Decline and falls: an American city in crisis

From The Telegraph: In the Fifties, Niagara Falls was known as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” as young newlyweds, attracted by the romance of the city, flocked to the banks of the Horseshoe falls. More than 50 years on, the honeymoon is well and truly over. The world’s most famous waterfalls continue to attract…

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How Niagara Falls earned the title of Honeymoon Capital

From the Niagara Falls Review: With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it’s an appropriate time to recall Niagara Falls’ lengthy and prominent role in the world of love and romance — a role especially renowned due to the city’s fame as a honeymoon destination. The tradition of newlyweds coming to Niagara began, it appears, in the…

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Falling for Niagara Falls in a big way

From Canada.com: Like Disneyland, Drumheller and a drive across Canada, Niagara Falls is one of those vacations on the familial bucket list. Renowned for a century as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World,” Niagara Falls is today built for families, offering accommodations, attractions and package deals much more in tune with nuclear families than newlyweds….

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William and Kate welcome in the Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Honeymoon Capital wants to roll out the red carpet for Prince William and Kate Middleton after they tie the knot in April. Niagara Falls city hall plans to send a follow-up invitation to one it sent to the future king in December now that it appears certain the newlyweds…

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Residents fell in love with Niagara Falls

From the Simcoe Reformer: When people got married in the 1940s and ’50s, their honeymoon was far more humble than the post-ceremony vacations today’s newlyweds take. There were no Mexican or Caribbean resorts or flying out west to see the mountains. Holiday entitlements were different then. It wasn’t unusual to be married on a weekend…

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Lovers take fresh look at Niagara Falls

From CNN Travel: Amy and David Wieller got married right around the time one of television’s favorite onscreen couples did, but they have something else in common with Jim and Pam from “The Office”: They had a great time celebrating their love at Niagara Falls. Often considered a cliché — the region was made so…

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