User:AndreCarrotflower/Polonia

Polonia is in Buffalo.

History
this should be easy enough - start with the Joseph Bork material (Napora) and there's probably more in the NRHP Broadway-Fillmore Historic District nomination sheet and intensive-level survey by Clinton Brown (both available at CRIS website)

By car
'streets - east-west streets radiate outward from downtown, providing easy access - Broadway is by far the main drag in the area; you probably emphasized its importance in the History section; if not, do so here (and if so, still expound a little bit). others are Sycamore St (to its north), William St (to its south) and Clinton St (further south still). North-south routes: Fillmore Ave is the main one; Jefferson Ave. forms district's western boundary; Bailey clips its eastern boundary. Maybe mention Memorial Drive as a handy shortcut between Broadway and William for traffic heading inbound'

expressways - none actually enter the district, but the Kensington and the 190 come close - depending where you're coming from and where you're going, fairly easy access via the Kensington's Jefferson Ave. and Best St. exits (the latter via Fillmore) and the 190's Hamburg Street and Smith Street exits (#s?)

parking - the only time this will remotely be a problem is on Saturdays leading up to Easter when the Broadway Market is packed - traffic gets tied up on Broadway and Fillmore and you can forget about on street parking, but the Market itself has a parking ramp which gets crowded but is rarely completely full (and out of season is usually almost empty)

By public transportation
Public transit in Buffalo and the surrounding area is provided by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). The NFTA Metro system encompasses a single-line light-rail rapid transit (LRRT) system and an extensive network of buses. The fare for a single trip on a bus or train is $2.00 regardless of length. No transfers are provided between buses or trains; travelers who will need to make multiple trips per day on public transit should consider purchasing an all-day pass for $5.00.

By bus
The district is traversed by a number of NFTA Metro bus routes:

To and from downtown
NFTA Metro Bus #1 — William. Beginning at the AppleTree Business Park in Cheektowaga, Bus #1 passes down William Street through Polonia, ending on the Lower West Side.

NFTA Metro Bus #2 — Clinton. Beginning at the Bank of America Operations Center in West Seneca, Bus #2 proceeds down Clinton Street through Polonia's southern reaches, ending on the Lower West Side.

NFTA Metro Bus #4 — Broadway. Beginning at the Thruway Mall Transit Center in Cheektowaga, Bus #4 proceeds down Broadway through the heart of the district, with service to the Broadway Market. It ends on the Lower West Side.

NFTA Metro Bus #6 — Sycamore. Beginning at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, Bus #6 serves the northern parts of Polonia via its route along Sycamore Street. It ends its run at the Waterfront Village Apartments downtown.

'should the above be simplified - something like "NFTA Metro Buses #s 1, 2, 4 and 6 serve the district via William Street, Clinton Street, Broadway, and Sycamore Streets respectively?" The bus routes through Polonia are not winding and complicated like elsewhere in Buffalo (a fact that maybe merits inclusion in the section lede?)'

Crosstown routes
'again, these run north-south along one-street routes; simplify? (The argument against doing so is the longer descriptions include info on where outside the district the routes begin and end. If you can come up with a way of simplifying that preserves that info, do so.)'

NFTA Metro Bus #18 — Jefferson. Beginning at the Delavan-Canisius College Metro Rail Station, Bus #18 passes down Jefferson Avenue along the eastern border of Polonia before ending in the Old First Ward.

NFTA Metro Bus #19 — Bailey. Beginning at the University Metro Rail Station, Bus #19 passes down Bailey Avenue, clipping the eastern edge of Polonia near the corner of Broadway, before ending in South Buffalo.

NFTA Metro Bus #23 — Fillmore-Hertel. Beginning at the Black Rock-Riverside Transit Hub, Bus #23 proceeds through North Buffalo via Hertel Avenue before turning southward and serving Polonia via Fillmore Avenue. The route ends in South Buffalo.

By Metro Rail
The Metro Rail doesn't come anywhere near Polonia, but the Church Street station downtown is just a block or two from the Metropolitan Transportation Center, where you can catch the 1, 2, 4, or 6.

By bike
standard section lede

on Broadway there's a bike lane on each side of the street from Bailey Avenue all the way into downtown, while Fillmore Avenue has a lane on each side from William Street north to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, beyond Polonia's northern boundary. There's also another connection from Broadway to Martin Luther King Park via "sharrows" (pavement markings on roads too narrow to accommodate dedicated bike lanes, indicating that drivers should be aware of bicyclists on the road) on Herman Street.

Bike sharing
Reddy Bike rack on the south side of Broadway between Lombard and Gibson Streets, in front of the Broadway Market

On foot
nope

See
'section lede - as is, this is a short section. what to pad it with? (Catholic churches, Adam Mickiewicz library... think in terms of Buffalo Polish history)'







- 'it's not much but it's the only park in the district. Listingify?'

Do
fill this section out

Festivals and events
Dyngus Day is a huge draw; really drive this point home - move historical detail currently in listing to section lede; use space in content= argument to talk more about different venues (especially non-Central Terminal ones)





others include



Buy
In the first half of the 20th Century, the corner of Broadway and Fillmore Avenue was the epicenter of Buffalo's second-busiest retail district after downtown — and the second-busiest single intersection in the whole state, surpassed only by Times Square in Manhattan. Today it's a shadow of its former self — ask a local about the iconic local discounter of years past, Sattler's, and you'll likely hear a lengthy diatribe about how its iconic flagship store at "Nine-Nine-Eight" Broadway was demolished in 1982 to make way for a Kmart that itself closed in short order. (It remains standing today, boarded up.) Still, there are more than a few hardy holdouts in old Polonia, though urban clothing stores now outnumber five-and-dimes by a great deal. At the center of it all is the struggling but still vibrant...

Broadway Market
use following text as basis for section lede but make it sound more superlative:

The traces its history to 1888, not long after the birth of the city's Polish community. Back then, it was not only a place for the newly minted community to stock up on daily essentials, but also to meet friends, see and be seen, and enjoy a comforting reminder of their homeland. Today, Polish and other Eastern European foods and gifts share space on the sales floor with soul food stands, halal groceries, and other items that reflect the diverse pastiche of the modern-day East Side. For most of the year, the Market is a fairly quiet place, with about a dozen stalls and eateries open for business (more on Saturdays, which is generally the busiest day of the week) — but come in the weeks leading up to Easter and you'll find yourself amid the throngs of Buffalo Poles who flock back to the old neighborhood each year to pick up specialties for the traditional breakfast spread. At those times, seasonal vendors swell the ranks to perhaps three times as many as listed here.

incorporate address, directions, phone number, opening hours etc. somehow

Clothing and accessories
The Market is not nearly as well-known for fashion as for other types of merchandise. Still, if you're visiting there and you're in the market for some new clothes, you won't necessarily leave emptyhanded:



Specialty foods
Kielbasa, handmade pierogi, and other mouth-watering Polish specialties have been the Market's bread and butter pretty much since they opened. However, the range of offerings has diversified lately to reflect the changing face of the neighborhood — nowadays you can find halal meats, succulent soul food, and lots of other goodies as well.



Chocolate, candies and sweets
You'll find plenty of delectable Polish pastry at the Broadway Market, but that's just the beginning of the story. Also on offer is a great selection of old-fashioned carnival-style sweets such as fresh fudge, sugar waffles, saltwater taffy, and the like.

Gifts
If your visit to old Polonia just won't be complete without some red-and-white Polish souvenir swag, the Broadway Market is — once again — the place you want to be. Here you'll find...

Miscellaneous
Every Saturday at the Broadway Market, you'll find...



Stand-alone shops
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Eat
section lede

Budget
If browsing through the meat counters and produce stands at the Broadway Market has made you work up an appetite, you have several options (Polish and otherwise) to choose from. In the market itself there are several stalls where you're served from steam trays, cafeteria-style; there are a few picnic tables nearby where you can stop and eat. At Potts Deli, you sit at bar stools set up along an old-fashioned diner counter in a pleasantly secluded location toward the back of the market building, next to Save-a-Lot and the meat counters.



Outside the confines of the Market, there's:



Groceries
Much more than just the Broadway Market, the East Side's densest concentration of supermarkets and food shops can be found on the stretch of Broadway between Fillmore and Bailey Avenues.



Pizza
The following pizzerias are located in Polonia. Those who are interested in pizza delivery (as opposed to pickup) might want to also check listings in adjacent districts; local pizzerias will often deliver to several different neighborhoods of the city.



Drink
Alongside Lovejoy and Kaisertown, old Polonia is the hub of the East Side's bar scene. The bars here split the difference between African-American hangouts and blue-collar watering holes that are holdovers from bygone days.



Sleep
'where's the nearest? - Cheektowaga, probably, or maybe downtown?'

Connect
blah blah blah at 1021 Broadway

nearest library where?

probably should note no cell phone reception or WiFi access inside Bway Mkt

Stay safe
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Hospitals
ECMC is your best bet; Buffalo General also relatively close

Catholic
section lede - namecheck HCOBES article - much of the info in the listings, along with geo coordinates, may end up in "See"; if so, simplify & try not to be too redundant



Black churches
add the church that meets in the old Unia Polska building, just so this sec is filled out



Muslim
section lede



Buddhist
A nexus of Buffalo's Vietnamese Buddhist community is the...



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figure this out