From the Niagara Falls Review:
One of Niagara Falls’s most famous and beautiful attractions celebrated its 70th birthday last Tuesday.
It was on September 18, 1937, that Oakes Garden Theatre was officially opened. This extraordinary blend of architectural and horticultural skills is visited and admired by countless numbers of people each year.
Located on the north side of Clifton Hill between Falls Avenue and River Road, the site has considerable historical significance. It was here that Niagara Falls’s most prominent 19th century hotel was located. Known as the Clifton House, it was constructed in 1833, and had a number of additions in the years that followed.
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wow…i didn’t realize the theatre had been around this long…it’s always been a beautiful place to go..over 20 years ago when my kids were small..they always referred to it as the fishy pond..actually..i dunno if there’s still fish or not in there..but i DO remember valentine’s day 2000..we were one of those 100 couples that got (re)married
there in the millenium wedding..it was AWESOME!..we got all kinds of souviners and such..almost didn’t get to do it tho…there was a MAJOR snowstorm the night before..there were even people dressed as winnie the pooh and tigger to get married..it was great..big reception at the brock after with mounties and the whole thing…anybody remember that?
Is this the theatre that is like a garden or something in front of the Sheraton (the green one)?
ya chris…the whole rock and green flower kinda garden…stone pillars…beautiful …at the very bottom of clifton hill..if yur heading down..it’s on yur left….very beautiful area..and if you hit the right time??…the tower bells will be going on…that’s pretty kewl..(well..if you ever seen the movie niagara0
I stayed in the Sheraton one year and saw the gharden place, since it was right out in front my window. I sometimes walked through it. It’s close enough to the falls to call it a landmark.