The Barrel Factory Newsletter March 17, 2015

Alley Kayak is another very ex-

citing addition to The Barrel

Factory, and helps us to achieve

our vision for the rebirth of our

building and for the increasing

appreciation of Buffalos historic

Old First Ward and the legend-

ary Buffalo River, he said.

WNY natives Elizabeth Bragg and

Jason Mendola are co-owners of

Elevator Alley Kayak. They

named the new business in honor

of the historic grain elevators

along the Buffalo River and har-

bor area of Lake Erie.

Jason Mendola noted that Eleva-

tor Alley Kayak will have the best

quality fleet of kayaks in the City,

with options for all kayaking skill

levels. He added, If you have a

kayak already, we will have acces-

sories including life-jackets, pad-

dles, dry-bags and other essen-

tials for a great day of fun and

exploring history and nature on

the water.

Learn more on BarrelFacto-

ry.com here!

See Buffalo Rising article!

Another new business is

coming to The Barrel Facto-

ry in Buffalo with the launch-

ing of Elevator Alley Kayak.

The start-up will begin oper-

ations this spring at the his-

toric, 110-year old landmark

currently undergoing rede-

velopment in the citys Old

First Ward.

Elevator Alley Kayak will special-

ize in history and nature tours

with trained guides, kayaking

lessons, as well as kayak, canoe,

and stand-up paddle board and

accessory rentals and sales. Its

home location at The Barrel

Factory is just yards from the

Buffalo River and Mutual River-

front Park and Boat Launch.

Elevator Alley Kayak will be the

third resident business in The

Barrel Factory, joining the re-

cently announced start-ups,

Lakeward Spirits and Queen City

Malting. Steve Bystran, managing

member of Lazarus Properties,

which is redeveloping the historic

factory building, is thrilled about

the announcement. Elevator

Elevator Alley Kayak comes to The Barrel Factory!

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Lakeward

Spirits

2

Historical

Highlights

2

Old First Ward

Neighborhood

3

More on The

Barrel Factory

4

The Barrel Factory M A R C H 1 7 , 2 0 1 5 O L D F I R S T W A R D , B U F F A L O , N Y

65 Vandalia St.,

corner of Republic &

Hamburg Streets.

2 large parking lots

plus on-street park-

ing available.

45000 SF multi-level,

110-year old land-

mark.

Opposite Gene

McCarthys & Old

First Ward Brewing.

Very near the new

Mutual Riverfront

Park & Boat Launch.

In close proximity to

Canalside, Silo City,

Larkinville, & more.

WEBSITE

FACEBOOK PAGE

The 2015 Shamrock Run and The Old Neighborhood St. Patricks Day Parade were held earlier this month. More local pics on page 3!!!

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P A G E 2

At right,

Erie Railroad

returns

to

The Barrel

Factory!

Historical Highlights!

Lakeward Spirits to anchor The Barrel Factory! A new micro-

distillery is coming to

The Barrel Factory in

Buffalo with the

launching of

Lakeward Spirits.

The start-up will

serve as an anchor

business when it

begins operations at

the historic, 110-year

old landmark current-

ly undergoing a re-

naissance in the citys

Old First Ward.

Lakeward Spirits will

specialize in making

high-quality, artisanal

whiskeys, gins, and

infusions from

scratch, using local

New York State farm

products. Distillery

operations are ex-

pected to commence

this summer.

The Barrel Factory

also is in talks with

several breweries in-

terested in expanding

their operations and

local presence. Dis-

cussions are also un-

derway to sign addi-

tional artisans, local

producers, and a spe-

cial event caterer at

The Barrel Factory.

Queen City Malting

and Elevator Alley

Kayak have already

signed on!

other local businesses.

Known as "The Barrel Fac-

tory" to Old First Ward

locals, the City of Buffalo

granted private railroad

rights along Tecumseh St.

to the company in 1903,

with the Erie Railroad

connecting to the compa-

ny tracks.

The Barrel Factory was

built in 1903 in the Old

First Ward of Buffalo, NY.

Bordered by Hamburg,

Republic (formerly Te-

cumseh), & Vandalia

Streets, the huge, multi-

level brick structure was

home for many decades to

Quaker City Cooperage

Co., and later to several

T H E B A R R E L F A C T O R Y

In August, local Old First

Ward artist Chris

Kameck created a nearly

life-sized mural of an old

Erie Railroad steam loco-

motive on the southeast

side of the historic factory

building!

More historical highlights

are located here on our

website!

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Our Old First Ward Neighborhood!!!

P A G E 3 O L D F I R S T W A R D , B U F F A L O , N Y

We're truly happy that "The Barrel

Factory" is located opposite the

iconic tavern, Gene McCarthy's,

and its Old First Ward Brewery,

and just yards from the new Mutual

Riverfront Park and Boat Launch on

the legendary Buffalo River. As our

historic structure is finally renovat-

ed and re-purposed, usage will

include several new and expanding

local artisan/craftsman-type busi-

nesses, including Lakeward Spirits,

Elevator Alley Kayak, & Queen City

Malting, bringing even more activity

and excitement to a great, historic

Buffalo neighborhood!

Other nearby neighbors include

Buffalo River Fest Park, River-

Works, Adolfs Old First Ward

Tavern, Ballyhoo, Swannie House,

& Mazureks Bakery.

Also in close proximity are the

Cobblestone District, Canalside,

HarborCenter, Seneca Casino,

Downtown, Larkin Square, River-

bend, Coca-Cola Field, First Niaga-

ra Center, Buffalo Naval Park, and

more.

Visit our website to check out a

good map of our area!!!

"The First Ward built

Buffalo and, to some

degree, America. The

industries that blossomed

along the shores of the

Buffalo River and Lake

Erie are largely

responsible for creating

Buffalo as a

manufacturing and

industrial powerhouse

from the early 1800s

through the mid-1900s.

Buffalos industrial

strength fueled American

economic growth and

expansion." - PBS

WNED-TV

documentary "Buffalo's

First Ward"

Above, Gene McCarthys float approaches at the Old Neighborhood St. Patricks Day Parade on March 14th.

Caution: Deer Crossing on the Buffalo River in early March!

Left, Geno McManus performs at Adolfs Old First Ward Tavern after the March 14th St. Pats Parade!

Reindeer seen at OConnell & Vandalia Streets during the Old Neighborhood Parade!

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Old First Ward

65 Vandalia Street

Corner of Republic & Hamburg Streets

Buffalo, NY 14204

Phone: 716-465-5158

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.barrelfactory.com

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