Death of Humboldt Parkway


By hotbuffalo on Thursday, August 21, 2008

Not all work is progress.  Here’s to the once grand Humboldt Parkway

Humboldt Parkway Summer

Then after the trees were removed.

Humboldt Parkway Removing Trees

The Kensington Expressway being built.

Building Kensington Expresswaw

9 Responses to “Death of Humboldt Parkway”

  1. Wow. That is truly tragic.

    Hops said this on January 6th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

  2. THE REAL REASON IS TO KEEP THE PUNKS FROM THROWING JUNK ON TOP OF CARS ON {BOB MOSES FOLLEY}!

    BIGBILL said this on July 21st, 2009 at 2:19 pm

  3. these pictures are painful to see. this is why we must correct this historic wrong!!!

    antoine thompson said this on July 21st, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  4. A CRIME! And this is the opinion of someone who was born in ‘60 who never had the chance to see the sheer beauty of the Parkway. That chance was taken by those with little to no forsight or respect for the beauty that “was” Humboldt Parkway. It robbed future generations also. SHAME ON ALL OF THEM, PAST AND THOSE IN THE PRESENT WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO DESTROY THE CITY BIT BY BIT. WHAT’S NEXT, THE CENTRAL TERMINAL!!!

    M. Missert said this on August 1st, 2009 at 10:03 pm

  5. I lived at 517 Humboldt Pkwy before this expressway was contemplated. The neighborhood kids played in the park and it was stunning in its beauty. This was all about graft corruption kickbacks and politics. We dont need to point fingers at the bananna republics -we are every bit as corrupt.

    Don Knowlton said this on February 26th, 2010 at 9:01 pm

  6. I grew up on northland and humboldt, it was the prettiest area in the city.

    M B said this on March 15th, 2010 at 2:04 pm

  7. At the time, regional planners were desperate to find a way for folks from Amherst and Cheektowaga to drive downtown. That green space was a tantalizing resource, and the residents most affected were, as a class, underrepresented. Buffalo, at that point, was starting to erode, and the highway was deemed to be an important economic stimulus

    Richard C said this on April 1st, 2010 at 2:04 pm

  8. know where i could find anymore pics of this… before?

    laura said this on April 1st, 2010 at 2:19 pm

  9. I lived on Herman street and we would walk the Parkway from Best Street at the Museum of Science all the way to the Gully and the Zoo. It was such a special place to be a kid!

    Bob Draper said this on July 21st, 2010 at 5:14 pm

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