Broadway Fillmore Christmas Memories with the R&L's Lottie Pikuzinski, Historic Polonia, Buffalo

Lottie Pikuzinski, owner of the R&L Lounge, reflects on the Broadway Fillmore Shopping District during Christmas, growing up above a tavern and simple times with family. The R & L Lounge is located on 23 Mills Street in Buffalo's Polonia Historic District. The "R & L" sits across the street from what was once Sattlers 998 Broadway. This neighborhood joint has served as a tavern for over 75 years with the Pikuzinski's at the helm since 1969. Known for their famous Polish lunches featuring homemade pierogies and golabki, they serve dinner only on Friday. Sattlers Department Store was one of the largest retailers in Western New York for over 100 years. Its flagship store on Broadway featured seven floors of goods including a supermarket, pet store and a large home furnishing department. The Broadway Fillmore Business District, in many ways, rivaled the Main Street Business District in number of stores and volume of customers. In addition to Sattler's, this strip of Broadway also hosted the flagship Kobacker's, Eckhardt's, Sears and Postmanture's Department Stores along with over 100 specialty shops.