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A Final Farewell

One of the most famous sites in history for our hometown Buffalo’s Irish population, McBride’s Pub, was given a final farewell by ForgottenBuffalo yesterday, with a ceremonial Irish toast.

Once known as Quinn’s Pub, the three-story former hotel and tavern was where the first ever Buffalo St. Patrick’s Day Parade was organized, way back in 1913. Sadly, it was demolished on Monday after having been beaten down by two major January snowstorms.

McBrides Pub
photograph from BuffaloRising.com

Thanks to ForgottenBuffalo for reminding us of our rich history and for taking the time to bid McBride’s adieu.

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This entry was posted on Friday, March 14th, 2008 at 8:38 am by Hannah and is filed under Announcements, Random Cool Stuff. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “A Final Farewell”

  1. gwen sutherland kaiser Says:
    March 15th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    i hate when old buildings get torn down. that is so sad…

  2. Hannah Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Gwen - I know, I am so with you… and it seems to happen quite a bit in Buffalo. Always breaks my heart!

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