A proposal to replace the old arena with an attraction

In last week’s “Center Gift Shop” torn down for a parking lot posting, regular visitor Drafty left a comment about another potential development in the city. Apparently the old arena on Centre St may be torn down to make way for an attraction that is a big boat (Drafty guess the Titanic). The a document…

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Dinner at Sparks Steakhouse – Part 1

Back in August I blogged about a new restaurant in Niagara Falls, Sparks Steakhouse. This used to be the location of The Beef Baron on Centre St, but at some point it had re-opened as two separate restaurants. One portion of the building is Maharaja Grand which sells South Asian (Indian) food, while another part is Sparks…

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Victoria Ave roadwork is done

I know these photos aren’t particularly exciting, but if you’ve been in the Falls over the last couple of months, this is definitely good news. The construction work that was happening on Victoria Ave between Clifton Hill/Centre St and Walnut St is now complete. It finished a couple of weeks ago. The road has been…

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Sparks Steakhouse and Maharaja Grand replaces Beef Baron

I make it to a lot of places in the Niagara Falls tourist district, but sometimes I miss the obvious. A perfect example… I have been seeing signs around for Sparks Steakhouse, and never paid much attention to them. Then recently, while I was walking along Centre St, I noticed that the Beef Baron was…

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Ma Agretto’s is now Cantina Jack’s

(Note: I had a couple of drafts get posted. Sorry about this. This is the proper posting) I’ve posted at least 7 times about the Ma Agretto (start here and work backwards from there). Ma Agretto’s was torn down, Jack’s Cantina burned down, and now the new building where Ma Agretto’s was is now a…

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Facade work on new Ma Agretto’s building

The new building that is going up at the corner of Ellen Ave and Centre St (former Ma Agretto’s building) has some nice stone work on the front now. Overall, the building seems to be progressing quite slowly. I wonder how long it will be before it is open.

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Former building at Ma Agretto’s location is coming along nicely

The new building at the corner of Ellen Ave and Centre street where Ma Agretto’s used to be looks like it has reached the top.  

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Golden Steer facade looks nice

I reported previously about the scaffolding at the front of the Golden Steer restaurant on Centre St. The scaffolding is now gone, and the front facade looks quite nice.

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Ma Agretto building coming along

I’m not sure what the name of the restaurant is going to be called, but the new building that is going in place of Ma Agretto’s is rising steadily.

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New building going in where Ma Agretto’s used to be

I’ve posted several times about the house that used to be Ma Agretto’s was being torn down. I’ve posted on the progress a few times since then. Well, the foundation for the new building is now in place.

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