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Oral History - McMurtry, John

Provided here is John McMurtry's interview. He discusses such topics as:

The Depression
Schools
Horton Steel
Factories and industry
Bridgeburg
Amigari
Stores
Restaurants
South end
Recreation
Crystal Beach Amusement Park
World War…

Tags: 1985, Amigari, Blizzard of '77, Bridgeburg, Crystal Beach amusement park, factories and industry, Fleet, Fort Erie, Great Depression, Horton Steel, old fort, Oral history, recreation, restaurants and bars, schools, south end, transcripts, transportation, world war II

Oral History - Near, Rita

Provided here is Rita Near's interview. She discusses such topics as:

Bridgeburg
Amigari
Ferries
World War II
Fleet
Railroad
Factories and industry
Horton Steel
North End
Post Office
Politics and government
Buffalo
Crystal Beach…

Oral History - Lewis, William

Provided here is William Lewis' interview. He discusses such topics as:

Recreation
Crystal Beach Amusement Park
The Depression
Horton Steel
Factories and industry
Old Fort
Peace Bridge
North end
Buffalo
Race track

Tags: 1980s, 1985, Buffalo, factories and industry, Fort Erie, Great Depression, Horton Steel, north end, old fort, Oral history, peace bridge, racetrack, recreation, transcripts

Oral History - Spear, Al

Provided here is Al Spear's interview. He discusses such topic as:

Farming
Schools
North end
The Depresion
Ferries
Churches
Buffalo
Fleet
Factories and industry
Horton Steel
Bootlegging

Tags: 1980s, 1985, Buffalo, churches, factories and industry, ferries, Fleet, Fort Erie, Great Depression, Horton Steel, north end, Oral history, schools, transcripts

Oral History - Valvo, Ross

Provided here is Ross Valvo's interview. He discusses such topics as:

Bridgeburg
Schools
North end
Politics and government
Ferries
Peace Bridge
Erie Beach
Transportation
Amalgamation
Recreation
Law Enforcement
Bootlegging
The…