Buffalo, New York
In the Fall of 1946, Alfred Watson received a job promotion and relocated his family to Cheektowaga, New York, a few miles east of
Buffalo. Commuting downtown to his job each day, Watson found time during lunch breaks to photograph downtown Buffalo and the people who lived and worked there.
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This nighttime mage shows residents shopping at a variety store named after band leader Paul Whiteman. The photo reveals a variety of products for sale including an RCA Victrola for $12.95.
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A man lights a cigarette under a bright lamp next to the entrance of the Buffalo Savings Bank at 545 Main Street. Opened in 1901, the bank remained in business until 1991 . The building is now a designated City of Buffalo Landmark.
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This late 1940s photograph of downtown Buffalo reveals the Hotel Huron in the center advertising its room rate of $1.50 a day in front of the hotel, the Sunoco Oil company and Beck’s Beer signs are also visible.
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The Martin Jacobi Men’s Clothiers on Buffalo’s Main Street is pictured on the left and a notice of the closure of the city’s popular Lorenzo’s Restaurant on the top of the far right building.