September 12, 2008

From Daily Commercial News: Construction manager Niacon Construction Co. Ltd. has completion of the Hilton Hotel scheduled for April 2009. Note: I first saw this on the Clifton Hill blog.

This isn’t tourism related, but it is an interesting historical tidbit nonetheless… From the Niagara Falls Review: Shooting for a place in history Canada’s game started in Niagara Falls, if you believe what a pair of Swedish researchers have uncovered. Ask hockey historians where the birthplace of hockey is and the most common answers you’ll…

From the Niagara Gazette: Good Morning America will broadcast live from Niagara Falls on Tuesday. The announcement was made Wednesday morning on the program, which airs locally on Channel 7. In making the announcement, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Chris Cuomo said they will bring presidential candidates “with us right into small-town America” and interview…

I’m not going to keep dwelling on this, but I wanted to show those of you who aren’t around what Casablanca Lounge looks like. You can’t see any obvious fire damage, but given that both the main floor and the patio above are boarded up, something definitely happened.

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The other day we spent the evening in Niagara Falls. The falls are beautiful and the main street, Clifton Hill, had lots to see.