POPULATION: 258,959 (city), 1,134,210 (metro) | TIME ZONE: Eastern | CLIMATE: Continental-type climate (cloudy, cold and snowy winters, warm, moderately humid summers)
Welcome to the Rust Belt. The 1933 song Shuffle Off To Buffalo is about honeymooning in a place that once had more millionaires per capita than any other city in America. Buffalo’s proximity to the Erie Canal helped establish it as a hub of transportation and trade. During the 20th century, the grain, steel and automobile industries fueled Buffalo’s growth. In the second half of the 20th century, Buffalo's economy took a nosedive, and is recovering with transition to other industries that include financial services, technology, biomedical and education.
NICKNAME(S)
The City of Good Neighbors
The Queen City
The City of No Illusions
The Nickel City
Queen City of the Lakes
City of Light
MOTTO(S)
Buffalo For Real
RANDOM SONG ABOUT THE CITY
"Shuffle Off to Buffalo," by Al Dubin and Harry Warren from the musical 42nd Street
PRO SPORTS TEAMS
Buffalo Bills (NFL)
Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Buffalo Bisons (IL)
Buffalo Bandits (NLL)
FC Buffalo (NPSL)
Buffalo 716ers (PBL)
Buffalo Beauts (NWHL)
ALSO KNOWN FOR...
Chicken wings
Teddy Roosevelt’s inauguration
Being Frank Lloyd Wright’s muse
Ani DiFranco, Brian McKnight, Rick James, Millard Filllmore, Wolf Blitzer, Lawrence Block, Mark Twain, Rick James, Grover Washington, Jr., Orel Hershiser, Jack Kemp, the Goo Goo Dolls
Sponge Candy
Proximity to Niagara Falls
The Canadian border
Beef on Weck
3rd Cleanest City In The US (Reader’s Digest)
Birthplace of hydro-electric power