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Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5601 Main St taken in 1956. The Sinclair station was razed to make room for the Arco station which was remodeled as a Prescription Drugstore, Montana Mills Bakery, and is currently for sale. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5604 Main St taken in 1956. Niagara Permanent Savings and Loan building is still standing and is currently for rent. to the right you can see the Glen Art Theatre, that was run by the Dykstra family. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5606 Main St taken in 1956. This is a picture of the Glen Art Theatre scanned from a decoupage. If anyone has a better picture of the theatre, please contact me. Saturday mornings were alway a sellout for cartoons at "the pit". click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5606 Main St taken in 1950. The Whiskers club taken in front of the Glen Art Theatre. Pictured on the top of the float are Phil Boudreau, Fred Reifsteck and Don Lang. Seated on the bottom are Ms Bating and Art Goldhawk click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5611 Main St taken in 1956. This building is still standing and is currently being used by the plastic surgeons. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5613 Main St taken in 1956. The Club Diner was operated by George Batt and later by the Lowther family and was later used by Ed Hengerer as a gift shop. It was finaly torn down in the early 70's to make room for parking. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5612 Main St taken in 1956. The Creekside Deli stood on the west bank of Ellicott Creek and is now the Main St entrance to Glen Park. Elizabeth Brunner Schauf, owned the deli and ran it for several years. Her apartment was directly in back , her son Walter Schauf and his family lived in the apartment directly above the deli. A separate little cottage was in the back yard, where Dorcas (Schauf) and Eddie Engh lived. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5629 Main St taken in 1956. The Sportsman Lodge is now the Creekview Restaraunt on the east bank of Ellicott Creek. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5630 Main St Matt Grunthaner's Gulf Station is currently the home of The Touch of Brass. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5640 Main St taken in 1956. Rogers Meat Market burned in the 70's leaving room for what was originally Pizza by Dirose and currently Sorrentino's Spaghetti House. The Pratt girls reminded me that they used to roller skate on Rogers wooden floors back in the 60's. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5641 Main St taken in 1956. The new A&P Supermarket added on to the original Trolley Barn and was home to Dial Drugs, The Billiard Hall and finally Ed Young's True Value. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5641 Main St taken in 1860. The Power House and Car Barn for the Williamsville Electric Railway. This Building was added onto in the 1950's and you can still see the outline of the doors on the side of Ed Young's Hardware. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5643 Main St taken in 1900. The Evans House is beleived to be the oldest house in Erie County. It was used by General Winfield Scott during the war of 1812. For more info refer to Chapter 2 . click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5643 Main St taken around 1865. The Evans House was built in 1797 by John Thompson, After many years of neglect, it was moved to 29 Oakgrove where preservationists hoped to preserve it as an historic site and library. After many failed efforts, it was demolished in 1955. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image A picture of 5643 Main St taken around 1955. The Evans House after it was moved to 29 Oakgrove. The house to the right is 25 Oakgrove which was the home of Tobias Witmer's family. click here to see a bigger picture.
Left click the picture for a bigger image.jpg 5650 Main St Windowsill Gardens along with Frans Sub Shop occupied this site and today is home to Village Grille and Village Coin and Jewelry. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5651 Main St The Kendall Station is west of Reads Laundry and is now a parking lot for the Orvis Shop. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5661 Main St Read Motor Company as pictured in 1932. The trolley tracks are visible in the foreground. the building is now home of Reads Laundry and plaza. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5662 Main St This building still stands and is now the offices of State Farm Insurance. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5672 Main St This building still stands and is the offices of Robshaw Associates. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5673 Main St This home stood on the SW corner of Main and Oakgrove and was demolished to make room for the expansion of Williamsville United Methodist Church. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5678 Main St This building still stands and is home to group of attorneys. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5680 Main St This building still stands and is the offices of buffalo Spree Magazine. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5681 Main St Williamsville United Methodist Church as pictured in 1850. Picture courtsy of Reverend Ray Hazlett. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5681 Main St Williamsville United Methodist Church as pictured in 1900. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5684 Main St This building still stands and is currently for sale. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5686 Main St The Ford Service Training School was home of Glen Campbell Chevrolet, Shirley Manson Interiors and is still standing today and is home to D.K Benson Interiors. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5686 Main St Was the first home of Glen Campbell Chevrolet  Picture courtesy of Jay and Kevin Campbell
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5687 Main St This building still stands and was home to many business,including Genes Tailoring, The Village Thrift Shop, Bud Zimmermans's Mr T.V. and the original home of Stereo Advantage. Today it is home to Cleary Travel. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5695 Main St This building still stands and is the offices of Freely, Bonaventura & Hyzy. click here to see a bigger picture
Left click the picture for a bigger image 5698 Main St Another one of the buildings on the Miller Homestead property. Sue Miller Young the village historian lived in this home until 1964.This building still stands and is the offices of Franz Manno Service Corp. click here to see a bigger picture



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