| has gloss | eng: South Buffalo which was once predominantly Irish in its heritage, is a neigborhood that is mixed ethnically and that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York, USA. It had one of America's largest concentrations of Irish Americans west of the Hudson River. This once heavily industrialized district was home to many steel mills, automotive parts manufacturers, petroleum refineries, foundries, and machine shops. However, due to increasing deindustrialization and rising unemployment the area has experienced growing problems with poverty and urban blight. Despite these losses the neighborhood is known as a tight-knit community. The geographical lay of the land is based around 5 main roads which transverse its side streets and run nearly parallel to one another. They are, from east to west, Seneca Street, Potters Road, Abbott Road, McKinley Parkway, and South Park Avenue. It is bordered by the town of West Seneca, City of Lackawanna, Lake Erie, and the Buffalo River. Although unofficial, these borders constitute the most widely-accepted boundary. |