It took about a month, but the Falls Tower finally came down. Yesterday the gondola was off, and then either yesterday afternoon or early this morning the rest of the tower itself came down. Now we’ll see what’s going in there…
Things seem to be moving well at the new Motel 6 on Stanley Avenue. I haven’t looked into how many floors it will be, but the 4th floor is done and they’re working on the 5th floor.
They are making progress, slowly but surely. This isn’t a great picture, but the gondola is now gone. I would guess that the rest of the tower will be down very soon.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Niagara Parks Commission has teamed up with the Winter Festival of Lights to offer Niagara residents the chance to enjoy a seasonal dinner and then take in the lights along the Niagara River.
The Night of a Million Lights tour began Nov. 4 and runs through Dec. 23, then Dec. 26 [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review:
Privatizing the GST visitor rebate program is a “good compromise” for a government eager to divest itself of the scheme and an industry desperate to save it, local tourism stakeholders said Monday.
“Privatization is the best compromise,” said Anna Pierce, general manager of Niagara Falls Tourism. “The government is free of it, [...]
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As has been mentioned both in the blog and in the forum, the Falls Tower is coming down. However, it is taking far longer than I ever expected. Regular contributor Fallsview posted some pictures of it coming down. I was actually in Boston Pizza for lunch when that portion was coming down (I wonder if [...]
I came across a photo blog where a person visited Niagara Falls. If you start here (Nov 15), you see a picture of the American Falls. You can then click the >> to view Nov 18, 20, and 21. The pictures aren’t anything special, but I figured I’d link to them anyway.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
On the seventh day of the seventh month of the new millenniums seventh year, a brand new Seven Wonders of the World will be announced. And just like last time, Niagara Falls wont be among them.
Whats that? We ARE on the list? Not according to the original Magnificent Seven as chosen [...]
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Based on all of the comments from a recent posting, people have a lot of fond memories of Maple Leaf Village!
As others have noted, there aren’t many web sites around that have good information or pictures on Maple Leaf Village. I did some searching and this is what I’ve found:
Maple Leaf Village commercial (from RetroJunk.com) [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
There’s still room at the inns. There are about 250 hotel rooms still available in next week’s Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap promotion, says event co-ordinator Ald. Jim Diodati.
Hotels with rooms still available are the Best Western Fireside, Hampton Inn North of the Falls, Marriott Courtyard and Comfort Inn Clifton Hill.
Reservations should [...]
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