The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has a Historical Maps of the United States section. They have 3 maps of the Niagara area: one from 1812, one from 1844, and one from 1894. It’s interesting to see the names of familiar streets and parks on them like Clifton Stree,…
As the recent article on the Winter Festival of Lights mentioned, this year is the first year for the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest. There are currently 7 comedians lined up, including Brent Butt (of Corner Gas fame) and John Pinette.
I went to Brick City again last Thursday and took some more pictures. You can see them in the Brick City gallery.
On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. As usual, they are promoting various packages. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From Buffalo Rising: BF Patel and family have opened Niagara Falls’ newest and most unique hotel in recent years. Originally built as a Chocolate Factory for the Niagara Chocolate Company in 1912, the building later became home to the northeast headquarters for Moore Business Forms employing thousands of Niagara Falls residents for decades. After Moore…
I’m not positive who owns this space, but perhaps this is what the ad on Kijiji was referring to.
The other day when I was out driving I noticed the Whirlpool Aero Car (formerly the Spanish Aero Car) and took a couple of pictures: This picture was taken from the US side of the river This picture was taken from the Canadian side of the river You can see these same pictures slightly larger…
Yesterday the Hilton Niagara Falls sent out the same newsletter they did on December 7: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Police continue to investigate a fire they say was deliberately set Tuesday at a Lundy’s Lane motel in Niagara Falls. Niagara Regional Police said they responded to a working fire at the Value Inn at approximately 5:30 p.m. They said the fire was quickly extinguished and damage was contained to…
From Buffalo.com: Science is a living, breathing thing, constantly changing and growing to fit our needs and leaving relics of past experiments to rot away. Now these pieces of technology are preserved and proudly displayed at the Niagara Science Museum. Check out some of these cool artifacts at the museum’s first ever community open house…