Trek Earth – Niagara Falls

The website Trek Earth has pictures from all over the world. There are some particular nice pictures of Niagara Falls and the surrounding areas. You can scroll through the pictures by click on the Previous Photo and Next Photo directional arrows. You can also click on the small Niagara Falls link near the top of…

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    Poker tourney returns to Fallsview

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Texas Hold’em competitors are priming their poker faces as they battle to see who will qualify for the upcoming North American Poker Championship at the Fallsview Casino Resort. Now in its third year, the event promises big prize purses, with the jackpot estimated at just over $1 million. “Canada is…

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    Decline and falls: an American city in crisis

    From The Telegraph: In the Fifties, Niagara Falls was known as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” as young newlyweds, attracted by the romance of the city, flocked to the banks of the Horseshoe falls. More than 50 years on, the honeymoon is well and truly over. The world’s most famous waterfalls continue to attract…

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      The Niagara Condominium Residences

      There have been several articles lately in the news about a proposed high-rise condominium that would be built along River Road in Niagara Falls. I visited the area and took some pictures. The condominium will be at the corner of River Road and John Street. The lot itself doesn’t look that large or impressive. According…

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      Oh Baby! Ripley’s in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statues Exhibit

      I received the following via email, but also found it on the web: Oh Baby! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statue Exhibit World-famous statues are linked to more than 2,000 pregnancies – so proceed with caution! Niagara Falls, ON. – (August 4, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or…

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        Beautiful weather on the weekend

        This past weekend was beautiful! It was kind of hot, but the sky was clear and blue. While I was out and around on Saturday, I was by Clifton Hill and Marineland (to take a video of the Topple Tower which I’ll post tomorrow. Here are a couple of pictures that show you how great…

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        Groundbreaking ceremony to be held for Niagara Falls luxury condo complex

        From MortgageBrokerNews.ca: The official groundbreaking and reception for a 10-storey, 150-unit condominium complex in Niagara Falls is scheduled for later today from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Niagara Fall mayor Jim Diodati will be in attendance at 4:00 pm. Developed by Evertrust Development Groups Canada Inc., the $100-million Upper Vista Luxury Condominiums project represents “a…

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        An old Ontario map showing Niagara Falls

        At the same store where I saw the old Niagara Falls panorama from 1913, I saw this old map. They had a small area of the larger map that was specifically for the Niagara area. It’s interesting to see that there were traffic circles on the QEW at that point. What would become Highway 420…

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