What Happened to Niagara Falls New York?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2022
- The story of Niagara Falls New York…
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"Niagara Falls State Park" by Northfielder is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
As a Buffalonian I can say poor city management and corruption have plagued a city with what should be a garunteed tourist money maker
For those that grew up there in the 50's and 60's, we remember how great downtown and Pine Avenue was...."was"...all those great little shops...but then Mayor Lackey decided that the town needed to get rid of all those small businesses and build a convention center, which was a joke from day one! Since then, it has been the victim of horrible town management and political hacks who thought nothing of all the businesses running out of the area and with it, chasing out an entire generation of people that had to go elsewhere to find work! We left our parents behind and watched the city fall further into decay, doing absolutely nothing to try and attract new businesses. The icing on the cake was giving away the convention center thinking a casino was the answer. Had they gotten off their butts and gone to Atlantic City to see the results of what happens, perhaps they would have known better...but, no, they just let it happen. When I go back there, it makes you cry seeing boarded up stores, empty streets and closed schools. Now the city no longer even has a decent tax base so the future looks bleak, to say the least!
I visited Niagara Falls almost twenty years ago. Even then, the contrast between the U.S side and its Canadian counterpart was conspicuous. On the Ontario side, it was a beehive of activity. The New York side, by comparison, was a sleepy little town with entire stretches of downtown streets boarded up and abandoned. It looked like a third world country... and I was flaberghasted, because I actually live in a third world country...
Blamed the "expensive unions" but not the greed, corruption and fleecing of public funds by organized crime.. smh..
US side of Niagara Falls is a sprawling slum now. Similar to large swathes of Buffalo NY and the surrounding communities.
While the Love Canal was certainly a negative for this area, I believe that presently and within the past decade or two, good old New York state government and its infinite wisdom has allowed all of these Western and Central New York towns and cities to decline and crumble, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Binghamton, the Buffalo area, lots of these areas in New York state which were once goldmines of industry and hard workers are now derelict and run down and it's very very sad to see, politicians can ruin anything that they touch and always do!
The mob, corruption and incompetence is what ruined the falls.
The same thing that's been happening to many American cities. But we're not allowed to talk about that, because that would be racist...
I was born and raised in the Falls. I moved away and will never go back. It’s now a complete disgrace.
The getto took over bottom line
26 year old Niagara Falls local here. I've always been so jealous of the Canadian side because it looks so fun and it's not as ghetto as our side, but we poured BIIIIG money into revitalizing our gorge trails and viewing areas, I think our side is alotmore naturey. It just sucks that when you leave the touristy areas there's basically NOTHING over here besides the mall. You'd think there would be more to do after you cross that border, like Buffalo.
I lived down the street from a family that was moved out of Love Canal. They all died from cancer. The youngest Rosan, my friend passed 2 years ago.
I grew up in WNY and have seen how the Canadian side has turned into a tourist trap with every sleazy carnival attraction known to man. Last summer, I visited the State Park on the US side. It was my first Falls visit in years and was absolutely gorgeous! The park offers everything in a beautiful setting, without the Ripley freak show museums and trashy side show attractions.
Grew up in the Falls, moved out of state at age 18 though I still visit family there. Glad I moved to where opportunities were better, but I still feel a connection to the city. I remember hearing older people talk about how great a place it was to grow up in years ago. I've lived away for decades but I still have that melancholy that so many NF people feel when they think about their once glorious city and its decline. Like them, I wonder how much better it could have been if things had gone differently. There's a lot to criticize about Niagara Falls as a city, but part of me will always love it and hopes that someday--even if not in my lifetime--it will better live up to its potential. Great video, by the way.
I remember reading once that Niagara Falls is the reason why the United States established national parks, to protect natural wonders from being industrialized like the Niagara Falls was back in the day.
My bf and I went to Niagara Falls a few years ago. Despite having fun there with exploring everything along the canal, we did notice a lot of vacant buildings and closed stores. Which were all heartbreaking :( We did go to the Canadian side for one day and we just didn’t have enough time to see everything there. It’s crazy on how different two cities can be when they’re pretty much side by side.
I live in Buffalo NY! My Dad worked on the Love Canal trial when he was a law clerk. All of that is so interesting to me, but very depressing to watch Niagara fall from grace. All of those deals for people to dump a lot of money into Niagara goes nowhere.
Went home to visit Buffalo NY, and literally went to the Falls two days ago before heading out to Georgia. I have to say that I miss living in Niagara Falls, NY. I prefer to visit the Canadian side rather than the American side but overall it is worth to experience both side at least one time! 😎
I live just an hour away and visit often. Great journalism. I was skeptical of your video at first but you hit the nail on the head. There are some more improvements happening further in the neighborhoods. Now, if they could work on the roads, that would make a huge difference!
I was waiting for this video!