Buffalo's First Ward - A Working Class Neighborhood
There is something about Buffalo's First Ward, a working-class neighborhood in the south end of the city initially populated by...
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matt smith
- Jul 15, 2022
- 3 min
Lackawanna — A Photo Essay
Bordering the southern end of Buffalo is the City of Lackawanna. In some ways, I often think of it these days as Buffalo’s forgotten...
matt smith
- May 28, 2022
- 1 min
People Once Lived Here
Not too far from Canalside, the poster child for Buffalo’s revitalization, sits the vacant Perry Street projects — more than 200 units of...
matt smith
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Dummies
Do you ever wonder what it would be like if dummies, mannequins and mascots were their own race of people? I do.
matt smith
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
New Day Rising
Sometimes, it's all right there for you. While walking my dog at Buffalo's Erie Basin Marina in the early morning hours as the sun was...
matt smith
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Kaisertown - A Working Class Neighborhood
There is much written and heard of regarding Buffalo's Irish neighborhoods, but you don't often hear about Kaisertown, the working-class...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Lexington Murals
Kentucky is a pretty interesting state — the stereotype northerners have of it notwithstanding. The best punk bar I have ever been in was...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Albany's Weirdest Street
Without question, Erie Boulevard in Albany's warehouse district is an absolute treasure chest when it comes to finding weird shit to...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Skater Girl
This is one of my favorite images, caught by total happenstance and boredom. I was meeting a friend in Schenectady and was sitting upon a...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Couches of Albany
There's something about stumbling upon a couch in the city that fascinates me. Comfort in chaos? I dunno. I love the odd juxtaposition of...
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