Historical Images

Giant ferris wheel on Clifton Hill Niagara Falls

The large ferris wheel (known as the Sky wheel) is seen from Clifton Hill ; stores and shops line the street ; bright red lampost with advertising banners for the SkyWheel line the sidewalk ; taken 5:14 pm ;

View from the giant ferris wheel on Clifton Hill Niagara Falls

view from the large ferris wheel (known as the Sky wheel) ; Embassy Suites Hotel next to the Fallsview Casino Complex (left) ; various other hotels scattered along the skyline ; Pyramid Place at base of hotels (right centre) ; Queen Victoria Park lower half of image ; construction site is clearing the way for a new entertainment attraction at location of Quality Inn ; taken 5 pm ;

Giant ferris wheel on Clifton Hill Niagara Falls

Large ferris wheel (known as the Sky wheel) centre ; Sheraton on the Falls (formerly the Foxhead) Hotel with green roof (left) ; taken at 4:45 pm ;

Pink Tulips at Queenston Heights Restaurant

Flower bed of pink tulips ; restaurant in background ; taken at 7:37 pm

Reif Estate Winery Niagara-on-the-Lake

An employee of the winery is shown placing glasses along the counter in preparation for a wine tasting event ; taken at 6:46 pm ;

Reif Estate Winery Niagara-on-the-Lake

The main winery building (left) is a single story brown and cream building with a gabled roof ; signage over front entrance ; a red brick pathway leads to the main door ; administration building (right) is also brown and cream ; surrounded by shrubs and trees ; an arbor is in the background (centre) ; gravel parking lot and entrance (bottom) of the image ; taken at 6:16 pm ;

Close up of St Patrick's Church Niagara Falls

Brownish stone structure ; view is of the side of the church ; turreted windows ; stained glass window (right) ; lined with trees and shrubs ; a small shrine to the Virgin Mary (bottom right) ; taken at 1:07 pm ;

Close up of St Patrick's Church Niagara Falls

Brownish stone structure looking up at the church steeple ; stained glass window (left) ; taken at 1:04 pm ;

Niagara Falls Public Library 4848 Victoria Avenue Niagara Falls

Single story cement structure surrounded by a pebble berm ; cement planters line the walkway to the main entrance under the canopy (centre) ; two flower beds with trees also line the walkway ; black lettering "Niagara Falls Public Library" runs around the top of the canopy ;

Night time view of the American Falls, the city of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls NY

American Falls illuminated in green at night (bottom right; the skyline of Niagara Falls NY in background ; large tower block in background with blue lights is the Seneca Casino, NY ; the bottom of the image shows the view down Murray Hill, Edgewater's Restaurant bottom right located in Queen Victoria Park ; view taken from the top of Murray Hill 10:02 pm ;

Night view of the Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls

Night time view of the casino complex fronting on Fallsview Boulevard ; brightly lit fountains in centre of image ;

Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls - view from the rear of the complex

Rear view of the Fallsview Casino complex, rounded glass dome in centre of image is the entrance to the Galleria shopping mall, the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel is located in the tall centre tower ; the tower in the background to the left is the Fallsview Hilton Hotel ;

Portal observation area inside the Scenic Tunnels at Table Rock Niagara Falls

Visitors to Niagara Falls inside the scenic tunnels at Table Rock House ; all are wearing bright yellow plastic raincoats ; L-R: Melanie Collins of North Carolina, Jackie Frye of North Carolina, Annie Powers of Florida ; Kim Beckstrom of Montana and Lin Swartz-Truesdell of Wisconsin ;

Niagara Falls Public Library Board

Back row L-R: Former board member Guy Prata, Vice Chair Blake McIntyre, Nancy Eidt, Board Chair Carm Dix, Michael Kloss ; Front Row L-R: Renni Piscitelli, Chief Librarian Joe Longo, Councillor Shirley Fisher, Dino Fazio ;

Mayor Stephens and the Price of Wales

American Falls & Ice Bridge

Ice Bridge & Rainbow Bridge

Ice at Brink of Horseshoe Falls, looking towards Maid of the Mist Landing and Rainbow Bridge

View of the Niagara Gorge at the Brink of the Horseshoe Falls

Rainbow Bridge from Brink of Horseshoe Falls, with American Falls & Ice Bridge

Brink of the Horseshoe Falls

Icy Twigs at the Brink of the Horseshoe Falls

American Falls & Ice Bridge in Winter

Table Rock House Detail in Winter

Horseshoe Falls from top in Winter

Goat Island, Bridal Veil Falls, Luna Island in Winter

Rainbow Near Niagara Falls

Cyanamid factory plant Niagara Falls shown at dusk

Long distance over view of the Cyanamid factory plant ; the main building is blue and has a large white sign reading "Cyanamid" on the side of the building under neath the roof line ; hydro towers surround the building ; various other much smaller buildings at the right ;

Cyanamid factory swimming pool at dusk

The Cyanamid factory swimming pool surrounded by grass and mature trees ; time is dusk ; an unusual fact is that there are no swimmers in the pool ; Cyanamid is especially remembered for its large swimming pool and the recreational building that were made available for public enjoyment at their Fourth Avenue location ;

Entrance to the Cyanamid factory at Niagara Falls

Shows the entrance to the North American Cyanamid plant in Niagara Falls ; gate kiosk (centre right) ; residential houses and Stanley Avenue in background ;

Cyanamid factory at Niagara Falls

A portion of the plant is shown in this image ; cars are parked in the foreground ; a flag pole flying the Canadian flag in foreground (right)

Ice breaker in the frozen upper Niagara River

The upper Niagara is totally ice bound ; an ice breaker (centre) is attempting to break up the ice ;

Frozen Niagara River and the ice bridge at Niagara Falls

A massive ice bridge has formed in the Niagara river in front of the Horseshoe Falls ; Horseshoe falls (background centre) ; Ontario Power station visible (centre right) on the gorge floor ;

Frozen Niagara River and the ice bridge at Niagara Falls

A massive ice bridge has formed in the Niagara river in front of the Horseshoe Falls ; Horseshoe falls (background centre) ; Ontario Power station visible (centre right) on the gorge floor ;

Cyanamid factory at Niagara Falls

Bird' eye view of the main office building and plant at Cyanamid ; central brick building is two story ; very large white sign reads "North American Cyanamid Ltd. Niagara Plant" on roof ; large windows on first floor and a central staircase with railings leading to the main arched doorway ; windows on second floor are much smaller ; main plant building is in background

Cyanamid factory at Niagara Falls

The Cyanamid factory plant ; a large grey building (centre) with a white sign reading "Cynamid" ; smaller buildings surround the main plant ; cars parked to the left and the right of the main building ; hydro towers in background ;

Swimming pool at the Cyanamid factory Niagara Falls

The Cyanamid factory swimming pool (right) ; hydro towers in background ; time is dusk ;

Frozen Niagara River and Gorge

Long view of the gorge and river ; very thick ice on the river ; trees in foreground ;

Ice at the Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls

The Whirlpool Rapids are shown completely surrounded by very thick ice ; the cables left belong to the Spanish Aero Car ;

Advertising sign for the Crystal Ballroom Restaurant and Tavern at Crystal Beach Amusement Park Ontario

A large wooden blue, red and white sign ; reads " Crystal Ballroom Restaurant and Tavern licensed under LLBO" ; lettering for Crystal Ballroom in blue, restaurant and tavern in red ; licensed under LLBO in blue ; background of sign is white ; a circus type big top sits above the sign ; red and white stripes ;

Bathing Beach Crystal Beach Ontario

Image is taken from in the water ; shows shore line of Lake Erie at Crystal Beach ; there is a large sandy bathing beach ; various out buildings from the Crystal Beach Amusement Park are right ; people are swimming in the water or sunbathing on the beach ; a red life guard station structure (centre right) ; various large houses line the rest of the shore ; very large mature trees in the extreme background ;

Ferris wheel amusement park ride at Crystal Beach Ontario

Ferris wheel is located in front of the Magic Palace attraction (right) ; white steel structure with red struts where seats are attached ; some people on the ride ; others lining up centre left ; large mature tree left ;

Miniature train amusement park ride at Crystal Beach Ontario

A low single story building with a shingle roof and a small tower type structure on top ; similar to covered train platform ; the miniature train is visible inside the structure ; large mature trees in background ; various people in foreground ;

Comet roller coaster amusement park ride at Crystal Beach Ontario

A classic wooden roller coaster situated on the edge of Lake Erie ; this view shows a large part of the ride ; one of the cars is at the top of the ride to the left ; Lake Erie is in the foreground of the image ; small children are paddling in the water left ;

Entrance to the Comet amusement park roller coaster at crystal Beach Ontario

The entrance and exits to the Comet are underneath a steel and concrete structure ; art deco style key shapes on the concrete part of structure ; vertical sign reading Comet is in centre ; letters on sign are each in a different colour ; exit and entrance barriers at bottom of image ; part of the coaster is in the background right ;

Pirate amusement park ride at Crystal Beach Ontario

Close-up view of one of the swing cars on the Pirate ride ; riders are in the swing ; steel structure and struts centre to left ; a large picture of a pirate is in the middle of the structure ; large mature trees in background ;

Flying Bobs amusement park ride at Crystal Beach Ontario

Merry-go-round type ride in a carousel type structure ; sign reading "Flying Bobs" attached to canopy over ride ; various people are lining up for the ride while others sit on rocks in the foreground ; trees left and right of ride ;

Magic Palace amusement park attraction Crystal Beach Ontario

Entrance to the Magic Palace ; large hanging overhead sign in red ; middle eastern type turrets in background ; a clock advertising Pepsi hangs on the building right ; tour visitor in front of the attraction ;

The giant roller coaster at Crystal Beach Amusement Park Ontario

Close-up view taken from beside the coaster giving a good view of the framework of the ride ; ; one of the coaster cars filled with people is at the top of the ride ; trees at left of the image are just beginning to turn colour ; a light standard centre left ;

The giant roller coaster at Crystal Beach Amusement Park Ontario

taken from beside the coaster giving a good view of the framework of the ride ; wheelchair signs affixed to the fence in the foreground ; one of the coaster cars is at the top of the ride commencing the plunge o the bottom ;

Entrance to the giant roller coaster at Crystal Beach Amusement Park Ontario

A large overhead pink sign with blue writing says "Giant Coaster" ; people can be seen lining up to the right back of the shot ;

Model of an airport at Canadia model city Niagara Falls

MODEL VILLAGE MODELS

Tollbooth on the QEW [Queen Elizabeth Highway]

The time is dusk ; a blue van and cars are shown approaching the tollbooths on the bridge on the QEW heading toward Niagara Falls ; tail lights are showing as are the lights on the top of the bridge ; the view is from inside a car ;

Tollbooth on the QEW [Queen Elizabeth Highway]

The time is dusk ; cars are shown approaching the tollbooths on the bridge on the QEW heading toward Niagara Falls ; tail lights are showing as are the lights on the top of the bridge ; the view is from inside a car ;