Roadmap to “The Wickedest Street in the World,” 1893 roseate spoonbill and Amy Pickard

and Amy Pickard

This 1912 postcard view also highlights the Brisbane Building (built 1894-1896)

was given one of only 120 complete four-volume sets in existence today

erected in 1883 to remember Buffalo’s Civil War veterans

SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Roadmap to “The Wickedest Street in the World,” 1893 roseate spoonbill and Amy PickardMap of the retail places of business in the district covered by the Christian Homestead Assn of Buffalo: This delightfully detailed map shows Buffalos notorious Canal Street District during its heyday. Colored dots indicate the location of 75 houses of ill fame, 108 saloons, 19 free theatre saloons, and 76 other retail establishments at this dangerous but colorful crossroads of the world. Reproduction print on archival paper: image size 11 x 14 in.,