Historic churches of Buffalo's East Side Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Historic churches of Buffalo's East Side
The 1840s was a time of intermittent warfare, political turmoil, and religious persecution in the region now known as Germany, and the chaos drove many Germans to seek refuge in other lands. The flat, fertile plains east of what is todaydowntown Buffalosoon became home to a bustlingGerman Village. Unlike most immigrants of the day, most of Buffalo's Germans were well-off and skilled in a variety of trades, and the neighborhood soon prospered. The East Side grew steadily outward from downtown, with the most rapid period of growth taking place from 1860 to 1900. The scheme hit on by real estate speculators to attract development to new land was an ingenious one: upon dividing it up, the owner of a tract would donate one of his choicest lots free of charge to the Catholic Diocese or some othe
Historic churches of Buffalo's East Side Travel Guide Sections
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