South bridge to Grand Island, Tonawanda, postcard (c1935).jpg
1935
Niagara Silk Mills Glove Guarantee Card (c.1920).png
1920
Public Market, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works in the background before its 1911 expansion.
1910
Wurlitzer entrance court, postcard (1936).jpeg
1936
Tonawanda Iron Works, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Niagara Silk Maid, postcard (c.1920).jpg
Megown's Cabins (Niagara Falls Blvd near Kreuger Rd), postcard (c.1940).jpg
1940
Goundry Street, looking east from Paynes Avenue, postcard (c1910).jpeg
1910-06-17
Ellicott Park Court, 2470 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Twin City Service Station, Tydol, Weatherbest Shingles, pamphlet (c.1920).jpg
1920
Niagara Silk Mills, postcard (c.1905).jpg
1905
Family and dog, Grand Island excursions, postcard (c.1910).jpg
1910
Goundry Street, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Niagara Silk Mills - Solk Gloves, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Niagara Silk Mills, postcard (c1910).jpeg
1910
Niagara Maid silk gloves, Louise Gunning, postcard (1910).jpg
1910
Allan Herschell Company Paint & Storage Room, postcard (HCFM, 1991).jpg
1991
Goundry Street International Railway waiting room, photo (c1910).png
1910
Oechsner's Dream Island Castle in Williamsville, postcards (c1930).jpg
1930
The Villa, 682 Falls Blvd, postcard (1924-08).jpg
1924-08
Jack Ayrault, postcard (c1920).jpg
A Jack Ayrault lived in Tonawanda and went to Lehigh in Pennsylvania; this is not necessarily a Lumbermen player (as was advertised on eBay)
1920
R. T. Jones Lumber Company truck, postcard (1949-03-30).jpg
1949-03-30
Ellicott Park Court Motel, postcard (c.1950).jpg
1950
Red Hill, postcard (c1935).jpg
1935
Village Inn, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Ellicott Creek Park, postcard (1952-09-06).jpg
1952-09-06
Packet Inn interior, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Niagara Maid Silk Gloves, Emma Carus, postcard (c1915).jpg
1915
Martins Motel, 2931 Niagara Falls Blvd., postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Beckers Tourotel Motel, 2468 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Tonawanda Iron and Steel, postcard (c.1905).jpg
1905
Birds-eye view of some of the dockage, postcard (c1900).jpg
1900
Reid and Ethel Richardson, holiday card (c1925).jpg
1925
View of Harbor, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
The Twin Cities, postcard (1912-09-12).jpg
1912-09-12
EL depot, postcard (c1970).jpg
1970
State National Bank, postcard (1906).jpg
1906
South Niagara Street, postcard (c1900).jpg
1900-03
Megown's Cabins, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Locking boat, Erie Canal, Lockport, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Harbor View, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Frontier Chocolate Factory, postcard (1924).jpg
1924
Webster Street, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
View on Ellicott Creek, Tonawanda, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
View on Webster Street, postcard (1910).jpg
1910
Genesee Brewing - Tonawandas Distributing Corp., postcard (1958).jpg
In 1933, Tondisco Inc. was founded by Norman Ackerman and Roy Glawf as the Tonawandas Distributing Corp., at 91 Scott Street, Tonawanda. In 1952 it moved to 80 Thompson Street. Source: <a href="https://archive.org/stream/cityofnorthtonaw00sond/cityofnorthtonaw00sond_djvu.txt">Centennial Celebration, 1897-1997</a>
1958
Niagara Falls Boulevard Motor Hotel, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
South Niagara St Showing Erie Canal, Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Biplane at Curtiss Aerodrome, Tonawanda, postcard (1917-08-20).jpg
1917-08-20
South Niagara Street, showing Erie Canal, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Odd Fellows Temple, Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Niagara Silk Mills, postcard (c 1907).jpg
1907
Kenelworth Race Track, Buffalo, postcard (1905).jpg
1905
Entrance to New Barge Canal, postcards (1912-1917).jpg
1912
Ship building in the Tonawandas, shipyard of W. H. Follette, postcard (c1907).jpg
1907
Our Ice Houses in 1898, Ives Ice and Coal, postcard (1915).jpg
1915
Wurlitzer Factory, postcard set (c1925).jpg
1925
Portion of Harbor, North Tonawanda, postcard (JW Root, c1900).jpg
1900
South Niagara Street (showing Erie canal), postcard (1910-09-21).jpg
1910-09-21
Derrick boat to remove Tonawanda dam, postcard (1918-01).jpg
1918-01
Proposed Home Of BPO Elks No 860, postcard (1921).jpg
1921
Greetings from the Tonawandas, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Frontier Cholcolate Factory, postcard (c1912).jpg
1912
Niagara Scooter, Auto Wheel, Fleetwing, postcard (Buffalo Sled Co., 1919-10-14).jpg
1919-10-14
Post Office, North Tonawanda, postcard (1919-10).jpg
1919-10
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, postcard (1917).jpg
1917
Home Telephone Building (109 Goundry Street), postcard (1907-11-08).jpg
1907-11-08
Colonel Payne School, postcard (c.1940).jpg
1940
Tonawanda Board and Paper Co., postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Scene on Ellicott Creek, postcard (c1905).jpg
1905
Birdseye View of the Twin Cities Harbor and Lumber District, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Schenck Street School No.2, postcards (1906, 1907).jpg
1907
Grand Island Bridges, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Goundry Street, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Portion of Harbor in Twin Cities, Goose Island, postcard (1910-06-15).jpg
The first postcard apparently penned by someone just arriving in Tonawanda in 1910 to study as a veterinarian under the tutelage of a Dr. H. S. Wende. He gives a charming description of his situation to a newphew, in a very legible hand. <br /><br />More about Dr. Wende from 1891's <a href="http://www.nthistory.com/items/show/608"><em>Lumber City</em></a>: <br /><br />Drs. Wende & Thomson, V. S. — Dr. H. S. Wende was born in Erie county, graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1886 and lo-. cated in Tonawanda where he secured a good run of practice, having an operating table and every convenience for the treatment of accidents or the diseases of horses. This is the largest veterinary hospital in this vicinity. Dr. J. P. Thomson, a Canadian and graduate of the above school, has been associated with Dr. Wende for a j-ear or two past, and is giving good satisfaction.
1910-06-15
On Ellicott Creek, postcard (1907-03-05).jpg
1907-03-05
Tonawanda Iron and Steel Works, postcard (1910).jpg
1910
Boating on the Creek, Martinsville, postcard (c.1905).jpg
1905
On Ellicott Creek, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
General View of Wurlitzer Factories, postcard (c1928).jpg
1928
North Tonawanda Post Office, postcard (1942-04-07).jpg
1942-04-07
Feells Shangri-La Restuarant, North Tonawanda, photo (c1930).jpg
1930
American District Steam Heating Plant, postcard (1926).jpg
1926
Y.M.C.A. Building, North Tonawanda, postcard (1908).jpg
1908
Webster Street and Erie Canal Bridge, postcard (c1930).jpg
1930
Webster Street, Burtch Drugs and Rivera Theatre, postcard (c1940).jpg
Alternate spelling of Riviera.
1940
Webster and Bridge, split, postcard (1948).jpg
1948
View on Webster Street, postcards (1907-1911).jpg
1907-11-25
Unloading lumber in the Twin Cities, postcard (1906).jpg
1906
Transferring Lumber in the Twin Cities, postcard (1910).jpg
1910
Transferring Lumber, postcard (c.1910).jpg
Showing the Grace Holland.
1910
Tonawanda Power Company, postcard (1939).jpg
1939
Tonawanda Power Co, postcard (1939).jpg
1939
Tonawanda Depot, postcard (1914-03-13).jpg
Home of Historical Society of the Tonawandas
1914-03-13
Smiths Dining Car, Exchange, Tremont and Webster, postcard (1936).jpg
1936
Sheridan Park Motor Hotel, Tonawanda, postcard (1958).jpg
1958
Riverside Chemical Co, North Tonawanda, postcard (1956-07).jpg
1956-07
Public Library, postcard (1924).jpg
1924
1455 px wide
Niagara Maid Silk Gloves, postcard, hi-res (1909-02-27).jpg
1909-02-27
Motel Esquire, 4390 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
King Construction Co., postcard (1926).jpg
1926
Herschell-Spillman Headquarters, illustrated postcard (1906).jpg
1906
Harbor View, postcard (c1905).jpg
1905
G F Meyers Coal, Wood and Sewer pipe, postcard (c. 1910).jpg
1910
First M. E, Church, hi-res postcard (1912).jpg
1912
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Bridge over Erie Barge Canal dividing Tonawandas, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Bridge over Erie Barge Canal connecting, postcard (1960).jpg
1960
Bridge over Erie Barge Canal, postcard (c.1930).jpg
Showing First Trust, Tonawanda Power Co., more.
1930
Boulevard Gardens Motel, 2424 Niagara Falls Blvd., postcards .jpg
1940
Along the Docks of the Lumber District, postcard (1921-08).jpg
1921-08
25th Seperate Co Armory, Tonawanda, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Carnegie Library, postcard (c. 1925).jpg
1925
Tonawanda Iron and Steel, SS Jupiter, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Webster Street, Bridge over Canal, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Twin Cities $75,000 YMCA and City Hall, postcard (1906).jpg
1906
Tonawanda Power Co., illustrated postcard (1939).jpg
1939
The Lumber District, postcard (1919).jpg
A view from the southern portion of a lumber-bedecked Tonawanda Island across the "Little (Niagara) River" onto a lumber-bedecked North Tonawanda.
1919
South Niagara Street, looking west, Tonawanda, postcard (c1894).jpg
Note lack of electrical poles along the canal.
1894
Public Library, North Tonawanda, postcard (1908-10-04).jpg
1908
Our Lady of Czestochowa, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Esplanade the Great Wurlitzer Plant, Home of Lyric Radio, photo postcard (c1935).jpg
1935
DeGraff Hospital, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Felton High School, postcard (1912).jpg
1912
North Presbyterian Church, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
From <a href="https://www.ntnorthchurch.org/about">their website</a>:
<blockquote>North Presbyterian Church was organized on April 30, 1891 as part of the Niagara Presbytery. Prior to that Presbyterians in North Tonawanda had attended First Presbyterian Church, Tonawanda. The Rev. Henry Sanborne was ordained and installed at the first minister of the church.<br /><br />The congregation purchased a church building at 195 Schenck Street and met there for 8 years. The building now is home to the Ghost Light Theater group. On May 17, 1898 ground was broken for a new church at 168 Payne Avenue. The cost of the building, lot and adjacent manse at 166 Payne was $29,000.</blockquote>
1910
The Villa, 682 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Sweeney Park Entrance, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
William Street Looking North, Martinsville, postcard (c1910).jpg
Present-day Old Falls Boulevard.
1910
Schule der St. Paulus, Martinsville, postcard (1910).jpg
Formerly located just south of present-day St. Martin's.
1910
Consolidated Silver Fox Corp'n Ranch, Martinsville, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Main Street in Tonawanda, Grants, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Columbia Hook and Ladder, The Homeyer, postcard (c1916).jpg
1916
Library, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1925).jpg
1925
Post Office, North Tonawanda, postcard (1917).jpg
1917
Erie Barge Canal, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
City Hall, Payne and Thompson, postcard (1950).jpg
1950
North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, postcard (1916).jpg
1916
de Kleist home on Goundry Street Looking East from Payne Ave, postcard (1907).jpg
1907
de Kleist home on Goundry Street, postcard (c1905).jpg
1905
View of Barge Canal, Bascule bridge, Tonawanda Board and Paper co., postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
The YMCA Building, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Junction Point, Niagara Falls and Lockport railroad lines, Payne Avenue, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Melody Fair, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
North Tonawanda and Tonawanda High Schools, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Ironton School, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
High School, North Tonawanda, Payne Avenue, photo postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Union School (Goundry Street), postcard (c1900).jpg
1900
Goundry Street School No.1, postcard (1906).jpg
1906
Colonel Payne School, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Colonel Payne School, postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Felton High School, North Tonawanda High School, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Felton High School, postcard (1907-08-04).jpg
1907-08-04
Felton High School, postcard (c1905).jpg
1905
Felton High School, postcard (c1920).jpg
1920
Felton High School, postcard (1907).jpg
1907
Felton High School, postcards (c1905).JPG
1905
Felton High School, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Felton High School, North Tonawanda, postcard (1924).jpg
1924
Ascension School and Convent, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
New Sugar Bowl, Tonawanda, postcard (1911-07-21).jpg
Located at 32 Webster, this dealer in delectables kept Twin Cities dentists busy for generations. According to the <a href="http://www.nthistorymuseum.org/Lumber%20City%20History%20Center/sugarbowl.html">website</a> of North Tonawanda History Museum:
<blockquote>The Pullman brothers, Gust and Leo, operated the Sugar Bowl...from 1920 to 1965, having come to North Tonawanda in 1911 and worked for their cousins, the Yianilos brothers until they could afford to buy the business.</blockquote>
There was also a Young Street, Tonawanda location operated by the Yianilos brothers.<br /><br />Still others report a Zeffrey's Sugar Bowl at 5 South Niagara.<br /><br />Today, 32 Webster is the patio of Crazy Jake's.
1911-07-21
Chinese Wong Law Laundry, Young Street, postcard (c1900).jpg
1900
Isle View Restaurant, 791 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, postcard (c1955).JPG
1955
Franklin Inn Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge, postcard (1963).jpg
1963
Niagara River Tourist Camp, River Road, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Town of Tonawanda Municipal swimming pool, postcard (1958).png
An identical Bintz pool in the Town of Tonawanda, built in 1954.
1954
Twilite Golf Course, 3287 Niag Falls Blvd, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
CB radio QSL postcard 15 Jesella Drive (c1960).jpg
1960
La Truda 2nd, Niagara River racing boat, postcard (c1930).jpg
1930
Ellicott Creek, Tonawanda, postcard (1910).jpg
1910
Elks Temple, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1939).jpg
1939
Elks Lodge 860, postcard (c1940).jpg
1940
Erie Bridge, Tonawanda, postcard (1916).jpg
This bridge no longer exists; it carried the former Erie RR across Tonawanda Creek at the foot of Vandervoort Street. Heading northwest, the railroad line continued to just east of the present-day Railroad Museum, along East Oliver Street, and across Oliver Street.
1916
Elect John Lukasik Mayor, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1965).jpg
1965
On Elliot (sic) Creek, Tonawanda NY, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Residence of E. H. Santee, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1940).JPG
1940
Goundry Street Looking East form Paynes Avenue, de Kleist residence, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Goundry Street looking east, postcard (1908).jpg
1908
Goundry Street, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Goundry Street, postcard (1909).jpg
1909
Goundry Street, North Tonawanda, postcard (c1925).jpg
1925
Goundry Street, postcard (1913).jpg
1913
YMCA building, postcard (1908).jpg
1908
Webster Street, with dog, postcard (c1900).jpg
This postcard from around 1900 is one of my favorite views of Webster Street (facing north). You can see trains used to run right down the street near where the Riviera would later be built. On the left is present-day Crazy Jake's. Horse-drawn carriages and carts are also on the left, making the scene really look like something out of a western. Also visible is the "Arcana Theatre" at the southwest corner of Tremont (in the Fowler Block), the Tonawanda Power Company, and some circular sign I cannot make out.
1900
Webster Street, woman walking, postcard (1900).jpg
1900
Webster Street, facing south, postcard and details (1917).jpg
Most Webster Street postcards face north, but this one faces south into Tonawanda. On the left can be seen train tracks. On the right, across the bridge, is the State National Bank. On the north side, Scanlon's Hall, then the First National Bank. Kent Hall, Janke Drugs, I.O.O.F. 563 and an ice cream shop are also pictured.
1917
Real Estate Exchange Building, postcard (c1910).JPG
1910
Wurlitzer Mfg. Co, postcard (c1910).jpg
1910
Wurlitzer Mfg. Co. building and park, postcard (c1940 HST).jpg
1940
Wurlitzer Mfg. Co. Esplanade, the Great Wurlitzer Plant, Home of Lyric Radio, postcard (c1935).jpg
1935
Wan-a-Rest Court Motel, 1376 Niagara Falls Blvd., postcard (c1950s).jpg
In 2022, a Royal Inn Motel.
1950
Twilite Golf and Restaurant - North Tonawanda - postcard c 1960.jpg
1960
The Villa Roadside Inn, 682 Falls Blvd., postcard (c1940).JPG
1940
Stevensons Motel, 1220 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Starfire Motel, postcard (c1977).jpg
1977
Robertsons Tourists Rest, 586 Falls Blvd., postcard (1931).jpg
1931
Niagara Falls Blvd Motor Hotel, 1620 Niagara Falls Blvd., postcard (c1930).jpg
1930
Modern Aire Motel, 1346 Sheridan, photo postcard (c1950).jpg
1950
Martin's Cabins, postcard (c1960).jpg
1960
Freddies Rest Tourist Camp, Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1955).jpg
1955
Ellicott Park Court, postcard (1950s).jpg
1950