Niagara Falls : 1850-2000 / Paul Gromosiak and Christopher Stoianoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gromosiak, Paul., Author.

Stoianoff, Christopher., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--History--Pictorial works.

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.).

Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.).

Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--History--19th century--Pictorial works.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Since their creation thousands of years ago, the Niagara Falls have captured the hearts and imaginations of all those who witness their endless power and strength. As settlers arrived and began to harness the falls as a resource, the population climbed. Small hamlets, including Bellevue, Clarksville, Schlosser, and Manchester, grew to become the villages of Suspension Bridge and Niagara Falls, which were incorporated in March 1892 into the current city of Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls: 1850–2000 depicts the natural beauty of the falls, the emergence of the booming tourism trade, and the advances of electrical technology that have relied on the mighty falls’ power. Many hands have crafted and bent steel to span the Niagara Gorge while many others fought to keep industry from turning nature into asphalt. Culled from the archives of the Niagara Falls Public Library’s Local History Department, these images represent the people, from those stepping close to the brink in amazement and awe to those who live and work within the roar of Niagara Falls, and places that make up the landscape that is Niagara’s past.

Contents:

Niagara Falls State Park

Bridges to the islands

The Niagara River Gorge

Bridges across the gorge

Winter wonderland

People and places.

OCLC:

885208758