The foot of Main Street at around the 1890's. At right is the wharf between Main & Washington Streets, occupied by the Northern Steamship Company. The elevator at top left of the photo is the Brown Elevator. Travelers boarded steamships from the foot of Main Street from the 1830's through the 1950s.
Shaded area of this historic map represents the area in view of the photo above. Red arrow is Main Street where it ends at the Buffalo Harbor. Map courtesy of the "Waterview Guide to Buffalo Harbor," by Kenneth Glaser, Jack Messmer and Paul Redding.
