Broadway-Fillmore, Buffalo, New York

Broadway-Fillmore (also formerly known as Polonia) is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.^[1]

Geography

Broadway-Fillmore is in the lower East Side of Buffalo. The neighborhood is centered along Broadway running West-East and Fillmore Avenue running North-South.

History/Culture

Broadway-Fillmore was once home to a large Polish/Eastern European population in Buffalo. The neighborhood has long since fallen into poverty and disrepair due to the "white flight" to the suburbs in the mid-late 20th century, although it still enjoys a brief renaissance every Easter due to the local Easter celebrations and Dingus Day.

Notable sites

• Broadway Market
• Buffalo Central Terminal
• Corpus Christi Church
• Saint Stanislaus Church

References

External links

• Broadway Fillmore Alive
• Polonia

Coordinates: 42°53′45.5″N 78°50′40.4″W / 42.895972°N 78.844556°W / 42.895972; -78.844556