Western New York Heritage

Kenmore: Delaware Avenue & Victoria Boulevard 1910-2008

Victoria Boulevard and Delaware Avenue, c. 1910. Image source: Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society.

The first St. Paul's Catholic Church was constructed of wood at the corner of Victoria and Delaware in 1897. The rectory is at left.

The same view in 2008.

Delaware Avenue, looking toward Buffalo, St. Paul's at right, c. 1925. Image source: private collection.

The trolley lines running up the middle of Delaware Avenue were for the "Kenmore Trolley" which ran from Buffalo to Tonawanda. The trolley ceased operation in 1926.

The same view in 2008

St. Paul's current church and school were constructed in 1953. The commercial building at the south corner of Victoria and Delaware remains.