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Delaware District
| Location: This Buffalo neighborhood centers on Delaware Avenue from the Scajaquada Expressway south to North Street. Ferry Street runs across the center of the district; a large residential area lies east of Elmwood Avenue. High Schools:
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Forest Lawn Cemetery (1850) |
Birge Memorial on Mirror Lake shore |
Delaware Park is the centerpiece of a city-wide parks system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The park is a green haven in the city offering meadows, gardens, trails, Delaware Lake, the Buffalo Zoo, and recreational facilities. In the summer it hosts "Shakespeare in the Park," the second largest open-air Adjacent to Delaware Park is Forest Lawn Cemetery. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the cemetery is known for its park-like beauty and outstanding examples of memorial sculpture. Many 19th & 20th century notables, including Civil War generals, famous inventors, and others, are buried here. President Millard Fillmore and Seneca Chief Red Jacket are among these. (See also: the Nation's Best Historic Places to Visit; Forest Lawn Cemetery).
Temple Beth Zion (1966-1967) Temple Beth Zion is a contemporary architectural monument featuring stained glass by Ben Shahn.
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The Pan-American Exposition (1901) was sited on the Western/Northern end of the Delaware neighborhood. (See also: these Pan-Am sites: Buffalo History Works and Doin' the Pan.
Beautiful and often stately homes dating from the turn of the century surround the park (see: Millionaires' Row). Many of them have been converted to organizational or corporate headquarters; for example, the Clement House, donated in 1941 by Carolyn Tripp Clement, to the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross. |
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Also in the Delaware District is the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, world-famous for its modern art collection. |
Millard Fillmore Hospital at Gates Circle. |
| Running through parts of the Delaware District, Elmwood Strip, and West Side are the Soldiers Circle, Bidwell Parkway and Chapin Parkway. These Olmsted-designed parkways cross over many parts of Buffalo. | |
Shakespeare festival in the country. 
David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
Last modified: 28 April 2009 djb
