The rise and fall of the second Clifton House Hotel

From Niagara This Week: After demolition crews removed the charred ruins of the first Clifton House Hotel in 1905, construction began on the second Clifton House Hotel. The new hotel was completed in July 1906 at a cost of $500,000. Advertisements from that time state that the hotel was “an architectural beauty, elegant furnishings, complete…

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    Ring in the New Year in Style

    Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. It’s exactly the same as the last one. They are promoting their New Year’s Eve specials. You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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    Twitter updates for 2011-05-19

    I don't know the last time I saw Wild Wing with a lot of people in it. I wonder why… I'd love to give it a try # Yikes!! @Bullet_News: $1 billion to bring GO trains to Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/mTbpJ0 # I had a couple things ready to blog about today, but my hosting provider…

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      Cirque Niagara’s ‘Avaia’ has a ‘Big Top’ flavor

      From Buffalo Business First: The latest attraction in Niagara Falls has a lot of legs to stand on. Like about 186 of them. Cirque Niagara’s “Avaia” production, began its summer-long run in Rapidsview Park, just beyond the Table Rock area of Niagara Falls, Ont., on May 20. The show, which blends acrobatics, equestrian demonstrations and…

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      WWE stars to visit Niagara Falls

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The World Wrestling Entertainment store in Niagara Falls will welcome two of WWE’s biggest stars for an autograph session, later this month. Gail Kim and Evan Bourne will be at the Falls Avenue store greeting fans and signing autographs from noon until 2 p.m. on Oct. 27. I’ll stop by…

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      Twitter updates for 2012-07-05

      @adamwhite I did see that one other person was checked in. Was that you? in reply to adamwhite # My son must be having a bad day! Third time's the charm (being pooped on) at @BirdKingdom . Don't let it scare you off folks… it's great! # My son got pooped on again, this time…

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        SANDY ALLEN WAS THE TALLEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

        The Niagara Falls Reporter has a nice article about Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, who used to work in Niagara Falls. Pretty much the entire article is about her work at Guinness: Sandy stood out from the other offerings along the street like a cheetah against a white backdrop. It wasn’t just her height…

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          Niagara SkyWheel Gondolas

          The gondolas for the new Niagara SkyWheel have arrived. They are a lot smaller than I thought they would be: The fence around the gondolas are about 6′ high. It would therefore appear that you sit during the ride. For some reason I was under the impression that you stand.

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          Building a better Niagara Falls

          This seems to be an op-ed by Andrew Touma, a member of the Niagara Falls, NY City Council: When I ran to become a Niagara Falls city councilman three and half years ago, it was based on the premise of being honest, putting residents first and listening to them, and working together with all stakeholders…

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          Latest photos of Clifton Hill redevelopment

          The Niagara Falls Review had a decent article about the changes happening on the HOCO Entertainment & Resorts property on Clifton Hill. At the request of @chuckfromcanada on Twitter, I’ve taken some pictures so you can see what’s been going on. You can click on each photo to get more details about it. Overall the site…

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