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Original 1912 Ticket for
Alamo A. C. Dance
AT GERMAN-AMERICAN HALL
Corner Main and High Streets
November 21st, 1912
Good used ticket, large crease down center and edgewear, appears faded, measures approx. 4.5\" x 2.75\"
Great historical brewery ephemera - The German-American Brewery, located at the corner of Main and High Streets in Buffalo, New York, stood as one of the city\'s most prominent brewing establishments during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1883 through the merger of several smaller German breweries, it exemplified the significant influence of German immigrants on Buffalo\'s brewing industry and cultural landscape. The impressive brewing complex featured distinctive Victorian industrial architecture with a prominent brewhouse tower, extensive cellars for lagering, and ornate administrative offices that reflected both the prosperity of the business and the pride of its German-American ownership.
At its peak in the early 1900s, German-American Brewery produced over 300,000 barrels annually, employing hundreds of local residents and serving as a social and economic anchor for Buffalo\'s East Side German community. The brewery was renowned for its traditional lager beers produced using methods brought from Bavaria and Württemberg, competing successfully with other major Buffalo breweries like Magnus Beck and William Simon. However, like many American breweries, German-American faced devastating challenges during the anti-German sentiment of World War I followed by Prohibition in 1920, which ultimately led to its closure as a brewing operation. Though the buildings remained standing for decades afterward, repurposed for various industrial uses, the once-thriving brewery represented a vanished era of Buffalo\'s industrial and cultural heritage.
LOC: RC-1-20
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Original 1912 Ticket for
Alamo A. C. Dance
AT GERMAN-AMERICAN HALL
Corner Main and High Streets
November 21st, 1912
Good used ticket, large crease down center and edgewear, appears faded, measures approx. 4.5\" x 2.75\"
Great historical brewery ephemera - The German-American Brewery, located at the corner of Main and High Streets in Buffalo, New York, stood as one of the city\'s most prominent brewing establishments during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1883 through the merger of several smaller German breweries, it exemplified the significant influence of German immigrants on Buffalo\'s brewing industry and cultural landscape. The impressive brewing complex featured distinctive Victorian industrial architecture with a prominent brewhouse tower, extensive cellars for lagering, and ornate administrative offices that reflected both the prosperity of the business and the pride of its German-American ownership.
At its peak in the early 1900s, German-American Brewery produced over 300,000 barrels annually, employing hundreds of local residents and serving as a social and economic anchor for Buffalo\'s East Side German community. The brewery was renowned for its traditional lager beers produced using methods brought from Bavaria and Württemberg, competing successfully with other major Buffalo breweries like Magnus Beck and William Simon. However, like many American breweries, German-American faced devastating challenges during the anti-German sentiment of World War I followed by Prohibition in 1920, which ultimately led to its closure as a brewing operation. Though the buildings remained standing for decades afterward, repurposed for various industrial uses, the once-thriving brewery represented a vanished era of Buffalo\'s industrial and cultural heritage.
LOC: RC-1-20
