ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — Eric Matwijow, the owner of ‘Hammer’s Lot’ on Abbott Road, has hosted tailgaters for hundreds of Buffalo Bills games. He’s owned the private parking lot next to Highmark Stadium for 40 years.Still, after the buzz of the NFL schedule dies down the off-season at Hammer’s Lot can be quiet.
That’s why Matwijow is excited about this weekend’s Luke Combs concerts at Highmark Stadium.
“We are looking forward to it,” Matwijow told me. “Kind of a surprise concert in April, but this will definitely help out the neighborhood econoMatwijow says he uses the money his private lot makes from off-season events to help pay for insurance, taxes, and garbage removal from “Hammer’s Lot”, but for the upcoming concerts, he’s become concerned.
“I googled parking to see if I’m on the map, and low and behold, I was gone,” Matwijow told me.
Matwijow is talking about the parking map from the Buffalo Bills for Highmark Stadium, posted on the teams’ website, which shows areas around One Bills Drive that are now closed because of ongoing construction on the new stadium.
Matwijow reached out to 7 News after learning that “Hammer’s Lot” was included in the grayed-out area with a “closed” designation.my.”
Matwijow says he uses the money his private lot makes from off-season events to help pay for insurance, taxes, and garbage removal from “Hammer’s Lot”, but for the upcoming concerts, he’s become concerned.