Official Name: | Broadway-Filmore |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Named For: | Polonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name2: | Buffalo |
Leader Name: | Mitchell P. Nowakowski |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Party: | D |
Broadway-Fillmore (formerly known as Polonia) is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.[1]
Broadway-Fillmore is in the lower East Side of Buffalo. The neighborhood is centered along Broadway running west–east and Fillmore Avenue running north–south.
Broadway-Fillmore was once home to a large Polish/Eastern European population in Buffalo. The neighborhood has long since fallen into poverty and disrepair in the mid-late 20th century.
Today a large African American population along with new immigrants are trying to breathe new life into the neighborhood.
Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik grew up here. The neighborhood later became inspiration for the song "Broadway".[2]