East Side / Lovejoy / Schiller Park

In many ways, East Buffalo epitomizes the working-class and immigrant neighborhoods that developed within America’s great industrial cities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Well-mannered brick and wooden structures line the lengthy commercial thoroughfares, offering basic services to nearby residents. Rail lines meander like rivers of iron, forming human-made barriers between neighborhoods and bridging streets in wide viaducts.

Surrounded on three sides by rail corridors and on a fourth side by the Town of Cheektowaga, Lovejoy’s physical isolation from the rest of the City has cultivated a strong sense of community over the past century. Lined with a range of small businesses and dignified public buildings, Lovejoy’s railroading heritage is always present in the silhouette of the Central Terminal.

The Broadway Market, the Central Terminal and numerous historic churches are assets to this neighborhood. Lovejoy’s strong sense of identity and its numerous community facilities are its greatest assets. The neighborhood’s appreciation of its own heritage is nurtured by the Iron Island Preservation Society. Other assets include the neighborhood’s attractive residential streets, Hennepin Park, and the E. Lovejoy St. commercial corridor.

The East Side/Lovejoy/Schiller Park neighborhoods also include the Fillmore Avenue Commerical Corridor. According to the Fillmore Avenue Commercial Corridor Business Directory, the Martin Lurther King Commercial District anchors the MLK neighborhood and is the gateway to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. The Corridor offers a range of quality products, personalized services and quality products at good prices in a secure and easily accessible environment.

• World famous Broadway Market
• Clinton-Bailey Market
• Historic Central Terminal
• Schiller Park
• Hennepin Park

• King Center Charter School
• P.S. 11 Poplar Street Academy
• P.S. 171 WEB Middle School
• P.S. 306 Seneca Vocational High School
• P.S. 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School
• P.S. 33 Bilingual Center
• P.S. 43 Academy
• P.S. 44 Lincoln Academy
• P.S. 71 WEB Early Childhood Center
• P.S. 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence
• P.S. 90 Dr. Charles R Drew Early Childhood Center
• P.S. 91 Build Academy