Western New York Heritage

Depression Era Squatters: Outer Harbor-- 1930s

Arrows point to the land immediately fronting the harbor as the location of the squatter shacks shown in the photos below.

Immediately behind the shacks was a sea wall; behind that were tracks of the Pennsylvania RR.

Squatter shack. Note railroad cars in background. In the distance are grain elevators.

Another squatter shack with stovepipe installed. In the distance is the Dakota elevator.

Some residents of the squatter neighborhood.

Unknown visitor standing amid trash dump.

The 1930's settlement was demolished by local authorities and the residents dispersed.