Sooner or later, death touches everyone, yet some regional families have chosen to make "final arrangements" their chosen profession for generations.
As the Erie Canal opened up the nation's interior to the industrialized East, businessmen were eager to exploit the now-accessible natural resources of Western New York. Stephen White and the East Boston Timber Company found just what they were looking for on Grand Island.
Exploding out of Western New York and into the hearts, minds and medicine cabinets of fans nationwide, the seven Sutherland sisters made and lost a fortune as singers, models and spokeswomen. Brandon Stickney shines light on "the greatest and best drawing card ever known."
Before grape juice dominated the grape market, growers in Western New York and Northeast Pennsylvania produced thousands of acres worth of table grapes for a nationwide market. Related industries such as shipping and manufacturing of supplies were also fruitful for the people of the Chautauqua-Erie Grape Belt.
The Larkin Company is still well known for their mail-order soap business, but they also operated various stores and markets during the early 1900s. Dr. Howard Stanger details the company’s ventures and why they failed.
When the United States entered World War II, industry across the country transformed to meet the production needs of the war effort. Lockport’s Harrison Radiator Corporation provides a single local example of this nationwide phenomenon.
The Spirella Corset Company provided women with a revolution in technology and unrivaled personalized service. When William Wallace Kincaid and his partners moved the corporate headquarters to Western New York, they made Niagara Falls the center of a corset empire.
Few people may realize it today but Buffalo was once home to the most prominent stained glass manufacturer west of New York City. From 1845 to 1905 the Buffalo Stained Glass Works produced award winning glass for Western New York and the world.
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Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.