Routes of City of Buffalo Streetcars - Later Half of The 1930s (the Start of The Decline of Streetcars)

Later Half of The 1930s (the Start of The Decline of Streetcars)

Shortly after 1935, the removal of streetcar lines became more evident after the introduction of new routes being operated with buses, instead of introducing new streetcar lines.

The first group of streetcar routes that reappeared as bus routes were the westside lines, easy to explain with the narrowness of the streets and their zigzagging over the courses of many streets. The routes that fell to bus service include:

• Connecticut Street (Route 22 was replaced with the 22-Porter/Best bus route, eliminating service on Connecticut altogether)
• Delavan Avenue (Became Route D, then Route 26)
• Elmwood Avenue (Route 20)
• Grant Street (Route 3)
• Hoyt Street (Route 7 was replaced with the 7-Baynes/Richmond bus route, removing service from Hoyt)
• Michigan/Forest (Route 21)
• Niagara Street (Route 5)
• West Utica Street (Route 10. Weekend service using route 11 was also eliminated, leaving 12-Utica streetcars to operate daily.)

In addition, elsewhere:

• Abbott Road (Route 14)
• Bailey Avenue (Route 19 merged with the Route B-Bailey bus route, creating a single service from the City Line in the north to South Park in the south section of Buffalo.)