Al Cohen's Bakery
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Location
1132 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212
Google Bird's Eye View
Fillmore Council District
SBL: 112.29-3-8
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Original building, shown, faces Sobieski Street
Owner
Henry and Tina Cohen per City of Buffalo Property Information
Business contact info:
- Phone: 716-892-8148
- Fax: 716-892-8150
- E-mail: Alcohens1888@yahoo.com
Physical Description
Three story commercial building facing Broadway, with one and a half story stone building facing Sobieski Street
Current Condition
The Broadway facade has been significantly altered or lost entirely. The mansard roof third floor is missing.
The Sobieski side retains its one and a half story stone facade. Four windows protruding from the roof have been removed within the last 5 years, and glass block has filled in the lower windows.
The bakery is still in operation. The retail storefront facing Broadway has closed.
History
- Original building designed by Wladyslaw H. Zawadzki in 1906
- Built as a bakery for Edmund Hodkiewicz
- Long time home of Al Cohen's bakery
Recent Events and Actions Taken
Other Pertinent Facts
- Al Cohen's left their stand in the Broadway Market in 2006
- Prolific Polish-American architect Władysław H. Zawadzki contributed the following buildings to the East Side's Polonia neighborhood, centered around Broadway and Fillmore: Broadway Bakery, Polonia Hotel, Dom Polski Building, Al Cohens Bakery, Polish Singing Circle, Lipowicz Grocery, Polish Co-Op Savings & Loan, Club Romway, Schreiber Brewing Company, Unia Polska, Transfiguration School, Transfiguration Rectory, Burczynski Bakery. More information here.
Links
- Al Cohen's homepage
- Broadway Filmore Alive - Finding Zawadzki
- Facebook - Al Cohen's
- Forgotten Buffalo - Broadway
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Added 2013-02-15 • Last changed 2015-05-03