North Tonawanda — North Tonawanda Map Poster & Print

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North Tonawanda Map Poster & Print

North Tonawanda lies in Niagara County, north of Buffalo, on the east bank of the Niagara River. Its southern boundary is Tonawanda Creek, which carries the Erie Canal here and separates it from the city of Tonawanda. The map shows a straightforward street grid near the water, with rail lines and industrial land along the river. Neighbourhoods extend east and north into flatter, more suburban land.

The canal made the Tonawandas an important transfer point, and in the late nineteenth century North Tonawanda became a major lumber port. Its manufacturing past includes the Allan Herschell Company, which built carousels here, and its former factory is now a museum. The Riviera Theatre on Webster Street and its Wurlitzer organ recall another company that once had a plant in town.

A North Tonawanda map poster shows a city framed by water on two sides. The broad Niagara runs to the west, the canal and creek to the south, and Grand Island lies across the river. It suits people who grew up around the canal or remember the carousels. It also suits anyone who wants a map of western New York that is not simply Buffalo.