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Ma Mitch (Geraldine G. Madura) obit (Buffalo News, 2018-04-12) .jpg

Mitch's General Store, East Otto, photo gallery (Dennis Reed Jr, 2021-05-30).jpg

Mitch's Del-Taco, 474 Oliver, ad (1980-07-12).jpg

Mitch's Del-Taco, 474 Oliver, ad (1979-08-23).jpg

Mitch's beef taco (2021).jpg

John Spilman, Liquor Dealer, 60 Webster, bottle (c1890).jpg

Wulf's beverages, bottle.jpeg

Weatherbest slip on council agenda, article (Tonawanda News, 1980-11-17).jpg

Water service halt set at 5 boathouses, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-02-17).jpg

Waterfront tenats list compiled by landlord, article (Tonawanda News, 1979).jpg

Slip roadblock threatened, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-05-23).jpg

Sandel denies Holler claim, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-07-16).jpg

Plowing unofficial streets still unresolved question, article (Tonawanda News, 1960-12-14).jpg

NTHA agrees to bend rules for elderly couple, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-06-05).jpg

Holler feels Weatherbest plan being blocked by some officials, artivle (Tonawanda News, 1981-07-15).jpg

Eleven boathouses due for review, article (Tonawanda News, 1973-07-10).jpg

Dumped dirt brings complaint, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-06-30).jpg

Dirt not blocking Weatherbest road, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-07-01).jpg

Court order halts boathouse water cutoff, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-02-23).jpg

Council should look carefully before leaping into sale of slip, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-11-18).jpg

Carousel theme park was proposed for Weatherbest, article excerpt (Courier-Express, 1979-03-11).jpg

Boathouse quandary finds city in middle, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-01-25).jpg

Boathouse owners still in dark on sewer compromise outlook, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-04-06).jpg

Birds-eye view of some of the dockage, postcard (c1900).jpg

VIDEO: Downtown Tonawanda Before--and During--Urban Renewal (1967 + 1973).vid

Two sets of photographs depicting the businesses that lined the south sides of Young and Niagara streets in Tonawanda, New York, before their…

VIDEO: The Cumming Family of Gratwick (Featuring photos c. 1905).vid

A family's old (c1905) box of glass negatives reveals fascinating views into the early days of the Gratwick community. Watch for the chicken! Narrated…

Gratwick Slip boathouse gang, photo (Cumming Family, c1905).jpg

A slip on the Niagara River was lined with boathouses south of the (projected) foot of East Ave. Today it is the North Tonawanda Water Wastewater…

VIDEO: Sights and sounds of Wardell Boat Yard, North Tonawanda, March 2017.vid

Weatherbest slip sign, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2021-05-03).jpg

Boathouse Park, photos (Dennis Reed Jr, 2021-05-03).jpg

Boathouse Park sign, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2021-05-03).jpg

Demolished lots, Boathouse Park, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2008-09-20).jpg

Weatherbest vote illegal, mayor says, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-11-19).jpg

Weatherbest Slip residents win water battle, article (1978-04-13).jpg

Weatherbest plan is not a new idea, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-06-09).jpg

Sale of NTs Weatherbest Slip authorized by party-line vote, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-11-16).jpg

NT riverfront project proposed, article (1981-06-03).jpg

NT boathouse cases heard, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-08-09).jpg

NT begins legal action, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-08-03).jpg

Future site of Boathouse Park, Weatherbest Slip, map detail (1951).jpg

Family facing eviction deperately needs home, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-08-05).jpg

County pressuring NT to halt boathouse sewage problems, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-01-18).jpg

Council orders legal actions to evict boathouse owners, Riverfront lease system in NT, photo article (Tonawanda News, 1962-12-04) .jpg

Council actions, including Weatherbest, are nullified, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-12-07).jpg

Boathouses caught in tide of controversy, article (Buffalo News, 2006-05-07).txt

Historic boathouses and day cottages that range from the rustic to the charming, beloved by their owners and coveted by some others, are the embers of…

Boathouse owners to press for reprieve, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-04-05).jpg

Banfield optimistic on plans, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-06-05.jpg

Oliver Street photo collection (1947).jpg

Eastern Lumber Company (Tonawanda), price list (1894).jpg

Melody Fair brochure (1957).jpeg

Ott Drugs, Star Theatre at night, Tonawanda, photo (c1967).jpg

Ott Drugs, Star Theatre, Parkside Furniture, photo, Tonawanda (c1967).jpg

Star Theatre, Tonawanda (c1967).jpg

Stan Rojek baseball cards.htm

1949, 1951 and 1952.

Stan Rojek, pin (1949).jpeg

Rojek's Park Manor Lanes Grand Opening, ad (Tonawanda News, 1961-08-24).jpg

Rojek's in Tax Sale, notice (Tonawanda News, 1986-12).jpg

Rojek brothers buy lanes, restaurant (1961-06-10).jpg

Rojek's delicious sour cream, bottle (c1960).jpeg

Rojek's Dairy site, 125-129 12th Ave, photo (Google c2008).jpg

Rojek's dairy, bottle (c1960).jpeg

Rojek's Dairy, 125-129 12th Avenue, map detail (1951).jpg

Stan Rojek (1919-1997).bio

John Saunders at the Silver Sail, photo (c1960).jpg

46 Sweeney, Saloon and dwelling, 2, map (1886).jpg

Wife beater paid a fine, William Phelps White Star Hotel proprietor, article (Ton News, 1905-08-22).pdf

White Star Hotel owned by James Ennis, no address, article (Ton News, 1897-10-08).pdf

White Star Hotel Fire Starts Gush of Memories of Sports Days Since Gone, article (Ton News, 1942-02-02).pdf

Whiskey makers given jail, White Star Hotel, Theodore Stann, article (Ton News, 1921-05-19).pdf

Smokers start fire, White Star proprietor Perew discovers, article (Ton News,1907-09-23).pdf

Silver Sail, Dorothy Thompson, prp., ad (Ton News, 1952-01-05).pdf

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Scanlon bldg, White Star hotel beyond (1915).jpg

Phil Perew Wants Old Clock in Front of Hotel, Perew owner White Star (Ton news, 1942-07-28).pdf

One more case of small pox, White Star hotel, article (Ton News, 1908-05-07).pdf

North Side Fire Victim (Lozo) Dies in Veterans Hospital, Silver Sail, note, article (1964-01-21).pdf

Man Suffers Burns in Fire Above Silver Sail Tavern, article (Ton news, 1964-01-15).pdf

Man Leaps From Burning Hotel, Saunders-operated, Perew-owned White Star Hotel (Courier-Express, 1942-02-01).pdf

James Ennis buys White Star hotel, notice (Buffalo Courier, 1890-03-18).pdf

Health Is Handcuffed, deplorable conditions at White Star hotel, article (Ton News., 1951-05-18).pdf

From old comes new at White Sails, photo article (Ton News, 1952-02-09).pdf

Dry agents raid Niagara Hotel, formerly White Star, Vincio Tojan prop. (Ton News, 1921-03-12).pdf

Dorothy Saunders White Star Hotel, ad (Ton News, 1939-09-08).pdf

Chokes to death while Vic plays, White Star Hote, article (Ton News, 1923-02-23).pdf

Charles Bradley, proprietor of White Star Hotel, article (Ton News, 1937-10-26.pdf

Brawl Outside NT Tavern Causes Injury to 3 Men, Silver Sail, article (Tonawqnda, 1960-11-14).pdf

$108 Taken In Mugging Of Trucker, Silver Sail (1962-01-26).pdf

Long Bridge sinks into creek as pier collapses, article (Tonawanda News, 1916-03-29).pdf

Sweeney and East Niagara Streets are underwater, article (Tonawanda News, 1916-03-30).pdf

Long bridge damaged, train crossing canal, photo (1916-03-30).jpg

From Tonawanda News: WATERLOGGED BOAT SWEPT OVER THE DAM A waterlogged canal boat came down the Tonawanda creek late last night and went over the old…

Sweeney Building, photo (NYSA, 1917-11-24).jpg

Train tracks across canal, Webster Street

A view looking west along the crest of the dam in Tonawanda, photo (NYSA, 1910-07-19).jpg

Real Estate Exchange, Niagara Silk Mills, little Webster

Swing bridge with train, photo from article (Tonawanda News, 1961-02-08).jpg

Tonawanda Terminal completed, photo (NYSA, 1916-08-29).jpg

Tonawanda dam. Looking north from the Tonawanda side, photo (NYSA, 1918-02-14).jpg

Dam, canal, Webster Street, Sweeney power building, Niagara Silk Mills

Temporary Webster Street bridge from the North Tonawanda side, photo (NYSA, 1918-02-14).jpg

South abutment. Webster Street bridge, photo (NYSA, 1918-10-15).jpg

First Trust of Tonawanda.

Scanlon Building, pontoon bridge, North Tonawanda, photo (NYSA, 1917-11-24).jpg

Also shows State National bank, lumber near Manhattan and Front Streets.

Richardson Boat Company factory, North Tonawanda, photo (c1929).jpg

North side of canal looking east from the Main Street Bridge in Tonawanda, photo (NYSA, 1909-03-09).jpg

Canal boats, bridge at Oliver before cantilever, Herschell merry-go-rounds on Sweeney.