Buffalo, New York - Driving Around Downtown (November 2, 2017) 

So true!

Right, I love how it has a mix of an old school and contemporary aesthetic to it. One of the positives of living here

I love that pizza spot

Buffalo still needs improvement for downtown. More stores need to open. Otherwise Elmwood and Delaware street will always be better than downtown.

Sean McLaughlin Remember those 10 years of concerts at Bills Stadium in 70s. Rolling Stones liked Buffalo played here 6 times. Buffalo had a great music scene then even now.

@@jimogrady1131 Ah yes, the old "summerfest" concerts. Seen Fleetwood Mac, Ted Nugent, missed the Stones though. Was in the reserves and had my two week annual training. Great timing.

Club 747 was amazing ! Remember the Executive? Great party places back in the day!! So many cool places for getting together and partying! I met a lot of famous celebrities in these places! Many came to Buffalo just to party, especially after concerts !

Biggest mistake you will ever make!!!

@@coyote520 why are you going on a hate strike about the city to every video? Chill dude, what did we do to you?

Welcome to buffalo!

@@coyote520 You deserve to live in a shit hole like Miami, Philadelphia or Detroit! Buffalo is way too good for you to live in!

im from NH considering moving to Buffalo or elsewhere in NY

@@Emily-cu1pz please come!

@@Emily-cu1pz come to Finland

What's wrong with albany is it a shithole my boy wants me to move out there but something tells me no lol

Year Zero, In spite of the high taxes in NYS and a high liberal population, I love Buffalo so much, that I could never live any where else!

You should see the inside of Buffalo City Hall and the Guaranty buildings... to name the most popular. The architecture is all one of a kind.... google images, you won't be disappointed.

FAX

*Conway laugh*

Yes it’s great to see Buffalo on the rise, long overdue.

Ikr! I am so glad to grow up here in a time of cultural development!

Streets sorely need repairs every year. The very cold winters, and salt to de-ice the roads, along with somewhat hot summers.... the temperature changes and salt use muck it all up.

It’s in the middle of a work day and it looks like it’s probably pretty chilly (taken in November) not exactly the best time to be walking around leisurely

Also this music makes me want to jump off a cliff, adds to the depressing weather

"no people walking" you ever heard of cars?

Perhaps u'd like a visual of say, my nite stalking culo?

Try coming here in the summer! A lot of events with a lot of people attending, with sunny blue skies!

It was filmed in November on an overcast day. So not the best time to film it.

Have you seen Oakland, Detroit, Philadelphia and others

I think the music he added it makes the city look sad! but I went there so many times its cool and nice city

Coming from NYC this energy is amazing. Planning to move here so soon!

@@helpmenow7 Philadelphia is a vibrant city. It doesn't belong in the mix. Have you even been there?

Trust me, its actually a very dangerous place here. Its beautiful but just too many shootings.

It is beautiful

@@jayjax3459 you are right my uncle got shot but he recover, it's just he fell into coma

Good? You need to get your eyes checked. Buffalo is grimy and run down looking to me.

Hanxi, I wish your uncle all the best

PALANG NAR Buffalo isn’t a big city at all.

Less congestion because people are moving away

So is Rochester NY

Buffalo and NY city are two completely different places opposite ends of NY state 350 miles apart. Downtown Buffalo is probably equal to just a few blocks of Manhattan.

Will be through Albany this weekend..

@@TomSamworth then you can say the same thing

LiL Spence Thanks for the kind words

About right now, I'd take FL over Buffalo..

Its odd that you see almost no one walking outside. In my city, you always see tons of people outside. The old architecture is very nice though.

Buffalo is one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. ... Nothing peaceful about it

@@r.d.9399 is it really? I'm from NYC and thinking of moving upstate. Buffalo is bad?

@@levity90 Absolutely terrible. DON'T do it! I'm not taking out of my ass. It's one of the most economically depressed places in the nation.

@@r.d.9399 Fantastic. I can't seem to escape. I'd never travelled upstate until recently when I took a trip to Ithaca and it was not what I expected. Run down and trashy. Binghamton looked that way too. I had hopes about buffalo but I guess it's the same there too. Can you recommend any big cities on the east coast that aren't impossibly expensive but are also thriving? Thanks for the response

@@levity90 The suburbs Charlotte, NC - The suburbs south of Raleigh, NC - suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and suburbs Tampa, FL are the only east coast cities I would recommend. Nashville, TN - Dallas, TX - Austin, TX and Denver, CO are the only other cities I'd recommend. Look for the crime maps of each city and base you move to areas that have low crime and great school districts. Nine times out of ten those areas will be desirable and have good jobs. Just make sure you have reliable transportation before you move to those cities. Public transportation can be spotty.

After living in Connecticut for a number of years - having worked in Manhattan, Secaucus, and living not far from New Haven..... I can affirm that Buffalo pizza is as good as the best in the Tri-State area. Subs, wings, and all kinds of pub grub are top notch in the area... even the fine dining scene is pretty damn nice.

Good to see I'm not the only one still rubbing their noses in it !! I spent some time there, Bills fans are obnoxious & deserve it from my experience....😎

Craig Fazekas we have a die hard fan base shut up.

@@lucendawhite7573 I understand that, but lemme tell ya my experience there, k ? I went there in 1990 (Oct.30th thru Nov. 6th) and stayed with my gf at the time at her place @ Depew & Main Sts. We went to several gatherings/parties. When my Philly accent made itself clear to others, it immediately became, "Jim Kelly is better than Randall Cunningham", "the Bills are better than the Eagles"....and obnoxious. We weren't even talking football to that point & it happened more than once !! I dug the city, though, & got to see a game at The Aud on Halloween, Sabres vs. Bruins (3-3 tie, with Clint Malarchuk & Reggie Lemelin in the nets) I loved my time there & remember it very fondly. Bills fans ? Well, my eyes were WIDE OPEN during those next 4 Super Bowls that happened immediately after my visit....and truthfully ? A smile came to my face every time they got beat. After what I experienced up there ? Couldn't be helped but to laugh....

Craig Fazekas well that’s ok.

Craig Fazekas atleast you liked buffalo and I’m proud of that have a good day sir.

It was a weekday morning, not around a holiday - so, I'd say it's pretty normal. Sharp contrast to Montreal: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P6KLhq5WJs8.html

I've been living in Buffalo for 11 months now, first in the University Heights area and now right downtown and the traffic in both areas has been kind of mindblowingly good for a city lol. I'm a bike rider so I don't use the freeways as much unless I'm on the bus or going somewhere with a friend. The streets are really well planned in my opinion

Unless there is a sabre's game 😉

And all the 4,000 fans going into the stadium?

Yes! Unless there is a Sabres game. Buffalo and western NY has very light traffic compared to most metro areas

Have you tried adjusting the volume?

Brian Calderon Carcamo lmfaooo

Getting over to Rochester again one of these days...

I'll take your word for it you just got a subscriber

Thanks for the info! We were just basically trying to stay in the commercial area and not get too far into residential. We miss crossing the border - you can almost yell across the river to people at niagara falls and Fort erie but the restrictions are still a bit of a pain in the ass. Looking forward to getting back to Buffalo some day soon..

@@TomSamworth It's gonna get worse. I fear we in a Bio Weapons stage of this world. Now the US is back in the cold war are with Russia and now China too.

There are lots of cars out, parked almost everywhere you look, the streets just aren't congested with traffic. I think the streets are really well planned and there's ample parking so people don't have to go in circles to find a spot. I do agree, not many pedestrians walking though

everybody from buffalo done move to my hometown charlotte n.c do anyone agree with me if you. know someone from buffalo that move to charlotte

Jerry Davis I know someone who moved there, then came right back

Ray H. A lot of it is. Was neglected for years but, not any longer. The City is finally Bouncing back. Some of those old buildings are historic landmarks and simply put, gorgeous. Go to Buffalo Photo Blog. Com and look at some of the buildings and infrastructure, it’s amazing. As much as I loathe going Downtown, that’s where I take company when they come from out of town. The buildings are simply stunning.

@@Wyldbutterfly028 why do you hate downtown

@@bks5493 the roads. Too many pot holes and one ways. Love the buildings down there. Just not driving.

@@bks5493 ,I forgot to add parking.

Cost of living has gone up a lot.

Nice,exactly why I’m here 👊✌️

What school was that?

@@TomSamworth it comes into view about 9:38 the name is buffsci

Never been inside but their website lists just 15 stores and nothing that really stands out. There is a great video tour done in 2017: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-osVw9T2h2G4.html

Tom Samworth Wow... It’s a ghost mall. Makes me wonder if all those other buildings are almost empty. Seems like there’s not enough people for all those buildings.

Bonnie Cotman none lol

Pretty much nothing. A couple shoe stores, a dollar store and that's about it. It's mostly frequented only to the food court during lunch for office workers.

Not much any more.

Old is better than the awful architecture we have now yet you complain about Democrats, lol

Pete there is something wrong with your perceptions!

Me too

yoo boiii I did have fun here those 10 years of concerts at Bills Stadium, seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd at Century Theater on Main ST. WORLD LARGEST DISCO with DAVID CASSIDY & KRISTY McNICOL. Seeing Robert Redford doing The Natural movie, getting JIM KELLY Autograph, having a 8th grade girl looking like Steavie Nicks from Fleetwood MAC. Bills season tickets for 10 years. Going to ST. PATS PARADE every year because all 3 of my names are IRISH JAMES PATRICK O'GRADY. Going to Mickey Rats in Angola on July 4th. Seeing Allman Brothers at a local Bar near Darien Lake. My brother is good friends with Johnny Rezniniz from GOO GOO DOOLS. I get why people leave Buffalo the weather NY Taxes. I am proud even though Im IRISH I know my limits with Alcohol

I would suggest doing that then. I grew up in WNY but have lived in Florida the past 25 years. Considering moving back for the very first time, as Florida is getting way too busy for my liking, and getting real tired of the oppressively hot, humid, never ending summers.

May I ask why?

Probably you are another disloyal person who wants to live in crappy Florida! And then say ooh, ooh, look at the palm trees, look at the beaches, ooh, ooh I found paradise! You can have your phony "plastic" cities like that shit hole Miami! I am proud of Buffalo, it's down to Earth people and the wonderful changes that has taken place here! Those who are anxious to leave here, please never come back! We don't need your kind here anyway!

This is just downtown Buffalo. The video doesn't show the other 95% of the city. Downtown is mostly just government administration and offices. If you move north from downtown there are tons of shops, coffee houses, bars, and restaurants. The eclectic food options and restaurant quality in this city are pretty much unrivaled for small to medium size cities. As far as parks go, you couldn't be more wrong. Buffalo has the most unique and beautiful park system in the entire country, bar none. The city was designed to be a city inside a park, as opposed to putting parks in the city. Frederick Law Olmstead installed a parkway system that connects 3 major parks (Front park, MLK Park, and Delaware park) in the 19h century. Long greenways run throughout the entire city, and the 3 major parks are large. Delaware park itself is enormous and contains a number of art deco buildings that serve as museums and restaurants. It's like going back in time to the gilded age. Over 80% of the park system remains in its original condition. The Buffalo city layout is also unique. The street system is a radial pattern of long avenues overlaying a grid. It is very much similar to Paris after Hausmannization. Living in Buffalo is literally like living inside a park. You also have a huge waterfront area that has been revitalized over the last 20 years and offers a ton of things to do.

@@Ominousslug Thanks for your reply. But I can only comment on what I see. I came to this video because I was looking at other information on Buffalo regarding repossessed property that the authorities were giving away for nothing to get people in and renew run down areas (slums?), so it seems you are fighting an uphill battle to change public perceptions on two fronts.

@@ianburton8050 Oh yes, no disagreement there. Buffalo still has a great deal of problems. You have to understand that it's one of the most segregated cities in the country and progress has been exceedingly uneven. I was just pointing out that it's not as dreary as you may have perceived it to be.

Es el Buffalo City Hall (Palacio Municipal?)

It's a disgusting place.

Buffalo was in serious decline since the 1970’s following the fall of Bethlehem Steel and other manufacturing industries. Finally making a comeback in the last 5 years. Buffalo is on the rise, but still lots of work to do.

@@coyote520 And you're a disgusting POS!