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Corner of Buffalo and Main Streets - Hamburg

Buffalo Street & Main, Hamburg c. 1900

Buffalo & Main, Hamburg c. 1940s

The same view in 1957 (postcard published by Zamm's 5 Cent to $1.00 Store, Hamburg)

The same view in 2003

The same scene in 2011. Traffic roundabouts have been installed, eliminated signals.

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