOB FRIDAY PLAYED AT

Bob		23-Jun-2013 16:30
Does anyone remember the name of the tavern/bar that was on the corner of Elmwood and Hertel? It was demolished some years ago. But, duriung the demolition, a secret tunnel was supposedly found going across Elmwood to where a warehouse once stood, and it was surmized that this was used for illegal liquor during prohibition.

dennis		05-Jun-2013 19:15
the bar accross from the arrow was the barrellhead

Gab		03-Jun-2013 13:48
A lot of us from Canada would go to The Blue Eagle The Dan Dee Sam's Happy Hour The Tender Trap

Gab		03-Jun-2013 13:44
I would like to know where Duvall's was. my wife and i and a group of high school kids went there after the school prom in 1970

Mike		02-Jun-2013 02:21
Talas used to play across the street form the Piece Arrow, what was the bar's name?

Guest		27-May-2013 21:54
I worked at One Eye Cat when the House Rockers with Barbara St Clair were the house band. Great place for a young cocktail waitress! Also loved JR Weitz band at the Buena Vista & the Beef and Ale. Just found out John Weitz recently passed away.RIP

fromthe70s		23-May-2013 16:05
This page should have a search box so we'd know if the places we remember have already been mentioned. Wasn't there an Act II or Act III? Didn't one of those have something like a fire pit inside? Laurel & Hardy's, both Poorhouses, the Barn, He & She, reaching to Batavia, there was a bar that had something to do with cavemen and gangsters or prison? Loved Barrelhead and all the bands there; can't remember the name of a couple --- one had a singer who wore knickers and another had a guy named Bruce, both were good bands, but don't remember the names. Anybody remember a band from Canada (I think) called Dennison Stars? Their music was "90% British" (spoken with a British accent.) My bar crush was in the Warlocks, but I got so incredibly nervous around him that I usually blubbered out the most ridiculous things when talking to him. I was a total idiot! Oh, to be young, in love and incredibly stupid!! Those indeed were the days.....

Gerry C.		28-Apr-2013 23:54
Bill F... the band you are thinking about(with the Violin player) that played at McVans was called "RODAN".

dgou		10-Apr-2013 00:00
Does anyone have a picture of the knickerbocker bar? I would love to include a picture or even a description in my moms memory book...cancer...not doing well...memories are all she has

guest		30-Mar-2013 03:37
anybody figure out the genesee/pine ridge bar?

Guest		27-Mar-2013 02:41
Does anyone know the name of a bar that was on the corner of Main and S Cayuga in Williamsville ...years ago. Coming up Cayuga from Cheektowaga, you would cross over Main and it was on that corner...Thanks to anyone who can help. And as long as I'm at it...How about the name of the bar on the corner of Pine Ridge at Genesee St Cheektowaga, NY late 60's early 70's. It had a clam bar on the Genesee St side.

Guest		24-Mar-2013 04:24
Just discovered this page thru a web search (yay DuckDuckGo!). Wow is all I can say... what memories we have here. I guess I would qualify as a semi-old-school barfly, musician, bartender, voyeur and overall fan of the Buffalo bar scene. I'll post more when I'm less stoned, but I do go back to the days of 747, Playboy, Stage One, Belle Star, Old Pink, Continental, Melanies, the Old Rat, Purple Moose, Alden Hotel, Lone Star, Rooftops, Golden Horseshoe, Pierce Arrow... yea gods, and so many, many more! I'll post under a non-guest name in a few... it'll be nice to refresh and relive those days!

Mike		15-Mar-2013 20:45
Who remembers where Blue Jeans was? Did that become the Swan Lounge?

Guest		07-Mar-2013 20:57
I do remember the Belle Starr. In fact, I waitressed, cooked, and did some tending of bar briefly. But, most of all I remember the fantastic music. Does anyone remember Obie or Rick Baer both of also whom worked there in the early '70's? I also recall Shane's Bar with great fondness. How could one forget such a place after meeting someone there who claimed to be a warlock (with whom I flapped my arms and made "angels" with in the snow on the way home). Those were the days!

gary		18-Feb-2013 17:21
Anyone remember Tomaszewski's bar and grill location? Thanks ....Gary

Don		15-Feb-2013 00:43
Anyone have an information on the Salty Dog Rooftop Skyroom? I know there are a few posts that comment on the Rooftop. Specifically, I'm looking for anyone that saw Bon Jovi play there in 1985. Trying to put a little thing together before the show next week. Thanks

Dave		11-Feb-2013 03:31
Do anyone remember Doolittle's in Cheekto waga? Like 1979 to 1983? Short lived bar but a neat place.

Neil		08-Feb-2013 00:34
Ron..Bailo's was the best beef on Wick ever! U.B. class of '69..took my wife there in 1973 before I went into the army , went by car from NYC,just to taste the wick and she was hooked.....never been back to Buffalo since then unfortunately but at least I gave my wife the Buffalo bar tour....Neil

Guest		04-Feb-2013 00:59
I never had more fun in all my life as going to Buffalo and getting home around 4 or 5 am!!

Ron		03-Feb-2013 19:12
I was doing a search to see if any one had a picture BAYLO'S tavern on baily ave in Buffalo NY it was famous for beef on weck.I believe there was a fire in the eighths and they never re-opened.

June		29-Jan-2013 00:30
anyone remember the Rendezvous Room on the West Side? Only 2 "secret concoctions" allowed - the owner was a real character w/a distinct voice. Only in Buffalo.... Mill Valley, CA is worse than a cemetery for drinks ... How about Aragons on Allen St. where u had to knock on the door, they'd open the peep window to determine if you could get in. Priceless.

Guest		26-Jan-2013 23:22
What happened to Flay's? Or old loby spain or ray flynn's

Terry john		11-Jan-2013 23:16
Earlier someone mentioned Binky Brown's on Grant st......before that it was the Night Gallery...took my wife there to see Spyro Gyra on our first date in 78....for $2.00! Still married 33 yrs later.

ak		08-Jan-2013 04:09
Gabel's on Wednesday's, Masthead Beatles night on Thursdays, Cassidy's on Fridays. Binky Browns, Mickey Rats, Mulligan's, Birdie's, Morrison's Hotel, He and She's, After Dark, and the blur went on and on. What happened in the 70's stays in the 70's. lol.

Chas W		17-Dec-2012 21:29
to Dan and Gary: that bar on Delaware was the Golden Pheasant, and it was on the corner of Kinsey and Delaware, across from Bury Funeral Home. My mother had an insurance office in a small one-room building in the field next to that building, where there was once a diner in railroad car form.

Guest		17-Dec-2012 11:29
Panache was the bar in Marriott Amherst from early 1980s. It brought in the most revenue out of all Marriott bar/restaurants if memory serves me correct.

Guest		11-Dec-2012 19:54
Anyone have an old picture of the Belle Starr Saloon, if you do you should post it to this site so we can all reminness. Don't for get to date the picture if you can.

guest		08-Dec-2012 06:43
I remember The Belle Starr. Any one remember Shane's Log Cabin on Main St corner of Summer...

Guest		07-Dec-2012 21:12
I sure do remember the Belle Starr, saw some of the best bands around play there, even saw SRV and Thorogood.

Guest		20-Nov-2012 18:53
Ive got an old poster from the Belle Starr advertising COCO MORGAN, any one remember the Belle Starr, good old days.

Guest		18-Nov-2012 22:16
Panache

Guest		17-Nov-2012 21:32
Does anybody remember the name of the bar that was inside the Marriott in Amherst in the late 80's/ early 90's??

Richard Serviss		12-Nov-2012 20:15
Hello. I am wondering if someone can assist me. I'm trying to find the location of a bar that was once in the Kensington-Bailey area. It was owned by woman named Peg (whom my family called Aunt Peg though we were not related). My uncle, Tony Linderman, was a bartender and bouncer in the joint after he retired. The name of the bar might have been Harkey's or something similar. I remember it being a small place with bar on the right and a few tables on the left. I think the building was a "V" shape. Even in the 1960's my aunt would not allow women to sit at the bar "unattended." Does this bar sound familiar to anyone? If so, what would the address be? Any information would be helpful.

Guest		10-Nov-2012 13:16
What happened to the clam stand in front of Mulligan's? Used to love to roll out of the bar and have clams on the half shell with hot sauce and steamed corn before heading home. Would love to see a photo of The Mug. That was a regular weekly go-to place on $1 beer night (or should I say "plastic glass of foam" night lol) when I was at UB in the late '60s. My sorority sisters and I rotated designated driver duty after going there. It was quite a scene. Thanks for the pics.

Tracy Andrea		23-Oct-2012 23:04
Just found this because I am looking for a pic of Regan's bar just off the Grant by Buff State. Went to Buff State '83-'87 and I lived in that place the most! Went back to Buffalo a few weeks ago for the first time since graduating with my college suitemates. Roamed around. Really upsetting to see how Regan's (State Side must've been the new name), was closed and the area really run down. Silly but I can't get it out of my head. Or how Masthead was demolished and how the Inn Between was closed too. Reading through this, I remember Cassidy's, and turtle races (am I right?). Very cool pics.

Will		15-Oct-2012 02:34
The Spic and Span was not on the corner of Main and Virginia, but was two doors from there. The owners until the mid-70 were Frank and Rita. Was a working class bar and most of its business came from the Courier-Express across Main Street. My grandmother was the weekday bartender there from before the bar was around the corner on Virginia St. until Frank and Rita retired and sold it. They had small draft glasses with green print on them that said "Spic and Span Tavern... Rest your (picture of a donkey) in our place."

Guest		12-Oct-2012 17:23
Does any know what ever became of the band called the "SOBS"? They use to play at Gleasons on Forest Ave in the city. Can anyone remember their names? MMJ-guest

Ron		24-Sep-2012 16:14
Hey Dakota I believe the restaurant at Walden n Union was Allens.

Joe		15-Sep-2012 16:23
Anyone remember 207 Youngs rd. Before the days of Septembers- Sinbads- Blind Mellons- Runwayz I heard it was called Fridays & Saturdays? Also Julie's? Someone said it was The Zodiac at its earlier stage. Can anyone confirm this? Also Uncle Sam's was later The Inferno and Spit night club as well. It is no longer a bar. Bu the the building is still there. Anyone know where Ali Baba's was?

Matt Coppola		30-Aug-2012 15:06
Cool to see that this site is still up but I'm sad that no one has any pictures of the old Turgeon Restaurants. I used to work for them from '79 - '87 overseeing all their music and disc jockeys. I DJ'd at the Stacks/BBC, Boardwalk Cafe, The Sign of the Steer, the Library in Niagara Falls, and Ali Baba's. Then I moved onto the Stuffed Mushroom when the drinking age changed and everyone skidaddled to Canada. If anyone has pictures of the inside or outside of any of these locations (even the restaurants like the Crouching Lion, Riverside Inn, etc) please feel free to share. I'd love to see them. Here's to the good old days in Buffalo - I'll always remember heading down to Eduardo's after the BBC closed for some after hours fun and stopping at the Mighty Taco along the way. Happy, drunken, irresponsible times...! I'm still happy and occasionally drunk but there's no time for irresponsibility...! Later, gang...!

Kenmore Kid		27-Aug-2012 13:33
The bar at Walden & Union was The Town and Country. a couple driveways east on Walden was the Galaxy Bar. Back in the late 60's early 70's Alton's was "Anjon's". It was the busiest greasy-spoon in WNY at 4:00 AM. South on Union at Old French was the "Big Apple". Good times!!!

Guest		12-Aug-2012 22:31
Remember the local Western New York band "Wilmer and the Dukes"? They are on u tube believe it or not. Went to U.B. late 60s and they were the top band of the day out of the region. in my opinion. I believe they also played a lot in Rochester.

Bob		07-Aug-2012 12:57
Great times in the 70's especially at Cassidy's fighting to get to the bar and screaming Spin the "F"in Wheel getting a mouthful of whatever it was when Freddy's special was hit on the wheel "shots for the bar." Wild times...getting wasted never forget the night one of our crew got in a fight with the utility pole outside the bar and nearly broke his fist beating it. they don't have bars like that anymore.

Dakota		06-Aug-2012 22:22
Oh, my mistake. The Restaurant/Bar was right on the corner of Walden & Union, not Harlem. Altons was across the street. Musical acts like Barbara Sinclair used to play there. I think there is an auto parts store there now. I hope someone remembers.

Dakotap		06-Aug-2012 15:06
There used to be a restaurant/bar right on the corner of Harlem and Union Rd in Cheektowaga. There was a BrandNames on one side, and a taco place on the other. It was across the street from Anton's which I think was there then. Anyone remember the name of this place? I used to go there, and it's driving me nuts trying to remember the name. Thanks

Guest		26-Jul-2012 02:54
It is driving me crazy! Where in Buffalo was Red Pepper Tavern?

mario		15-Jun-2012 16:56
The bar on Grant and Amherst was the Orchid Lounge. And don't forget Sperry's on the E.side. Lees lounge on Senaca St. The Bona Vista Abe and Danny D. owner. And the Shadows . Ben. Glass bar on Main. Jan's on Main

sunny		09-Jun-2012 04:00
to tracy, i used to hang out at 2001 club where the university plaza is.i met rick james there. a friend of mine knew him. he was always surrounded by girls. i used to like the male strippers remember them??

Karl R. Josker		08-Jun-2012 20:30
Yellow Monkey? Grant Smith and the Power?

Guest		07-Jun-2012 21:48
LOOKING HE NAME OF A BAR/HOTEL ON MAIN AND TRANSIT THAT A BAND FROM CANADA PLAYED THERE FREQUENTLY AND ALSO PLAYED AT THE OLD INFERNO GREAT BAND CAN ANYBODY REMEMBER THEM

Rob		05-Jun-2012 12:31
Trying to remember the name of a bar on Grant near Amherst (I think) that had bands, including the Enemies, back in the 80s.

Tracy		04-Jun-2012 20:50
Does anyone remember 2001 night club that was at University Plaza? I think it had 3 night clubs inside?????

Alan		28-May-2012 20:53
Great pics! Any pics of the old gay bars, such as Mean Alice's/City Lights, Villa Capri, Dominics? I was told that in the 50s, some str* bars would beome gay later in the night. Thanks for any pics that anyone can share.

Kate		11-May-2012 00:49
Does anyone have a photo of the stuffed mushroom??

blackcoffee		30-Apr-2012 01:32
Eating wings at a local bar and missing the days at the Library on Bailey back in the 70's. Those were the days, a dozen wings and pitcher of beer for $5.00. The drinking age was 18 also. I ended up working at the Library for all four years at UB. Miss the old days.

buffbill		20-Apr-2012 16:34
Finally, someone mentions Grandview. Great memories of weekends in the summer in early sixties. Winter weekend nights at the White Lodge in Clarence.

Guest		17-Apr-2012 18:06
Hermi the Spermi was at Lulubells I believe on Sycamore and Filmore. Wasn't he a dental student? I remember a cup on top of his piano for tips. Favorite place was the Hideway on Delevan. Stan and the Ravens were great. Met my husband there, married for 47 years. No one has mentioned Lerczaks or the Grandview in Angola, also the Point Breeze Hotel as summertime hangouts.

JimmyMac		01-Apr-2012 19:12
Johnny's Ellicott, Mann's 400 Club, Cole's Went to UB 61 thur 66. Never found a Buffalo Bar I didn't like!! Trying to find information on 'Hermie the Spermie' Band? HELP???? Slainte` Want to say Hello to Nancy Turkavitch of Hamburg,NY Thanks

JimmyMac		01-Apr-2012 18:28
I went to UB from 61-66. I never found a Bar I didn't like. Johnny's Ellicott's was always Adventure for a WhiteGuy, but we never had any problems. I'm really trying to find anyone who has the HermieTheSpermie Record Album that was recorded during this time frame. He'd play at some Bar on HertelAve. as I remember. Slainte`

Kevin		09-Mar-2012 17:11
A couple to add to the list. PJ Bottoms (Basic College Bar, lost its license for a summer in early 80s by serving under age. 5c Drafts on Paddy's Day, at 8am. Went up 5c every hour.) The BBC (Upstairs from the library restaurant. $5 all you could drink Friday's 5-8. I met my wife there. Mulligans on the lake (Down in Angola) Was refered to as MIA. Missing In Angola. Tralfadore Cafe (Nice Club, saw Don McLean there.) Rude Boys (Great Reggae) The Continental (Saw the Phems, and Billy Idol there.)

guest		09-Mar-2012 03:18
I guess my days in E Amherst were kinda lame compared to some of the real names of places. I was in town from mid'85 to 12/92, hung out at the place on Youngs at end of runway for long time, and their sister place on the Blvd by 290?? Went to a place called The Inferno, a large rocking music place on Walden back in the 85/86 time frame I think. Went to a place behind a movie theater ?? across from UB in back of shopping center ?? Woodshed in N Tonawanda, somebody stole my Chevrolet SS wheel covers there 1 night.

Guest		07-Mar-2012 16:54
The Spic and Span bar also had a great breeakfeast for 0.29 in 1968

Guest		28-Feb-2012 18:20
What as the name of the bar/club on elmwood ave that use to be a grocery store and Dr Dirt, john valby use to play there almost every weekend...think it was near great arrow dr....

Garry		27-Feb-2012 17:28
dan the name of the bird, was the pheasent on delaware ave in kenmore

Dan		25-Feb-2012 03:45
What was the bar in kenmore that was nick named "The Bird" ?

Linda		22-Feb-2012 18:17
I remember most of these places, but "Birdies 19th Hole" on Allen Street was the best.

rick		22-Feb-2012 00:46
Any body remember the Bona Vista on Hertel ave. The place to watch the blues

Guest		20-Feb-2012 10:28
CHECKERS on Elmwood!

Guest		19-Feb-2012 19:38
the Spic and Span Tavern was on the corner of Main St and Virginia St, had good fish fries on Friday eve, nice family bar

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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