Jim in Anchorage Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 No wonder people wanted to live there. What a incredible motorcar. I would imagine working there would be a real source of pride. After all this was when things were built with ingenuity and human hands, not cranked out a mile a minute by a CNC. car of presidents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Cool site Jim! BFLO was also the first city in the US to have all paved roads... You can probably guess why... That dreaded four letter word: SNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 The factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConradDobler Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I've had the good luck to be inside of the manufacturing building (the white one, behind the brick offices) in about 1974. There are ramps leading from floor to floor. It was my understanding that the rolling chassis began life at the top, then could be easily moved lower as assembly progressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 When I lived on the west side, there was a Pierce-Arrow in the junkyard behind our backyard. (The junkyard was on Niagara and Potomac.) It appeared to be in decent shape, always wondered what happened to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 When I lived on the west side, there was a Pierce-Arrow in the junkyard behind our backyard. (The junkyard was on Niagara and Potomac.) It appeared to be in decent shape, always wondered what happened to it. Skooby is driving it - while taunting members of this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Cool site Jim! BFLO was also the first city in the US to have all paved roads... You can probably guess why... That dreaded four letter word: SNOW Then we mush have also been first with pot holes! I'll bet there are still some "originals" still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Don't know if they stack up to those sweet Pierce-Arrows, but Rochester also has some automobile history.... Cunningham Coaches, Cabriolets & Phaetons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 For your football history lesson of the day, the 1918 Buffalo Semi-Professional Football League contained a team called the Pierce-Arrows. They went 2-3-1 for the season, finishing in second place behind the Niagaras (who went undefeated at 5-0-0). Coach: Raymond J. Fisher Schedule: October 20, 1918 Pierce-Arrows vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars* October 27, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 31 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 10, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 0 vs. Hydraulics 0 November 17, 1918 Pittsburgh Colored Stars 7 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 November 24, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 6 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 28, 1918 Niagaras 20 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 * Game cancelled due to the Hun Flu epidemic. The public health department banned all public gatherings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 For your football history lesson of the day, the 1918 Buffalo Semi-Professional Football League contained a team called the Pierce-Arrows. They went 2-3-1 for the season, finishing in second place behind the Niagaras (who went undefeated at 5-0-0). Coach: Raymond J. Fisher Schedule: October 20, 1918 Pierce-Arrows vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars* October 27, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 31 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 10, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 0 vs. Hydraulics 0 November 17, 1918 Pittsburgh Colored Stars 7 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 November 24, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 6 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 28, 1918 Niagaras 20 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 * Game cancelled due to the Hun Flu epidemic. The public health department banned all public gatherings. The Hydraulics Though I do like the name Niagaras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Hydraulics Though I do like the name Niagaras. While there is no official connection, the Niagaras essentially became the Buffalo All-Americans of what is now named the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 For your football history lesson of the day, the 1918 Buffalo Semi-Professional Football League contained a team called the Pierce-Arrows. They went 2-3-1 for the season, finishing in second place behind the Niagaras (who went undefeated at 5-0-0). Coach: Raymond J. Fisher Schedule: October 20, 1918 Pierce-Arrows vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars* October 27, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 31 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 10, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 0 vs. Hydraulics 0 November 17, 1918 Pittsburgh Colored Stars 7 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 November 24, 1918 Pierce-Arrows 6 vs. Pittsburgh Colored Stars 0 November 28, 1918 Niagaras 20 vs. Pierce-Arrows 0 * Game cancelled due to the Hun Flu epidemic. The public health department banned all public gatherings. Every game was a shutout? Was that a rule then?? Including the first one, where everyone waas shut out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 After all this was when things were built with ingenuity and human hands, not cranked out a mile a minute by a CNC. I'll take CNC and robotics any day. Let me also add that multi-floor manufacturing plants are the pits, and that is from experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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