Pictures from the Blizzard of '77
High winds blowing in snow off of Lake Erie.
The snow was so high, you could touch the traffic lights!
A front-end loader is trying to clear Furhmann Boulevard. You can barely see the buried car!
This view of Downtown Buffalo is courtesy of the Courier-Express. The Skyway, I-190, the old Aud, and a LOT OF SNOW!
Volunteer firemen are clearing off the roof of a house in Depew, NY.
posted by jstabbwivb at
7:55 PM
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A reminder: The Ongoing High Wind Threat thread is below the Blizzard of '77 thread.
Great photo memories! Anyone else have photos they can share?
Lancaster Lenny
Not really pictures, but you can do a google image search of the Blizzard and view tons of interesting pics from multiple sources -
http://images.google.com/images?q=Blizzard+of+'77&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
The things I remember I have never seen pictures of.I was only about six at the time.But my biggest memories are the snowbanks you could not see houses over,how high the snow was where it blew up to a building.We were able to burrow in them and at times climb up them near the roof of the buildings.I remember my brother digging a path out.I know I was short and small at the time but remember it being so deep that standing in the path it seemed you looked up a long time to see the top.It felt like being buried but standing on an oasis.I remember jumping off the porch and managed to hit a soft patch of snow and disappeared.I have never seen ones that remind me of a six year old point of view.
Here is a link to a short video I put together feturing some blizzard pictures and audio from the DVD "White Death" by Erno Rossi.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=m-gRb_MuUgg
For those who have never read Mr. Rossi's book you should really check it out. It is an incredible and in depth account of the blizzard. Last year Mr. Rossi put together an hour long DVD documentary for the 30th anniversary of the storm featuring far more video, pictures, and audio news casts then in the you tube clip. It is a must watch and must read! You can check out his website www.whitedeath.com to get your own copies of the book or DVD.
Sabresfan85: That's the same video I posted on the Blizzard Memories blog. A must see for sure! :-)
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