I remember the two guys shown- Rich McCarthy and Dick Lobaugh– from those days at the corner of Elk and Smith. “Not a great shot… but the place has only existed in my mind for more than 30 years. Stephen’s Church with the Bingo sign, and the Buffalo Malting Elevator (both currently under construction for reuse.) Previously found on Facebook in 2016: an interior shot of Dad’s gin mill. So with this, I finally have a photo of the exterior of my dad’s bar, which I’ve been looking for literally for decades. Spent a lot of time in this place as a tiny, tiny little boy… playing with the jukebox, pool table, shuffle bowling, and of course, the pop guns. This is Elk and Smith Streets!Ībout ten years after this photo was snapped, my dad bought the bar that had been called Ceil’s Grill. Elk & Smith, 1969Īs soon as I saw it, I liked this photo immediately– lots of interesting things going on there– Old ambulances, old license plate, great old tavern sign, a church bingo sign, a grain elevator… When I flipped it over to read the caption on the back, my heart skipped a beat as it sank into my stomach. Steve's Buffalo roots run deep: all eight of his great-grandparents called Buffalo home, with his first ancestors arriving here in 1827.īy Steve found one of my holy grails today, although I didn’t immediately recognize it. Why? Western New York’s embedded in his DNA. When you browse the blog here at Buffalo Stories LLC, you’re bound to not only relive a memory– but also find some context for our pop culture past– and see exciting ways how it might fit into our region’s boundless future. The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York.Ĭichon puts his wide range of professional experience-from college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected office-to work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love.įrom the earliest days of the internet, Steve has been writing, digitizing, and sharing the stories and images of all the things that make Buffalo special and unique. He writes about Buffalo’s pop culture history. writing about the people, places, and ideas that make Buffalo unique and special. The Harvester was one of them.Steve Cichon is a proud Buffalonian helping the world experience the city he loves. Cutouts of animatronics were featured around the store in 2011.In 2011, the original price for The Harvester was going to be $85.99, but it was later changed to $89.99.The Harvester was sold on The Home Depot’s website in 20.Halloween Asylum has a video of The Harvester prototype, and the scythe was silver.A non- Spirit Halloween version of The Harvester was made, called the Pointing Harvester.The audio from The Harvester was reused for the 2012 Graveyard Ghoul animatronic.The Harvester was brought back to stores in 2014, after being online only in 2013.The Harvester could either be hung, or propped up with a stake.In the 2012 theme, Spirit Valley Farms, Spirit Halloween originally had The Harvester in the silo, with Mean Ol' Gramps against the barn wall, but shortly swapped places.Optional foot pad activator sold separately.The scarecrow flashes its eyes, moves its head and speaks scary phrases. The 6.4' Illuminated Harvester Decoration consists of a fabric and plastic scarecrow bearing a scythe. The light-up eyes will strike fear into all who behold him - he's armed and ready with scythe in hand! For indoor or outdoor use." "Harvest a heaping helping of Halloween fun when you post this spooky 6.4' Illuminated Harvester scarecrow decoration.
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