The Fruit Belt is a neighborhood on Buffalo's east side, located between Main Street, a few blocks to the west, and the Kensington Expressway, which borders it on the east. The neighborhood is named for the many streets that are named after fruits, like Grape, Lemon, and Orange. These streets were named so because of the numerous orchards that were cultivated before the land was developed. The Fruit Belt was originally a neighborhood of German ancestry, but is now predominantly African American.
The old southeast entrance to War Memorial Stadium, from Best Street. War Memorial Stadium was built in 1937 and was the home of the Buffalo Bills of the AAFC from 1946 to 1949, the Buffalo Bills of the AFL (and later NFL) from 1960 to 1972, The Buffalo Indians of a predecessor AFL in 1940 and 1941, and the minor league baseball Buffalo Bisons from 1979-1987. After the Bisons moved out of the stadium, most of the stadium was demolished, with only the northeast and southeast entrances preserved. In 1997, the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion was built was built on the land where the stadium stood.
The Tabernacle of Peace, on an old house on North Street.
Houses on Peach Street.
Houses on High Street.
Houses on Peach Street.
Futures Academy, Public School No. 37, on Carlton Street. The school was built in 1934.
Houses on Orange Street.
Houses on Orange Street.
Houses on Orange Street.
Houses on North Street.
Houses on Lemon Street.
Houses on Lemon Street.
A commercial building on High Street.
Houses on Grape Street.
Macedonia Baptist Church, on North Street. The church was built in 1932.
City Honors School, on North Street. The school was started in 1975 and is housed in the old Fosdick-Masten Park High School building, which dates to 1914.
The Army National Guard's Masten Avenue Armory, on Masten Avenue. The armory was built in 1933.
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