>A relative lived on Tupper Street in Buffalo in the >1890s. Does that street still exist and is it now >mainly residential (upscale or otherwise), or >business? I know nothing about the geography of the >city. Thanks. Of course, Tupper has changed markedly since the 1890s. It is an east-west street, crossing Main at the north end of the theater district, just where the subway emerges from its tunnel to run on the surface of Main street. Eastbound it is a main entrance to route 33, the Kensington Expressway, running though a commercial area, past the City Mission, and becoming an on-ramp. Westbound it is eminently commercial for several blocks. At it's Delaware Ave crossing is the former Asbury-Delaware Mthodist Church, now being converted to studios for Annie DiFranco, and other artistic uses. After crossing Elmwood ave, there are still a few older houses. The street eventually gets lost in a maze of west-side streets, ending at Maryland. To see what this street looked like in 1894, go to http://www.erie.gov/depts/community/atlases.phtml, a remarkable atlas showing every building in the city. George

At one time I owned the building on the NW corner of W Tupper and S Elmwood. Its address was 137 W Tupper. This was the former manse of the Rev Robert Dick, inventor of the Dick Mailer labeling machine used by most newspapers in N America to address their papers when they were mailed many years ago. The building was used to manufacture the machines for many years. The building was about the size of a mobile home and all brick. I owned it 1971-1977. When I sold it, it was remodeled and combined with the wooden building next to it on W Tupper. I have not seen the site in several years but assume there has been little change since then. What was the address of your relative? >From: George Richmond <grichmon@localnet.com> >Reply-To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NYERIE] TUPPER STREET >Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:09:22 -0400 > >>A relative lived on Tupper Street in Buffalo in the >>1890s. Does that street still exist and is it now >>mainly residential (upscale or otherwise), or >>business? I know nothing about the geography of the >>city. Thanks. > >Of course, Tupper has changed markedly since the 1890s. It is an east-west >street, crossing Main at the north end of the theater district, just where >the subway emerges from its tunnel to run on the surface of Main street. >Eastbound it is a main entrance to route 33, the Kensington Expressway, >running though a commercial area, past the City Mission, and becoming an >on-ramp. > >Westbound it is eminently commercial for several blocks. At it's Delaware >Ave crossing is the former Asbury-Delaware Mthodist Church, now being >converted to studios for Annie DiFranco, and other artistic uses. After >crossing Elmwood ave, there are still a few older houses. The street >eventually gets lost in a maze of west-side streets, ending at Maryland. > >To see what this street looked like in 1894, go to >http://www.erie.gov/depts/community/atlases.phtml, a remarkable atlas >showing every building in the city. > >George > > >==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

I've often noticed that brick building on the corner. I believe there was a fire in the frame building next door not too long ago but they may have repaired it by now. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson Metke" <metkenw@hotmail.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] TUPPER STREET > At one time I owned the building on the NW corner of W Tupper and S > Elmwood. Its address was 137 W Tupper. This was the former manse of the > Rev Robert Dick, inventor of the Dick Mailer labeling machine used by most > newspapers in N America to address their papers when they were mailed many > years ago. The building was used to manufacture the machines for many > years. The building was about the size of a mobile home and all brick. I > owned it 1971-1977. When I sold it, it was remodeled and combined with > the wooden building next to it on W Tupper. I have not seen the site in > several years but assume there has been little change since then. > > What was the address of your relative? > > > >>From: George Richmond <grichmon@localnet.com> >>Reply-To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >>To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [NYERIE] TUPPER STREET >>Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:09:22 -0400 >> >>>A relative lived on Tupper Street in Buffalo in the >>>1890s. Does that street still exist and is it now >>>mainly residential (upscale or otherwise), or >>>business? I know nothing about the geography of the >>>city. Thanks. >> >>Of course, Tupper has changed markedly since the 1890s. It is an east-west >>street, crossing Main at the north end of the theater district, just where >>the subway emerges from its tunnel to run on the surface of Main street. >>Eastbound it is a main entrance to route 33, the Kensington Expressway, >>running though a commercial area, past the City Mission, and becoming an >>on-ramp. >> >>Westbound it is eminently commercial for several blocks. At it's Delaware >>Ave crossing is the former Asbury-Delaware Mthodist Church, now being >>converted to studios for Annie DiFranco, and other artistic uses. After >>crossing Elmwood ave, there are still a few older houses. The street >>eventually gets lost in a maze of west-side streets, ending at Maryland. >> >>To see what this street looked like in 1894, go to >>http://www.erie.gov/depts/community/atlases.phtml, a remarkable atlas >>showing every building in the city. >> >>George >> >> >>==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >>To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >>See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Dear Listers, I am still searching for the death of Magdalena KLEINDIENST, she was the wife of Jacob KLEINDIENST, and may have died in Buffalo in the 1860s, at least before 1870. Jacob worked and lived in Rochester but had contacts with Buffalo and Magdalena's family may have been from there. They were ROHR or ROHRER. Jacob came to the USA in 1848 and lived in Rochester most of his life. He later remarried to a Margaret SIES, also connected with Buffalo. Any help would be gratefully welcomed. Best wishes, Charles

I looked at the attached map and saw that S Elmwood was not a street in 1894. Therefore 137 W Tupper was not on a corner at that time, but in the middle of the block. Does anyone know when S Elmwood was cut through? >From: George Richmond <grichmon@localnet.com> >Reply-To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NYERIE] TUPPER STREET >Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:09:22 -0400 > >>A relative lived on Tupper Street in Buffalo in the >>1890s. Does that street still exist and is it now >>mainly residential (upscale or otherwise), or >>business? I know nothing about the geography of the >>city. Thanks. > >Of course, Tupper has changed markedly since the 1890s. It is an east-west >street, crossing Main at the north end of the theater district, just where >the subway emerges from its tunnel to run on the surface of Main street. >Eastbound it is a main entrance to route 33, the Kensington Expressway, >running though a commercial area, past the City Mission, and becoming an >on-ramp. > >Westbound it is eminently commercial for several blocks. At it's Delaware >Ave crossing is the former Asbury-Delaware Mthodist Church, now being >converted to studios for Annie DiFranco, and other artistic uses. After >crossing Elmwood ave, there are still a few older houses. The street >eventually gets lost in a maze of west-side streets, ending at Maryland. > >To see what this street looked like in 1894, go to >http://www.erie.gov/depts/community/atlases.phtml, a remarkable atlas >showing every building in the city. > >George > > >==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

>I looked at the attached map and saw that S Elmwood was not a street >in 1894. Therefore 137 W Tupper was not on a corner at that time, >but in the middle of the block. Does anyone know when S Elmwood was >cut through? According to Chuck LaChiusa, in the description of theWest Village Historic District Johnson Park was bisected by the extension of South Elmwood Avenue in 1912. George