The Fall of Niagara Falls

Bloomberg BusinessWeek has an awesome article about Niagara Falls, New York, and the problems it has faced over the last 40 years: Niagara Falls’ descent into blight—in spite of its proximity to an attraction that draws at least 8 million tourists each year—is a tale that Hudson’s little newspaper has been telling for years. It…

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Falls Wintergarden Demolition Begins

From WGRZ (channel 2 in Buffalo): It was once seen as a crown jewel in the urban renewal effort undertaken in Niagara Falls, New York in the mid 1970’s. But unlike the fanfare which marked its opening 32 years ago, there were no crowds gathered to watch as demolition crews began razing the Wintergarden, …the…

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