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Buffalo Gas Light Company, 249 West Genesee Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Buffalo Gas Light Company, 249 West Genesee Street, Buffalo, Erie Coun...

Significance: The Buffalo Gas Light Company began the manufacture of illuminating gas from coal in horizontal retorts in 1848. At that time the designated lamp district in the city contained 179 lights with fa... More

Buffalo Gas Light Company, 249 West Genesee Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Buffalo Gas Light Company, 249 West Genesee Street, Buffalo, Erie Coun...

Significance: The Buffalo Gas Light Company began the manufacture of illuminating gas from coal in horizontal retorts in 1848. At that time the designated lamp district in the city contained 179 lights with fa... More