tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post115613982566727402..comments2023-10-23T12:28:57.799-05:00Comments on fixBuffalo: Offermann Stadium - 1956fixBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-35224922921811842082013-08-16T18:06:01.864-05:002013-08-16T18:06:01.864-05:00Anon - july 23 - please email me. Thanks.
davidt...Anon - july 23 - please email me. Thanks.<br /><br />davidtorke@gmail.comfixBuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-74635787182601682262013-07-23T20:33:17.022-05:002013-07-23T20:33:17.022-05:00Lived in a row house adjacent to the stadium in th...Lived in a row house adjacent to the stadium in the 40's and 50's. could see the games from our attic window. I sold peanuts on the corner as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-43341501116612719692012-12-26T15:12:22.872-05:002012-12-26T15:12:22.872-05:00worked on the ground crew as a teen, in the scoreb...worked on the ground crew as a teen, in the scoreboard and press box. My friend's family owned a grocery store on the corner of Masten and Woodlawn. I think that homer by Luke broke the store's front window on Woodlwan. Really a great summer job for a kid during the mid "50's. Jones Dairy across the street, Freddies doughnuts closeby. Got to know Bill Mazur and Stan BarronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-21749606883536034762008-07-29T16:05:00.000-05:002008-07-29T16:05:00.000-05:00There is photo that is just about identical this o...There is photo that is just about identical this one in "Lost Ballparks; A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields" by Lawrence S. Ritter. The photo is captioned as Bison (Offermann) Stadium in 1933. In his book, Ritter includes an entire chapter about Offermann Stadium which includes many photos and interesting facts. Luke Easter was apparently the only player ever to hit a home run that cleared the centerfield scoreboard.<BR/><BR/>In 1959, the year the Bisons won the Minor League AAA World Series, my dad got us season tickets. We had a great time, watching future major leaguers like Ruben Amaro, Chris Short and Frank Herrara.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite memories of Offermann Stadium were the sights and smells of all the push cart vendors outside the park, selling sausages, hot dogs and fresh roasted peanuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-91464932778488677412008-07-10T01:39:00.000-05:002008-07-10T01:39:00.000-05:00I believe the aerial photo of Offermann Stadium ma...I believe the aerial photo of Offermann Stadium may be older than 1956. I attended games beginning in 1955 or 56 and remember the flood light towers were larger than those in the photo. I have 2 photos I took around that time of a Bison vs Miami Marlins game showing the larger towers. Also, you can see a church behind homeplate which I believe still exists on the SE corner of East Ferry and Michigan. The east wall of the church is angled to accomodate the stadium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-55501430099293199572007-10-11T14:35:00.000-05:002007-10-11T14:35:00.000-05:00I was just reading about Offermann Stadium and the...I was just reading about Offermann Stadium and the other article about Frank Offermann. In his article he speaks of his father's siblings and I was wondering who they may have been? I am an Offermann.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-5158422112500458072007-06-28T12:16:00.000-05:002007-06-28T12:16:00.000-05:00i remember the neighborhood being called Cold Spri...i remember the neighborhood being called Cold Spring(s) when i was growing up there<BR/><BR/>anon in dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-8585145101697272462007-06-28T00:32:00.000-05:002007-06-28T00:32:00.000-05:00yes, i believe it would be the nw corner, sometime...yes, i believe it would be the nw corner, sometime in the early sixties it was taken over by daniel gambino, i went to high school with his son danny jr, he got me a part time job there, $1.00 an hour, i would make $30.00 a week, a lot of money for a 17 18 year old back then, by that time i was living at 261 east utica, next door to halyards funeral home. <BR/><BR/>anon in dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-88037589304208521482007-06-27T00:37:00.000-05:002007-06-27T00:37:00.000-05:00anon...Thanks for filling me in. Was Weber's at t...anon...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for filling me in. Was Weber's at the corner of Glenwood and Michigan? There's still a sign on this corner building - "Weber's" Let me know...fixBuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-21723564869355199552007-06-27T00:23:00.000-05:002007-06-27T00:23:00.000-05:00aloha fix buffalo, sad to say all i have are memor...aloha fix buffalo, sad to say all i have are memories of the hood. webers grocery, lawson's next door to weber's, youngs gocery. attended st nicholas all the way through the 8 grade then on to cardinal dougherty, residing in wash dc for past 40 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-39530644710874578552007-06-26T08:27:00.000-05:002007-06-26T08:27:00.000-05:00Anon...Have any pix from back in the day?Let me kn...Anon...<BR/><BR/>Have any pix from back in the day?<BR/><BR/>Let me know...thanks.fixBuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-53349350129482096832007-06-26T01:59:00.000-05:002007-06-26T01:59:00.000-05:00in 1956 i was a six year old kid living at 105 gle...in 1956 i was a six year old kid living at 105 glenwood aveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-40337876774203926852007-04-16T22:07:00.000-05:002007-04-16T22:07:00.000-05:00The spelling for Offermann Stadium is incorrect on...The spelling for Offermann Stadium is incorrect on the site...it was named for Frank Offermann , my grandfather and is spelled w/ 2 n's<BR/>Thanks for correcting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1157371458898683522006-09-04T07:04:00.000-05:002006-09-04T07:04:00.000-05:00what is the axact locqation of the old offerman s...what is the axact locqation of the old offerman stadium. we used to skip school to go to the home opener every year. Remember LuuuukeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1156223797529963242006-08-22T00:16:00.000-05:002006-08-22T00:16:00.000-05:00There's all sorts of stories about home-run balls ...There's all sorts of stories about home-run balls in the neighborhood. Luke Easter - Bison's first baseman and legendary homerun hitter - is the only player to have hit one over the score board.<BR/><BR/>Olympic Park - having been transported from the Summer/Richmond neighborhood in the fall of 1888 - predates the late 1890's residential building boom in this part of Masten. <BR/><BR/>And all sorts of additional stories about neighborhood residents setting up and selling seats on the second floor porches along right field.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the picture quality...but go ahead and use it...fixBuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1156212222558106722006-08-21T21:03:00.000-05:002006-08-21T21:03:00.000-05:00how bout having a home run sail into your back yar...how bout having a home run sail into your back yard. now that is cool. Do you think they could get this past the nimby's these days?<BR/><BR/>I might have to use this picture on BRO if you don't mind. let me knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com