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The other day I posted a terrible cell phone picture of the Skylon Tower and Hilton. Here are a couple of better pictures:

I know, I know, this is a terrible picture. I took it with my cell phone while I was driving and I was kind of far away. It was taken this morning as I was driving into Niagara Falls. In a previous comment, someone asked it the Hilton was now taller than the Skylon Tower….

A few weeks ago, I noticed some work going on at the very top of the Skylon Tower. It looks like they’ve put in some new copper panels.

I first heard about this video on the Niagara Falls Blog – Travel and Tourism News… Apparently, Dean Sullivan had a camera attached to him as he rappelled down from the Skylon Tower. Someone has posted a video of this on YouTube. The visual presentation isn’t anything spectacular, but it’s great hearing the audio! For…

So, yesterday morning I headed over to the Skylon Tower and got there a little after 11:15. I thought Dean Sullivan was going to be jumping at 11:30. It was a beautiful Summer day, with a slight wind. The wind would pick up a bit from time to time (at one point the rope going…

I saw it today… I’ll have a couple of pictures and a blurry video tomorrow…

From a Niagara Falls Tourism press release that is making the rounds (in this case found on Hospitality Net): While there are many Niagara events this summer, few will be more chilling than Daredevil Dean Sullivan’s Jump from Skylon Tower on July 7th, 2008. Sponsored by Celebrate Old Downtown and The Skylon Tower, media and…

I don’t know why they do this, but the Niagara Falls Review often posts the same article twice to their web site, often with different headlines. The content of the article is usually the same, but the picture may be different. In this case, they have the same article posted about Dean Sullivan, the man…

Recently the Skylon Tower put some new signs out around their property. They are quite nice looking. There also appears to be a speaker in them. I took this picture a few days ago, and haven’t been around the signs again to see if there are signs in them, or if there is any sound…

Wow, that’s a long title! The following is from a press release at Hospitality Net from the Skylon Tower: The Skylon Tower announces FREE admission to the popular Niagara Falls attraction Ride-to-the-Top and Indoor/Outdoor Observation Decks when dining. Visitors to Niagara Falls can combine the experience of this favorite Niagara Falls attraction with the best…