Graham on April 13th, 2009

There was some concern that there were too many stores that closed on Victoria Avenue. Well, along with La Coppa Nostra, there is another store opening up in an empty building as well.

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Graham on October 23rd, 2008

Gifts4You, the souvenir shop beside Little Caesars on Victoria Ave is closing. Everything is 50% off.

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Graham on August 22nd, 2008

I know in the grand scheme of things, this is extremely unimportant, but I noticed it so I figured I’d pass it along…
Before Build-A-Bear Workshop arrived, the only place on Clifton Hill where you could make your own stuffed animal was at Fun Factory. This is on the HOCO side of the street, and is [...]

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Graham on May 6th, 2008

I’m sure we’ve all seen some tacky, useless, or otherwise dumb souvenirs in our time. The manager of the Canada Trading Company was getting rid of some samples she had received and she gave them to me. Most of them weren’t Niagara Falls related, but here is one worth sharing:

A few questions:

How do they [...]

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Graham on September 14th, 2007

I traditional souvenir for travelers is a squished/smashed/elongated/pressed penny. I’m sure you’ve seen those machines where you put in a buck or two and a penny and the penny will be stretched and imprinted with a design. These days you generally don’t put pennies in (I think it is against the law to deface currency/coin), [...]

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