by Chris Clemens Of the ever lengthening list of churches in the U.S. that are vying for the title of being the smallest, New York actually has two ‘Smallest Churches’. While neither one of them can be confirmed as truly being the ‘Smallest in the World’, this one in Great Valley doesn’t claim to set […]
by Chris Clemens The Chicken Wing was born at Anchor Bar in Buffalo on March 4, 1964 when bar owners Tessa and Frank Bellissimo attempted to salvage an order gone wrong. Prior to 1964, chicken wings were basically considered garbage and no one had much of a use for them in the arena of human […]
by Chris Clemens If you take any time at all to explore the history of the Old First Ward of Buffalo, it’s nearly impossible to avoid gazing at the enormous concrete industrial cylinders that shape the skyline along the Eastern edge of Lake Erie. The seemingly desolate collection of grain silos that scatter the area have […]
by Chris Clemens It’s no secret that many people are leaving traditional means of engaging with religious services to the history books, and congregations are shrinking in size as each day passes. One of the things regularly on my mind is the idea that as congregations continue to shrink, and less revenue exists to support these […]
by Chris Clemens 19th Century New York would be nothing if not for the Erie Canal, but the train systems laid out by a number of rail companies in the mid-1800’s extended that trade route even further. Railroads usurped the use of the canal for their speed and ability to reach further corners of the […]