Stereo photographs were the rage of the Victorian era. A well-heeled home was likely to have a stereopticon viewer and a selection of stereo photographs prominently displayed in its parlor. With a peak in the 1860's and 1870's, interest rekindled again in the 1890's. Most of the stereoview cards of Buffalo and its parks were produced from the mid-1870's to the late-1880's.
The Spirehouse, The Park
Bridge carrying Lincoln Parkway across Gala Water, The Park (Vaux' design.)
Gala Water, with the Lincoln Parkway Bridge in Background, The Park
Ivy Bridge, The Park
The Pool, on the edge of the Meadow (the pool site is presently filled in), The Park.
Front Facade of the Parade House
The Parade House, side wing
The Parade House, rear elevation and grounds.
Lake View House, The Front In 1899, the last great encampment of the GAR set up a tent city at The Front City and County Hall Grounds. (Presently Erie County Hall Annex.) Buffalo Asylum Grounds (Note the early age of the plantings). Text © 2007 Stanton M. Broderick
Other Olmsted Works in Buffalo
