Niagara Falls, NY– City of Missed Niagara Falls, NY– City of Missed OpportunitiesOpportunities

OPPERTUNITIESOPPERTUNITIES UPPER RIVER UPPER RIVER

PARKWAYPARKWAY LOWER RIVER LOWER RIVER

GORGEGORGE DOWNTOWNDOWNTOWN OUR HERITAGEOUR HERITAGE

UPPER RIVER PARKWAY UPPER RIVER PARKWAY

Before the Parkway Before the Parkway the upper river was the upper river was a mix of commercial a mix of commercial and stately and stately residential property residential property with front yard with front yard views of the upper views of the upper Niagara River. Niagara River.

Upper River ViewsUpper River Views

These stately These stately homes were once homes were once riverfront property.riverfront property.

They are now They are now separated by separated by viaducts and berms viaducts and berms of an elevated of an elevated parkway. parkway.

Private InvestmentPrivate Investment

Commercial Commercial Properties, blocked Properties, blocked by the Parkway by the Parkway have remained have remained undeveloped for undeveloped for years with no years with no potential interest in potential interest in sight.sight.

LOWER RIVER GORGELOWER RIVER GORGE

The lower river The lower river gorge area, gorge area, offering offering spectacular views spectacular views both up and down both up and down the river, has never the river, has never reached its reached its potential as a potential as a tourist attraction. tourist attraction.

Cultural DistrictCultural District

This area, adjacent This area, adjacent to the Discovery to the Discovery Center and Center and Aquarium, currently Aquarium, currently occupied by the occupied by the parkway, would parkway, would likely become part of likely become part of a new “Cultural a new “Cultural District” District”

Development on WhirlpoolDevelopment on Whirlpool

Adds to property values & Tax Adds to property values & Tax BaseBase

And brings And brings Commerce to Commerce to adjacent business adjacent business districtsdistricts

DOWNTOWN TOURIST DISTRICTDOWNTOWN TOURIST DISTRICT

We can not afford We can not afford to let 90,000 sq. ft. to let 90,000 sq. ft. of retail potential in of retail potential in the heart of the the heart of the tourist district to sit tourist district to sit empty and expect empty and expect the city to compete the city to compete as a tourist as a tourist destinationdestination

NEGLECTING OR HERITAGENEGLECTING OR HERITAGE

These buildings are These buildings are not only our not only our heritage, but are heritage, but are opportunities to opportunities to become part of the become part of the experience of experience of visiting Niagara visiting Niagara Falls, NYFalls, NY