{"id":3349,"date":"2008-07-23T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T18:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=3349"},"modified":"2008-07-23T14:39:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T18:39:52","slug":"impressions-of-new-table-rock-place-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/23\/impressions-of-new-table-rock-place-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions of new Table Rock Place development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday I walked down to <a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/c\/?813\">Table Rock Place<\/a> to get my first good look at the completed construction and take some pictures (with my cellphone, so they pictures aren&#8217;t the best). I was very impressed. I started on the opposite side of the road so I could walk across the new walkway. As you can see by the picture, they are still doing some work, but it is essentially done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3347\" title=\"20080719_table_rock-outside\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080719_table_rock-outside.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You enter the building in a big room that has several kiosks selling various souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3348\" title=\"20080719_table_rock\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080719_table_rock.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On your left is <a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/c\/?1271\">Niagara&#8217;s Fury<\/a>. When I first got there, the attraction was in progress, and you could faintly hear\/feel the vibration. It&#8217;s obviously pretty loud in there! After it was done, a lot of people came out, and many of them were quite wet. Almost everyone was smiling. It must be a hit!<\/p>\n<p>As you continue through that first big room, the next thing you come to is the <a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/c\/?1601\">Pop &amp; Lolly candy store<\/a>. I was surprised at how &#8220;dead&#8221; the store was. There were half a dozen people working, and very few customers in the store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3344\" title=\"20080719_pop_lolly_01\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080719_pop_lolly_01.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3345\" title=\"20080719_pop_lolly_02\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080719_pop_lolly_02.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3346\" title=\"20080719_pop_lolly_03\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080719_pop_lolly_03.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the back of the building (the side closest to the Falls) there is a viewing area. The view is very nice, but the mist dries on the windows, and then leaves watermarks, so it isn&#8217;t exactly a clear view.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3342\" title=\"20080718_falls_view\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/20080718_falls_view.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get a picture of it, but beside the viewing area (and also with a great view of the Falls) is the <a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/c\/?1602\">Elements on the Falls<\/a> restaurant. The food is very expensive, but even with the prices, it was packed!<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the end result of the building is gorgeous. The Niagara Parks Commission and their contractors did an amazing job!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday I walked down to Table Rock Place to get my first good look at the completed construction and take some pictures (with my cellphone, so they pictures aren&#8217;t the best). I was very impressed. I started on the opposite side of the road so I could walk across the new walkway. 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