{"id":18469,"date":"2017-01-05T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=18469"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:31:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T15:31:37","slug":"center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Center Gift Shop&#8221; torn down for a parking lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former &#8220;Center Gift Shop&#8221; store that was on Victoria Avenue has been closed for several months. I&#8217;m not sure why, and I never noticed any signs on the window that indicated that they would be closing. Just one day I noticed it was closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18477\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18477\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18477\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/center_gift_shop_discount_souvenirs_google_maps_street_view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?resize=450%2C338 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, now the building has been torn down, and it is a parking lot. This happened just before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18476\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18476\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20170104_074025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483515625&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170104_074025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?resize=450%2C338 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170104_074025.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other photos showing the work as it happened.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18469 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/center_gift_shop_discount_souvenirs_google_maps_street_view\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18477\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/center_gift_shop_discount_souvenirs_google_maps_street_view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_Street_View.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/center_gift_shop_discount_souvenirs_google_maps_view\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18478\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/center_gift_shop_discount_souvenirs_google_maps_view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Center_Gift_Shop_Discount_Souvenirs_Google_Maps_View.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161222_130947\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18474\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161222_130947\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482412187&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015479876160991&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161222_130947\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_130947.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160846\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18473\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160846\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482336526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0068493150684932&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161221_160846\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160846.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160843\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18472\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160843\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482336523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0071942446043165&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161221_160843\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160843.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160819\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18471\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161221_160819\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482336499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0068965517241379&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161221_160819\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161221_160819.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161222_131011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_131011.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_131011.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_131011.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_131011.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"18475\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/05\/center-gift-shop-torn-down-for-a-parking-lot\/20161222_131011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20161222_131011.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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