Saturday, July 3, 2010

Erie Canal Harbor

One Hour Tour
Canal District Information

In a map of the Retail Places of Business, prepared by the Christian Homestead Association in 1893, the Canal District had:

  • 75 Houses of Ill-Fame
  • 108 Saloons
  • 19 Free Theatre Saloons
  • 76 Second-Hand Clothing Stores, Barber Shops, Restaurants etc.
    (Source: Rare Book Room, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library)

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