A History of Hartwell Road

Hartwell road was originally called Olive Avenue. It had additional cross streets called Aldrich and Thackeray. A north branch of Cornelius creek crossed Delaware, just south of Olive. At the time of the Pan-American exposition, the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad curved along Olive's west end heading over to cross Delaware, north of Olive. In 1901, Camden was extended to Hertel. In 1915, this area was known as "Nisley Park". Many of the homes were built in the 1920's. In 1927, the street was renamed after the superintendent of Buffalo schools, Dr. Ernest C. Hartwell, an exemplary educator here before and during the Great Depression."Poetry and art are just as important as arithmetic in the elementary Buffalo schools", said Hartwell.

Dr. Ernest C. Hartwell, worked for increased compensation for teachers in the 1920's and 30's.

1902 map, Olive Ave at the arrow, shows Pan Am Expo to the right

1902 map, arrow points to Olive Ave.

Hertel at Elmwood avenues, looking east towards Delaware, about 1920's