September 2010 Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf construction update

From the ground, it doesn’t look like much has been done at the future site of Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf (on Clifton Hill behind the Niagara SkyWheel). However, from above you can tell they’ve done a lot of work. At the end of August I went on the Niagara SkyWheel and took a few pictures…

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Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf

As Lonny mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the City of Niagara Falls has information about the steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel. The attraction will be called Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf. The city web site doesn’t really have any other information on it. It says it is new construction and that it is currently…

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Update on construction on property behind Niagara SkyWheel

I tweeted on Saturday that I was up on the Niagara SkyWheel. While on the ride, I took a couple of pictures on the work going on behind it. The “teepee” (that’s what a friend of mine called it) hasn’t changed much, but there is lots of other work going on at the site. The…

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Company plans three high-rises on Loretto property

From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most historic sites in Niagara Falls could become one of the biggest hotel developments the city has ever seen. Owners of the old Loretto Christian Life Centre want city council’s approval to put three high-rise towers on the 7.6-acre property now occupied by the 148-year-old school and…

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Work starts on new N.F., Ont. center

From Buffalo Business First: Regional and provincial officials gathered in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday morning for the ceremonial ground breaking for the city’s first convention center. The nearly 200,000-square-foot, $100 million center is being constructed just off of Stanley Avenue and in the shadow of some of the city’s largest hotels. Niagara Falls officials have…

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See anything missing?

I noticed a couple of weeks ago, and I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet? However the crane tower has been officially taken down inside of the former Crowne Plaza Hotel (stump). This tower located at the corner of Dunn and Stanley has never gone past the initially constructed base. I assume that this means it is officially dead regarding talk…

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