Lou's Restaurant
Known Name(s)
Lou's (Primary) Potter Bar & Restaurant (Secondary)
Address
154 Williams Street Buffalo, NY 14203
Establishment Type(s)
Restaurant
Physical Status
Demolished
Description
A two-story building on the corner of William and Nash Street, facing south onto William Street. The wooden frame, composition roofed structure is slightly trapezoidal, conforming to the shape of the intersection of what is now Nash and William Street. The building contained 154 and 156 William Street. In 1900, prior to renumbering, the address was 54.
Detailed History
Louis Berkowitz ran Lou's Restaurant from 1946 to 1952. Mr. Berkowitz sold his restaurant to Raymond Siegel in 1953, who changed the name to the Potter Bar & Restaurant. The name comes from the neighboring street, Potter, which Buffalo renamed to Nash Street during the latter half of the twentieth century. The land is currently utilized as a parking lot, owned by the City of Buffalo.
