Monday, March 1, 2010

Park Police circa 1961






Did you know that the city parks had their own police department, complete with their own chief? Here’s a photo of Motorcycle Officer Vince Fusco of the City Park Police. In the early 1960’s the park police officers were able to join the regular police department and the park police dept. was phased out. Officer Fusco became a city police dispatcher until his retirement.




(submitted by JB)

Building The Schoellkopf Power Plant circa 1921


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Building The Schoellkopf Power Plant circa 1921... The actual plant construction in the gorge (about where Howard Johnson’s Hotel is now). Click the following link to learn more: http://www.niagarafrontier.com/schoellkopf.html


Submitted by JB