From the Buffalo News: With the beginning of a new tourist season only a few months away, the owners of One Niagara plan to begin sprucing up the property as soon as next week. The building is in one of downtown’s most prominent locations. “We’re going to swing into operation right away; we’re ready to…
From the Buffalo News: Over the years, Daniel Davis grew increasingly disturbed and perplexed by the cycle of failed and displaced development initiatives, the flight of industry and the overall economic malaise that inevitably brought his hometown, brimming with so much potential, to its knees. But family and career responsibilities left him no time for…
From the Buffalo News: A small army of men and machines moved into Niagara Falls and Lewiston half a century ago to build the $720 million Niagara Power Project that forever changed the face of the lower Niagara River gorge and ignited unending debate over the project itself, the allocation of electricity and the project’s…
From the Buffalo News: A deadline to submit proposals to operate boat tours from the Canadian shore below Niagara Falls passed Monday, but the number of bidders and the names of companies that submitted proposals will remain secret for now. Niagara Parks Commission Chairwoman Fay Booker said the commission does not plan to release details…
From the Buffalo News: For more than a decade, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has been buying properties in downtown Niagara Falls, leaving residents to wonder what the company has planned for the land. The company, controlled by Howard Milstein, now controls roughly 85 acres. The following are full responses provided by Anthony Bergamo, chief executive officer…
From the Buffalo News: A significant majority of partisans on both sides of the issue agreed Tuesday that there is hope for a compromise on the future of the Robert Moses Parkway that would please some people but would anger others. An unscientific poll among 180 people at a meeting in the Earl W. Brydges…
From the Buffalo News: The holiday lights will go on again Wednesday in the city. For the last six years, the United Way has been trying to re-create the theme of the old Festival of Lights, and this year’s re-creation promises to be the most extensive yet.
From the Buffalo News: The Robert Moses State Parkway, hailed a half-century ago as a marvel of modern highway engineering that would give millions of motorists a new perspective of the Niagara River and its famous falls, may have become a road to oblivion. The objective was to provide a fast, efficient and safe way…
If you’ve been hanging around the Niagara Falls Blog for a while, then you might remember that on April 18, 2006 I posted something called “Oldest picture of Niagara Falls?“. I included some links to the Newcastle University Special Collections where there were some old photos of Niagara Falls. The links don’t work anymore, but…
From the Buffalo News: Ways to influence the long-term future of the Robert Moses Parkway between Niagara Falls and Lewiston will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday in the Town of Lewiston. Organizations with an interest in the parkway have been invited to send one or two people “to present the concerns” of their groups….