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Black Rock History Project
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1890s Mutz Bros. boat house at the foot of Ontario Street



1890s Erie Canal tow path mules at the foot of Amherst Street



1899  Dock at the foot of Amherst Street



1900s Black Rock police officer on horse in front of Station 13



1900s Grant-Amherst panorama. Far right building extant in 2011.



1900s International Trolley car over the International Railway Bridge.  Service discontinued once the Peace Bridge built in 1927.



1900s  at the foot of Amherst St.
Two screw steamboats (party boats) with barge on left.  Boats operated between Grand Island and Ferry Street in Buffalo.



1907 Seabreeze launch at the mouth of Scajaquada Creek at the Niagara River.
Christening used a lit broom instead of champagne.



1907 Seabreeze launch at the mouth of Scajaquada Creek at the Niagara River.
Background:
International Railway Bridge


1910 Glasgow family with car


Special thanks to Janice and Bogdan Fundaliski  and the Grant-Amherst Business Association for making photos available for posting on this Website.

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