Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Main Street, Niagara Falls 1970s


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This photo was taken in the mid-1970s looking down Main Street. Click on the photo to see the background in better detail.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Falls Street 1914


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Rumaging through the files at the Local History Department, I found this photo - not much information available about it, other than the description on the back that said, "Falls St. 1914." Click on the photo to make it larger to see more details.

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Federal Building - Main Street Post Office


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This brittle old photo found in the archives of the Local History Department depicts the day the corner stone was laid for the Federal Building (now the Main Street Post Office) on Main and Walnut in 1906.


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Here is a photo of the same building 102 years later.



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Lighting of Falls Street - 1939


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Lighting of Falls Street 1939. Looking west from Third St. March 1939 - This photo was given to the Local History Department by George Stremble, a former city electrician in September 1969. Click on the image to get a more detailed look... amazing!

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