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Buffalo Ave is quiet, quaint almost, but lined with hotels and apartments. Many people will use this street in the summer. At the intersection of Third Street, there is now a short path going through a lightly wooded area to a set of metal stairs that go down a 28-foot grade change.
Many see improvements like this one as vital to economic development. USA Niagara Development Corporation President Anthony Vilardo shared how small upgrades can make a big impact:
“It s not hard to see the economic benefits that are already starting to take shape with the parkways removal: new hotels have been built, apartments and storefronts have been renovated because the development community has seen the opportunity that s been afforded to it by our work in reconnecting the city to its waterfront.”
New pedestrian access point to the Upper Niagara River is now complete. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 1:13 PM EDT May 27, 2021
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Tourists and locals have a new way to access Niagara Falls State Park and view one of the wonders of the world.
The USA Niagara Development Corporation (USAN) and New York State Parks announced that the Third Street Connector is now complete. The connector is an new way for pedestrians to get back and forth between the park and the City of Niagara Falls. The project hopes to expand the economic benefits to the area from its nearly nine million annual visitors.
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A TM Montante rendering of 500 Third Street which company officials describe as a gorgeous Art Deco office building, constructed in 1930 by the Niagara Hudson Power Corporation.
James Neiss/staff photographerThe former Icehouse bar property at Third and Main streets.Â
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Efforts to spark new downtown development are moving forward in the South End, despite the novel coronavirus pandemic.Â
And USA Niagara (USAN) officials say those efforts, for now, are centered on Third Street. They also say the future of dozens of additional parcels of agency-owned land will come into better focus by the second quarter of 2021.