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Originally Posted by Riven37
He did not make fun of NF. He stated known facts.
Why did one side of the falls grow as it did while the other side just sat there?
Because in 1885 it was designated as the United States first state park - Members of the Free Niagara movement felt that the natural beauty of the land surrounding the Falls should be protected from commercial interests and exploitation.
Governed by ignorant lazy politicians..elected by...well you know... with little vision..except what is good for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by WNYresident
I can see value in that. You would think they would have still focus on some type of tourist trap close to the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by hyz
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Originally Posted by hyz
This is not why NF is a sh*t hole.
The State Park takes up a very small section of Downtown NF. It's the rest of DT that is the butt of the joke.
Because the politicians and residents are addicted to the early 1980's!
Thinking 1985 not 1885. S hole is actually a kind word compared to what it is
There had to be a main reason why development never took off. If the state park is a small area what happened to the rest of the area? Did a political party get in the way of real development?
A better view of the Falls, a weak Canadian dollar and a casino made it a better tourist attraction.Quote:
Originally Posted by WNYresident
So then how would our side compete against that?
It did the third, but one and two are well beyond its control.Quote:
Originally Posted by WNYresident
A lot of jokers on this thread making a lot of empty excuses.
Parks, casinos and view of the falls don't explain why the roads in that city look like a third world country. Nor do they explain why what is there can't be made to look presentable. Or why they closed down all the tourist information shops.
These are some of the correct answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDude
Add in the US side had unregulated industrial companies that took a sh*t and left and massive amounts of influence from the mafia and unions...if you want to look at them as separate groups.
This. As long as city council is run the way it is,The city will stay the same. The prime example is One Niagara.How can you sell a property that has taxes owed on it and not collect them either before or after the sale.The you have the council blocking Mark Hamister from getting the land next door because they feel the city isn't going to make enough from the sale.The rumor that was circulating at the time was that Sam Frusione was a silent partner in One Niagara and they wanted the property as it affected his gift shop.Amazing,Frusione gets the boot and council approves the sale led by Bob Anderson.See where this is going.It's been going on for years and it doesn't look like it'll be losing steam anytime soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe d.