That’s enough to fill Akron’s old Rubber Bowl from floor to top nearly 300 times. Those complexes could store up to 47 million bushels of grain, according to historical records. In the past, up to 38 elevator complexes, some with scores and scores of individual concrete silos, stood along the Buffalo River and the city’s Outer Harbor. Both are found on the city’s south side in the historic old First Ward. Silo City is a complex where five elevators once stood four remain. Mile-long Elevator Alley features giant structures on both banks. Those mostly empty, monolithic silos are a monument to the city’s now-gone prosperity. The historic grain elevators have been re-embraced, becoming one of the city’s biggest, most iconic and offbeat attractions. The grain arrived by boat and was unloaded into the silos. It is also only 20 miles away from always-popular Niagara Falls.īuffalo is home to the world’s largest collection of grain elevators and the city was once No. Its population is about half of what it was in the 1950s but an urban rebirth is underway. Some have called Buffalo retro-cool as it is undergoing a makeover. Welcome to Buffalo, a surprisingly attractive, water-loving destination with a lot going on in a city that is only 3.5 hours from Akron. Lucky Charms, Total and Honey Nut Cheerios are also produced. The name was changed later due to a copyright fight. Its CheeriOats in 1941 were the first oat-based, ready-to-eat cereal. It’s the smell of freshly toasted cereal.īuffalo even sells T-shirts that say: “My City Smells Like Cheerios.” General Mills has been making Cheerios for 75 years at its plant on the Buffalo River that is flanked by the city’s iconic grain elevators. ![]() BUFFALO: On some days, Buffalo has a very distinctive aroma for miles around.
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