As I mentioned earlier in the week, Ripley’s Moving Theatre has been closed this week. Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester got the scoop for me. She emailed Ripley’s and got the following response: We are doing some construction on the front facade and are changing our films. We will be open Friday, April 28, 2006…
It looks like they finished putting the wheel structure of the Niagara SkyWHeel up yesterday. I’ve taken pictures from several different angles: Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken on Victoria Avenue near the top of Clifton Hill Taken at the traffic lights at the…
I posted a week ago a picture of what you would see if you were coming to the Fallsview Casino via Stanley Avenue. That picture I took was a little further down Murray Hill. This one is taken in the middle of the Stanely Avenue / Murray Street intersection, so this truly would be your…
A couple of weeks ago I posted that I had been to Niagara Falls State Park and taken some nice pictures of the Falls from the American side. Well, apparently I never posted the pictures. Sorry! I took 48 pictures and you can see them in the Niagara Falls State Park section of the Niagara…
Although it is now unlikely that the Ripley’s Aquarium will ever be built, the architects that were involved are B+H Architects. Their web site has a conceptual drawing of the building and some information on the design: Apparently they were also involved with the design of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.
Last year I posted several times on the opening of the new Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum. It replaced Alien Encounter, and seems to be a success. I’ve scanned their new promotional leaflet and included the text below: Front of leaflet: Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum “A Must See for the Motorcycle Enthusiast!” Recipient of the MAX…
From the Buffalo News: This tourist destination has been mentioned in Frommer’s travel guides for several years, but now the travel “bible” has put out a whole book on the area. Frommer’s Niagara Region Guide Book was launched Wednesday evening at a media event in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The 240-page book has detailed maps, suggested itineraries and…
Is it just me or does the Tim Hortons that is being built on Clifton Hill look like a Montana’s? I’m sure once the signs go up it will look like a Tim Hortons, but it really does remind me of the Montana’s that was built last year.
After a week or more of what appeared to be no progress, HOCO (Clifton Hill Resorts) is finally starting to put the wheel of the Niagara SkyWheel into place: