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Title A name given to the resource Goose Island (Tonawanda) Description An account of the resource <img class="cover" src="http://www.nthistory.com/custom/cover/26b.jpg" alt="Goose Island on Google Earth map" />Goose Island on Google Earth map “Goose Island” was the informal name, apparently dating from around 1890, for a triangular piece of land in Tonawanda that had been cut off from the mainland by the Erie Canal. Before it was nicknamed Goose Island, the strip was settled by some of Tonawanda’s well-to-do, its shady trees giving Chestnut Street its name. It had a cemetery (whose graves were moved to Sweeney Cemetery) and a schoolhouse. As the lumber industry grew, the island became increasingly industrial and closely tied to Tonawanda’s busy canal and waterfront trade. By the early 1900s, Goose Island had also developed a notorious collection of saloons, boarding houses and brothels frequented by canalers and sailors. Later accounts pushed this reputation back into the nineteenth century, but so far the evidence is less clear: an 1886 Sanborn map still shows a largely residential and industrial neighborhood, while by 1910 the maps explicitly identify several establishments as “Female Boarding,” a contemporary euphemism for brothels. The canal from Tonawanda to Buffalo was filled in around 1927, effectively reconnecting the recalcitrant island to its parent. In 1966, the remaining buildings that housed the old saloons, bordellos and dwellings were razed as part of broader Urban Renewal efforts. Today, the only trace of old Goose Island is the old path of Chestnut Street, followed by the north edge of the Tops parking lot and the southern part of Niagara Shore Drive. <a href="https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252011%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201951%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201951%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201604.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffffbb5d89%26DocId%3D2065199%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520U%26HitCount%3D19%26hits%3D49%2B4a%2B90%2B91%2B1a8%2B2c7%2B395%2B3cc%2B409%2B422%2B42a%2B458%2B627%2B744%2Bfee%2B1119%2B115a%2B115f%2B1166%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252011%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201951%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201951%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201604.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffffbb5d89%26DocId%3D2065199%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520U%26HitCount%3D19%26hits%3D49%2B4a%2B90%2B91%2B1a8%2B2c7%2B395%2B3cc%2B409%2B422%2B42a%2B458%2B627%2B744%2Bfee%2B1119%2B115a%2B115f%2B1166%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false">Article</a> Postcard A pictorial representation of a place or entity, intended to be written upon and mailed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portion of Harbor in Twin Cities, Goose Island, postcard (1910-06-15).jpg Description An account of the resource 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. More about Dr. Wende from 1891's <a href="http://www.nthistory.com/items/show/608">Lumber City</a>:  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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-06-15 canal factory goose island lumber swingbridge