Erie County, NY

Erie County is a highly populated county located along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county’s population.

Buffalo 1948, before the arterial highways

A series of topographic maps from Buffalo in 1948 and 1950, that show the city before construction of the NYS Thruway and other major arterial highways through the city.