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Hard to find folded table placard for the Glen Park Casino in Williamsville, NY. Original owner wrote 'August 1948' in pen on one side. 'Good' condition overall.
- Located near picturesque Glen Falls, Glen Park is jointly owned by the Village of Williamsville and the Town of Amherst. It was built in 1976 with funds obtained from a federal grant and includes many interconnecting ponds which are now home for many ducks.
- Nestled off Main Street in the Village of Williamsville, Harry Altman’s Glen Park Casino is remembered for high-quality musical and Hollywood entertainment and was a regular stop for acts as varied as Sammy Davis Jr. And the Three Stooges. Those too young to remember the music just might remember the rides.
Buffalo Glen Park Williamsville is a beautiful Buffalo area park in suburban Williamsville along Main Street. Known for its waterfall, Glen Park is sometimes called “Glen Falls Park,” though its actual name is Glen Park. Located in the Village of Williamsville, Glen Park is unique in that it is vertical- you can walk down or up it depending on whether you’re coming from Main St. or Glen Avenue. People like to fish, feed the ducks, take wedding pictures, wade in the water, and attend concerts and an art festival in Glen Park. A popular summer spot in beautiful Buffalo, Glen Park is a Western New York treasure.
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For your knowledge, Glen Park has quite a history! Its location originally housed an amusement park, Harry Altman’s Glen Park Casino and Amusement Park. The property was razed following two fires.
The first fire in September 1968 destroyed a nightclub on the property called The Inferno. The Inferno was formerly the “Glen Casino”.
The nightclub was notable for featuring the bands Wilmer & the Dukes and Raven (formerly Tony Galla and the Rising Sons) on a weekly basis, which helped launch their careers. In addition, national recording acts such as Junior Walker & the All Stars, The Butterfield Blues Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Ike & Tina Turner, The Bob Seger System, The Esquires, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Wilson Pickett, Wayne Cochran & the CC Riders, and Arthur Conley also played this famous nightclub.
The second fire in September 1973 destroyed several buildings, including the lower building called the “Underground”.
Altman, his son-in-law Dave Goldstein and grandson Steve Goldstein had hosted many famous entertainers at the Glen Casino over the years, including Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra Jr., Jayne Mansfield, Dick Shawn, Joey Bishop, Jerry Vale, The Three Stooges, and the Mills Brothers.
The Casino was built in the 1940s and housed both a theater and a restaurant. In 1966, Kevin Elliott, a local promoter, sold Harry Altman the idea to convert the nightclub into a rock ‘n roll venue. It was also the springboard for the Inferno house band, named the Rising Sons. This local group featuring Tony Galla on vocals, Jim Calire on piano, John Weitz lead guitar, Tommy Calandra on bass guitar, Gary Mallaber on drums, became national recording artists known as Raven managed by music executive, Marty Angelo. The Raven recorded a live album entitled, “Live at the Inferno” which was later released in 1969. The front cover of the album is a photo of the fire-razed nightspot.
In 1976, the park was converted to its current state with the installation of several ponds and concrete walking paths. It has since been owned and maintained jointly by the Village of Williamsville and the Town of Amherst.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — For the first time since June, restaurant dining rooms in parts of Western New York will be closed.
Parts of Erie County entered the orange zone on Wednesday. Restaurants in the orange zone cannot do indoor dining. In addition to takeout, outdoor dining will also be allowed, with a maximum of four people to a table. Some restaurants said that's not exactly practical in Western New York in November.
The restriction goes into effect Friday.
D'Avolio in Williamsville is in the orange zone, owner Dan Gagliardo said indoor dining is about half his current business.
“It’s disturbing because we’re just starting to get our feet under us, starting to build up a little bit,' Gagliardo said.
A block away at Glen Park Tavern, co-owner Ellie Grenauer estimates the restaurant will lose $10,000-$15,000 a week under the new restrictions. She said business was back up to about 80% of pre-pandemic levels, but dropped again in recent days.
“So we’re constantly losing money, so one week we might lose a few thousand, the next week we make a thousand, and that’s with indoor dining,' Grenauer said. 'You go to curbside only, and that model, I was barely breaking even you know. So it’s going to be hard to sustain.”
The new restriction puts a renewed importance on outdoor dining, for restaurants able to do it in the cold weather.
Rusty Nickel Brewing Co. owner Dave Johson said the West Seneca brewery's outdoor space has always been important to business, but since the pandemic the patio has been an extra boost. The brewery installed a roof on its pagola last week.
“This year foreseeing what was to come, that area will be enclosed and heated, so people can enjoy the patio for a much longer part of the season,” said Johnson.
Johnson hopes the heaters lining the roof will be up and running next week. He's working to get permits to enclose another section of the patio as well.
The New York State Restaurant Association does not track how many restaurants have closed since the start of the pandemic, but as of September, the National Restaurant Association estimates one in six restaurants in the U.S. closed permanently or long term.
“We need the PPP money now, there's no doubt about it, and if we don’t get it we’re going to have some very difficult times,” Gagliardo said.
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Grenauer said nearly all the PPP money went to paying her employees, and she now has to pay them without any assistance.
“We’re going to try and spread it out so everyone can keep their job and be making some money, but I don’t need as much staff for takeout only,” Grenauer said.
One small bright spot, all three restaurant owners said they're now masters at takeout, after relying on it for months.
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Restaurants in the yellow zone can do indoor dining, with a maximum of four people to a table.