Graham on May 16th, 2006

I will be attending a wedding this coming Saturday at the Konica Minolta Tower. Years ago it was pretty much the only way to view the Falls. When you looked at the Canadian side of the border, it was the largest building. Now, it is dwarfed by hotels and other tall buildings. As far as [...]

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Graham on May 16th, 2006

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the new Travelodge Hotel by the Falls on Ferry Street and that at the time, there was still a Travelodge Near the Falls across the street. Visitor Smoke called the hotel and found out that it was going to change it’s name to Lodge Near the Falls. [...]

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Graham on May 16th, 2006

The Tim Hortons on Clifton Hill seems to be coming along well. The other parts of the building seem to be making slower progress, but I’m sure they are trying to get the Tim Hortons open for this weekend (Victoria Day weekend) or next (Memorial Day weekend). The plaza area has some beautiful interlocking bricks [...]

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Graham on May 16th, 2006

They are still working on the Niagara SkyWheel, but seem to be making slow progress. Since the wheel was completed about 3 weeks ago, it doesn’t look like much has been done. As I was by yesterday, I took a couple of pictures of the entrance canopy that is being erected:

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