Buffalo, NY Public Court Records

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About Buffalo
New York State's second city, Buffalo ranks behind only New York City in size. The many suburbs of Buffalo are home to 1.25 people. Once known as the "City of Light", Buffalo was one of the first cities to have electric lights. Nearby Niagara Falls remains a source of affordable electric power, however the age of prosperity for the city has passed.

Named for nearby Buffalo Creek, the area was an afterthought in the Holland Purchase that obtained western New York for a Dutch land development company. The building of the Erie Canal changed the city's fortunes however and ushered in the golden age. By the turn of the century, Buffalo was one of the largest cities in the USA and a major railway hub. An important steel-making center and site of the largest grain-milling operation, it was also the country's largest inland port.

The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the building of the high-speed Amtrak lines removed Buffalo from the site of importance. Today the population levels have dipped below the 1900 census and many of Buffalo's inhabitants live below the poverty line. The city has begun a transition to health services and education as the major employers and is seeing positive overall signs of success in these areas.