From the Niagara Falls Review:
A bell sounds in parts of Niagara Falls every day at noon and 6 p. m. It can be heard along Valley Way, Victoria Avenue, at the helicopter rides along the Niagara Parkway, even sometimes on Clifton Hill.
“It depends on the wind,” said Rev. Gerard Power, the priest at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church.
The church’s bell tower smells like greasy oil and old wood. The air is dusty, and a slight breeze travels through dormer windows on the tower walls. It takes 50 steps on a narrow staircase to get to the bell’s motors in the tower.
“We’re about 50 feet closer to heaven than when we were downstairs,” said Power.