Buffalo NY - Parkside - An Olmsted Designed Neighborhood

[benp]

The Parkside neighborhood is located in the City of Buffalo, just to the immediate north and east of Delaware Park, about 5 miles from downtown. Planned by the renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the area quickly attracted the rich and professional classes during a boom period in Buffalo's growth, beginning around 1876. Many of the houses were designed by eminent architects of the day, including Frank Lloyd Wright, W.S. Wicks, James Marling and Herbert Burdett among others.

Parkside was an integral part of Olmsted's park and parkway plan for Buffalo, the center of which was the adjacent Delaware Park, also designed by Olmsted. From the park the gently curving roads of Parkside aided the transition from the frenetic city on the outside.

After the original Parkside tracts were filled in the early 1900s, the aesthetic was continued in adjacent neighborhoods such as North Park, Central Park, and Parkside West, which was built on the grounds of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.

Like many of Buffalo's best neighborhoods, Parkside has maintained its prestige and appearance throughout its existence.

My Flickr albums of Buffalo neighborhoods and other places:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpawlik/albums/

Parkside Avenue, adjacent to Delaware Park and the Buffalo Zoo.

IMG_0629 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0642 by bpawlik, on Flickr


Late Winter Park by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_1059 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0418 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0396 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0675 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0633 by bpawlik, on Flickr


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IMG_0655 by bpawlik, on Flickr


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IMG_0665 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0668 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0674 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Darwin Martin House (1903) by Frank Lloyd Wright - available for tours.
Darwin Martin House by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_1381 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0649 by bpawlik, on Flickr

George Barton House (1904) by Frank Lloyd Wright.

IMG_0670 by bpawlik, on Flickr


St. Mark's RC Church (1914) by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0623 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_0624 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_1380 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_1368 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_1365 by bpawlik, on Flickr

The Davidson House (1908) by Frank Lloyd Wright - still a private residence.

Davidson House by bpawlik, on Flickr


Main Street forms the Eastern border to the neighborhood

Version 2 by bpawlik, on Flickr

A repurposed former Ford assembly plant, now Tri-Main Center, is just beyond the quiet neighborhood.

IMG_0383 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Downtown: Rivers and Harbors: Medical Center: Mid Main Street: Allentown: Delaware District: Elmwood Village: Lower West Side:
Parkside: Central Park: North Park: University Heights: West Side: Black Rock: Riverside: Larkinville: Kaisertown: Lovejoy: South Buffalo

All My Buffalo Neighborhood Flickr Albums

[pj3000]

Pretty neighborhood. Thanks for showing!

Reminds me a lot of some of the westside neighborhoods in Erie... but Parkside looks to be in better shape overall.

[geomorph]

Originally Posted by benp

George Barton House (1904) by Frank Lloyd Wright.

IMG_0670 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Is this one being spruced up for tours?

[Murphy de la Sucre]

Man I thought that woman was crazy running to you until I saw a leashed dog...

[Skintreesnail]

Buffalo has a lot of great neighborhoods, especially around Delaware park. I used to ride my bike all over the place there; I think my favorite trip was down Beard Ave., through Parkside, down Nottingham, over the pedestrian bridge to the Knox, down Lincoln through Bidwell parkway, to Elmwood village for a drink.

[benp]

Originally Posted by geomorph

Is this one being spruced up for tours?

It is actually available for rental as a meeting space or small banquet room now.

http://martinhouse.org/rentals.cfm?rid=12162

[jdcamb]

Buffalo has a rich history of Cycling. I started my Career in Buffalo. Ricks on Allen street is truly a national treasure when it comes to cycling history. Barones in Niagara Falls also has notable history even though they are no longer in operation. Dr Kenline a early coach of mine had his home on Bidwell. Many a Crit passed by his home. He recruited kids from the Boys Club on High street.

[benp]

Originally Posted by jdcamb

Buffalo has a rich history of Cycling. I started my Career in Buffalo. Ricks on Allen street is truly a national treasure when it comes to cycling history. Barones in Niagara Falls also has notable history even though they are no longer in operation. Dr Kenline a early coach of mine had his home on Bidwell. Many a Crit passed by his home. He recruited kids from the Boys Club on High street.

Not in Parkside, but here is a shot of Rick's:

Ricks Cycle by bpawlik, on Flickr

Here is another older bike shop, Shikluna on Hertel, established 1899 (north of the Parkside area).

Shikluna Bike Shop by bpawlik, on Flickr

The Pierce-Arrow museum downtown also has a collection of bikes, and a section dedicated to the Buffalo area's bicycle history.

[dc_denizen]

awesome

[kcexpress69]

Pretty neat neighborhood! Kinda reminds me of the Brookside or Valentine neighborhood in Kansas City!!

[hkskyline]

How much will it set me back to buy a house in this nice neighbourhood?

[benp]

Originally Posted by hkskyline

How much will it set me back to buy a house in this nice neighbourhood?

Homes here don't go for sale very often, and those that do have multiple bidders. In the last year or so, average range 275k-350k, but some over 450k, and a couple below 250k along the fringes. Homes are typically 100 to 140 years old.