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Buffalo-St. Catherines

The Buffalo-St. Catherines is centered along the Niagara River that separates New York and Ontario and connects Lakes Erie and Ontario. In 2012 it had a population of 1.6 million1 The city of Buffalo is located in New York on the right bank of the Niagara, at the river's beginning. St. Catherines is located in Ontario on the far side of the Welland Canal where it joins to the lake, which bypasses the unnavigable river. North of Buffalo are the famed Niagara Falls.

The tallest building is the 529 foot One HSBC Place, an office tower from the 1970s. The more famous Buffalo City Hall, done in art deco style, is 32 stories high. The 1896 Ellicott Tower, 10 stories, was the larget office building in the world when built. From the same year is the Guaranty Building, architected by Louis Sullivan. From slightly later is the domed M & T Center, formerly the Buffalo Savings Banks Building.2

top edge of u-shaped Horseshoe Falls (part of Niagara Falls), with the New York shore in the foreground and the Canadian shore in the background
Horseshoe Falls (part of Niagara Falls)

Historical maps

map showing part of the United States of America, Canada and France, 2000 CE

Footnotes

1. Calculation for 2012 in world-gazetteer.com, accessed 12/2/2012.
2. Information about buildings comes from emporis.com, accessed 12/8/2012.