Then And Now: Lighting Niagara Falls

From Live Design: Niagara Falls was first lit in 1860 with 200 Bengal lights for a celebration for the Prince of Wales. The first use of electric lights came in 1879, when the falls were illuminated by carbon arc lights for a special visit by the governor-general of Canada. Then 1901 saw the falls lit…

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1969: Niagara Falls runs dry

From Mashable.com: For several months in 1969, the torrent of water rushing over American Falls, one of three waterfalls that makes up Niagara Falls, was reduced to little more than a trickle. American Falls is recognizable for the immense rock pile, or talus, at its base, the result of a series of natural rockslides over…

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Former arena to be demolished for Titanic museum?

This goes along with my posting from last week… From the Niagara Falls Review: The former Niagara Falls Memorial Arena could be demolished and replaced with a museum dedicated to — and modeled after — the Titanic. The city’s committee of adjustment approved an application from businessman David van Velzen this week for minor variances…

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100 Things: Marvel at Niagara Falls in winter

From the Buffalo News (including several beautiful pictures): Even Tesla was freezing. That is one image that sticks with me after the overwhelming experience of seeing Niagara Falls in winter. You know that oversized, Soviet-style statue of Nikola Tesla that sits on Stedman’s Bluff, overlooking the American Falls? The great scientist sat hunkered down, the…

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Gov. Proposes Buying Downtown NF Properties

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: For the first time in a very long time, there are signs of life in downtown Niagara Falls. On Rainbow Boulevard, construction crews have been working around the clock to build Mark Hamister’s $35 million Hyatt Place hotel, set to open later this year. The world-famous Rainforest Café opened…

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