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…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The city is moving ahead with planning for phase two of the streetscape revitalization along Victoria Avenue. Council approved $365,000 for engineering design work for the next phase, and city staff will prepare construction cost estimates for council’s consideration in the 2017 budget. The first phase — a $3.8-million revitalization…
Last holiday season I saw a laser light show along Victoria Ave near Clifton Hill. I see from the Nightmares Fear Factory web site that this year there will be another light show.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Council approved an additional $230,000 to complete the first phase of a streetscape project along Victoria Avenue. The extra expense will come out of the city’s capital holding reserve fund and will address unanticipated intersection work, as well as additional consultant services. Earlier this year, council entered into a cost-sharing…
Here is a collection of photos that I took at Ripley’s Moving Theater. As you can imagine, I didn’t take many pictures since I was watching the movie, but I took a few of the building, the lobby, and the exit. For more details, please read my 20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Moving Theater posting. [peg-gallery album=”http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/109947520709267474738/albumid/6299777603634047985?alt=rss&kind=photo”…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Long-awaited streetscape improvements along Victoria Avenue are set to begin. City council awarded a $3-million contract to Rankin Construction this week for the first phase of the project, which will go from Highway 420 to Clifton Hill/Centre Street. It will see new sidewalks, curbs, streetlights, as well as sewer repairs,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As recently reported in the Review, a massive redevelopment is underway on the south side of Clifton Hill between Queen Victoria Park and Victoria Avenue. The property, a very popular entertainment and dining area on the Street of Fun, is owned by HOCO Ltd. As the company’s president Harry Oakes…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It has been a long-time coming. Businesses along Victoria Avenue say they are looking forward to the streetscape improvements approved recently by Niagara Falls city council. “It’s going to improve the look of the street and I’m all for it,” said Andrew Vergalito, owner of the Italian Ice Cream business…
The Summer of Thrills started earlier this month. I’m not sure if they have such a thing this year, but here is a promo post card I found from last year:
I’m a little late in posting this, but here are some articles regarding the fire on Victoria Ave that I posted about last week… From Niagara This Week: A major fire early Wednesday morning destroyed four businesses on Victoria Avenue, not far from Clifton Hill. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight, they…