Before the word “Playboy” became synonymous with Hugh Hefner’s magazine empire, the Playboy Motorcar Corp. was an innovative car company operating here in Buffalo.

The Fenton History Center provides a series of images from the early-1900s showing winter life in Jamestown and Chautauqua County.

Once heralded as a progressive solution, the Buffalo Skyway is now seen by many as part of the problem. These mid-20th century images recall its opening and why it was built in the first place.