Construction behind Hilton Fallsview?

A scaffolding walkway has been put together on Murray Hill at the back of the Hilton Fallsview. There is no indication yet of what kind of work will be done, but given the look of the walkway, I’d say it will be extensive, or take a long time to finish

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Update on construction at Starbucks on Murray St

I have previously posted about some renovations going on at the Starbucks on Murray St and the one inside the Skylon Tower. With regards to the one outside, I couldn’t tell if it was still going to be a Starbucks, or if it was changing. Well, it looks like they’ve just been updating it to…

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Renovations at Starbucks inside Skylon Tower

Last week I posted about the Starbucks at the Skylon Tower complex on Murray St and how it was undergoing some renovations. Trevor Shaw reminded me there is a Starbucks inside. I stopped by the other day to check it out, and it too is under renovations.

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Starbucks at Skylon Tower renovations

The other day while walking past the Starbucks on Murray St I noticed that there was some renovations going on. The address is technically on Robinson St (it is part of the Skylon Tower complex).

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Pictures of the Red Bull Crashed Ice course in Niagara Falls

Only a week to go to the big Red Bull Crashed Ice event in Niagara Falls. The course looks pretty cool. Here are some pictures that I took yesterday. It looks like all they need now is ice.

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Red Bull Crashed Ice course taking shape

From the Niagara Falls Review: When Mayor Jim Diodati got to the top of the Red Bull Crashed Ice course, he got that churning feeling in his stomach and could only think of one thing: “Imagine going down a roller coaster in skates!” Lucky for Diodati, he was only taking a tour of the 460-metre-long…

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Setting up for Red Bull Crashed Ice in Niagara Falls

The track for Red Bull Crashed Ice is coming along. It looks like it starts up at the Skylon Tower, goes down their driveway, and down Murray St.

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Fake WEGO Niagara Falls sign? – Updated… Not fake after all

Yesterday when I was out walking, I saw this sign on Murray St: I thought that the WEGO bus system (to replace the People Mover system) was supposed to be starting up soon, so I thought maybe this was a temporary sign, maybe even a temporary bus stop. I went home and checked the website…

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Painting the railings on Murray St by the Fallsview Casino

The other day I saw a work crew out fixing some concrete work along Murray St between the Fallsview Casino and the Skylon Tower. Yesterday they were out painting the railings.

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Work at the Skylon Tower

There is some work happening on the Murray St side of the base of Skylon Tower. The stairs and escalator are closed, and the steel I-beams are exposed (look under the Revolving Dining Room banner on the left).

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