What Happened to Buffalo? | Grain Elevators, Beef on Weck & the Rise and Fall of an American City

PART 3 Host Stephen Powell takes you on a journey through Buffalo’s past, present, and possible future. From beef on weck and giant grain elevators to abandoned industry, bicycles, and the Erie Canal, this episode explores what made Buffalo great, what caused its collapse, and whether this Rust Belt city can reinvent itself once again. 📍 Chapters 🔗 00:00 — Buffalo’s Big Question: Did We Kill the City? 🥩 02:43 — Beef on Weck and the Working-Class Soul of Buffalo 🚢 07:36 — The Erie Canal, Grain Elevators, and Buffalo’s Industrial Rise 🏭 12:45 — Abandoned Industry and the Memory of What Buffalo Was 🌶️ 14:40 — Horseradish, Tonawanda, and Buffalo Food Culture ⚙️ 17:54 — What Really Killed Buffalo? 🚲 18:56 — Bikes, Transit, and Buffalo’s Possible Future