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----South Buffalo----

----South Buffalo is a large community in Buffalo, New York. It is bordered by the the suburbs of West Seneca and Lackawanna,and the shores of Lake Erie.

----South Buffalo is known for being one of the safest neighborhoods in the City of Buffalo and consequently has some of the strongest property values. The community is filled with beautiful, tree-lined residential streets and busy commercial strips.

----The Community of South Buffalo is made up of several smaller neighborhoods that range in age due to South Buffalo's gradual growth.

Maps And Descriptions Of South Buffalo Neighborhoods

----South Buffalo is the home of two of Buffalo's major parks, Cazenovia and South Parks. The city of Buffalo is extremely proud of its park system which was designed by renowned urban planner, Fredrick Law Olmsted. Olmsted is largely know for designing New York City's Central Park.

A view of Cazenovia Park and part of the bike path.

---- Cazanovia Park, located in the heart of South Buffalo is full of mature trees, large green lawns, a large center casino, playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, soccer fields and baseball diamonds. Cazenovia creek runs through the center of the park adding the sound of rushing water to this natural environment..

A view of Cazenovia creek that runs through the park.

The park is bordered by two of South Buffalo's major Commercial streets Abbott Road and Seneca Street.

A view of Seneca street

Located at the Cazenovia Street and Abbott Road corner of the park is a building containing a full ice rink and an Olympic sized swimming pool. The other major South Buffalo park is South Park. South Park is a large and scenic space. South Park Lake provides a natural habitat for ducks, geese and fish. During the summer it covers over with hundreds of lily pads blooming white flowers all summer long. South Park also contains the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, in existance for over 100 years. The large, glass, three domed conservatory shines like a diamond on a green velvet pillow. It feels almost like being transported to an old European city with the Our Lady of Victory Bascilica's great presence, quite visible from the park. The park provides area residents with wildlife and beauty all year long while the Botanical Gardens provide a strong bond between South Buffalo and the city's cultural community.

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----This community if filled with great residents with alot of pride and heritage. South Buffalo has allways been, and continues to be, a prodominatly Irish-American population dating back to Buffalo's early industrial history. Throughout the year shamrocks can be seen proudly displayed on houses, flags, street lights or in the windows of businesses. This strong cultural pride has overflowed in to civic pride making South Buffalo streets, some of the most pleasent in the city.

South Park Avenue

----South Park Avenue is South Buffalo's main traffic artery and its largest commercial strip.

----The avenue contains over 120 businesses, organizations and institutions. Near by high schools, elementery schools, parks, hospitals and churches make South Park Avenue the natural destination for patrons. South Park Avenue begins at the foot of Downtown Buffalo and extends to the area suburbs making the avenue a largely traveled street, making South Park Avenue businesses visible to thousands of people. With a good concentration of taverns and restaurants, South Park Avenue has emerged as South Buffalo's premier business district.

South Park Avenue Assciation Daverup1@aol.com