The Lower West Side is a neighborhood in
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
.
Geography
The Lower West Side is bounded on the north by Porter Avenue and the
Upper West Side
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. The Upper West ...
. On the east
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with its
historic district which ends approximately at Plymouth Avenue. To the south is
Niagara Square
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and the
West Village
The West Village is a neighborhood in the western section of the larger Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The traditional boundaries of the West Village are the Hudson River to the west, West 14th Street to th ...
, while west is the
Niagara River and
Interstate 190.
The main streets which run through the Lower West Side are Niagara Street (N-S) and Virginia Street (E-W). Part of the historic
Frederick Law Olmsted
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Buffalo Parks & Parkway System is contained in the Lower West Side.
* Porter Avenue
* Front Park
* Columbus Park (Formerly Prospect Park)
Although not an Olmsted Park,
LaSalle Park
LaSalle Park is an integral part of the three- neighborhood "Old Frenchtown" area—LaSalle Park, Lafayette Square and Soulard—bordering the southern edge of downtown St. Louis. It was formed as a "new" neighborhood, legally distinct from the ...
is part of the
Buffalo Parks System and is the largest park in the Lower West Side.
The Lower West Side was primarily a largely Italian-American neighborhood. In the last 50 years, the neighborhood has become a largely Hispanic area, although it has also received recent renovation and reinvestment from "urban pioneers" relocating in Buffalo.
Notable places
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Grover Cleveland High School
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D'Youville College
D'Youville University (D'Youville or DYU) is a private university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded as D'Youville College in 1908 and named by the Grey Nuns after the patroness saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. As of Fall 2020 D'Youville Co ...
*
Leonardo da Vinci High School
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Waterfront Elementary School
Buffalo Public Schools serves approximately 34,000 students in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state of New York. It is located in Erie County of western New York and operates nearly 70 facilities.
History
The Buffalo Public S ...
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D'Youville Porter Campus School
Buffalo Public Schools serves approximately 34,000 students in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state of New York. It is located in Erie County of western New York and operates nearly 70 facilities.
History
The Buffalo Public S ...
See also
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Neighborhoods of Buffalo, New York
The city of Buffalo, New York consists of five sectors of thirty-five different neighborhoods, over an area of fifty-two square miles.
Background
The boundaries of Buffalo's neighborhoods have changed over time. The city is officially divided ...
External links
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The Transformation of Buffalo's Lower West Side
Neighborhoods in Buffalo, New York
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