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Abandoned Niagara Falls Ontario · **3 Likes**

IN a fairly small are of Niagara Falls near the bus terminal are a host of abandoned buildings, obviously remnants of the days of rail. The VIA rail terminal is shut down the tracks look unused. The old Police Station has been abandoned since 72. It was used as the morgue in the Marilyn Munro movie "Niagara".

Abandoned factory.

The old police station

An empty Hotel

An empty, restored (clearly at great expense) but not yet occupied bank.

The barbershop.

The soda fountain.

The abandoned train station.

The slideshow.

**RobA_Oz** · 06-07-2016, 03:37 PM

Nice series, Norm and Tess. A lot of so called "ruin porn" shows such places in a dreary light, but your shots in relatively full light create a feeling of recent abandonment, even if it's been over 40 years, in some cases.

**joip** · 06-07-2016, 04:15 PM

Great shots. The buildings are beautiful & look in relatively good shape. I especially like the Soda Fountain. Around here a contractor would've bought all these buildings & turned them into pricey real estate. We visited the US side of the falls a few years ago & just a few blocks away there were abandoned buildings & lots of poverty. The buildings were pretty run down & boarded up. Going to go look at that soda fountain shot again...

normhead · 06-07-2016, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Nice series, Norm and Tess. A lot of so called "ruin porn" shows such places in a dreary light, but your shots in relatively full light create a feeling of recent abandonment, even if it's been over 40 years, in some cases.

Thanks for commenting.

Originally posted by joip

Great shots. The buildings are beautiful & look in relatively good shape. I especially like the Soda Fountain. Around here a contractor would've bought all these buildings & turned them into pricey real estate. We visited the US side of the falls a few years ago & just a few blocks away there were abandoned buildings & lots of poverty. The buildings were pretty run down & boarded up. Going to go look at that soda fountain shot again...

The soda fountain and barber shop were taken through the windows. That's Tess at work.

**dcmsox2004** · 06-08-2016, 10:22 AM

marvelous series, my favorite, the soda fountain.... the sign, come in we're open.... haunting, dave m

normhead · 06-08-2016, 12:25 PM

We went back today and all the windows were boarded up, the barber shop and soda fountain are no longer "open".

alamo5000 · 06-11-2016, 05:06 PM

The first one and the third ones are my favorites.

reh321 · 06-11-2016, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by normhead

IN a fairly small are of Niagara Falls near the bus terminal are a host of abandoned buildings, obviously remnants of the days of rail. The VIA rail terminal is shut down the tracks look unused. The old Police Station has been abandoned since 72. It was used as the morgue in the Marilyn Munro movie "Niagara".

Abandoned factory.

The old police station

An empty Hotel

An empty, restored (clearly at great expense) but not yet occupied bank.

The barbershop.

The soda fountain.

The abandoned train station.

Do you happen to know when VIA ended service there?

Christmas 1970, when I was a grad student in upstate NY, I took a round-about trip home {sort of like "around the world in 80 days", but much faster}, including
taxi ride from Niagara Falls NY bus station to Niagara Falls ON train station
train ride from Niagara Falls ON train station to Toronto ON train station

It is very sad to see the place shut down now ... but thank you for showing it to us.

normhead · 06-11-2016, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by reh321

Do you happen to know when VIA ended service there?

Christmas 1970, when I was a grad student in upstate NY, I took a round-about trip home {sort of like "around the world in 80 days", but much faster}, including
taxi ride from Niagara Falls NY bus station to Niagara Falls ON train station
train ride from Niagara Falls ON train station to Toronto ON train station

It is very sad to see the place shut down now ... but thank you for showing it to us.

From the information on line it's unclear just how operational it is. That might be a subject of further investigation.
Niagara Falls train station | VIA Rail

I'm surprised there are even trains there. The tracks looked unused. But there were still tracks so anything is possible. Signage indicated washroom etc. were now at the Bus Terminal across the street, so I'm not sure the information on website is accurate.

baldrick · 06-11-2016, 07:52 PM - **1 Like**

Great shots, moody atmosphere, shame about the moronic graffiti. ( my pet hate )

**SointulArt** · 06-11-2016, 09:35 PM

For better or worse, urban decay makes for a great subject for photography. Love these shots. Thank you for sharing.

DeadJohn · 06-12-2016, 01:04 AM

Nice set.

#3, the police station, looks unusual compared to the others. Was that an in-camera HDR?

normhead · 06-12-2016, 04:52 AM

Originally posted by baldrick

Great shots, moody atmosphere, shame about the moronic graffiti. ( my pet hate )

We see so little of it here, it's kind of a novelty.

Originally posted by SointulArt

For better or worse, urban decay makes for a great subject for photography. Love these shots. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for commenting.

Originally posted by DeadJohn

Nice set.

#3, the police station, looks unusual compared to the others. Was that an in-camera HDR?

Sometimes the dynamic range of the scene matches the dynamic range of the camera such that HDR is unnecessary.

**geomez** · 06-12-2016, 01:29 PM - **1 Like**

The reflections off of the windows on those two shots look really interesting.

normhead · 06-14-2016, 02:11 PM

The certainly add something.

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06-11-2016, 07:45 PM	#9
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by reh321 Do you happen to know when VIA ended service there? Christmas 1970, when I was a grad student in upstate NY, I took a round-about trip home {sort of like "around the world in 80 days", but much faster}, including taxi ride from Niagara Falls NY bus station to Niagara Falls ON train station train ride from Niagara Falls ON train station to Toronto ON train station It is very sad to see the place shut down now ... but thank you for showing it to us. From the information on line it's unclear just how operational it is. That might be a subject of further investigation. Niagara Falls train station \| VIA Rail I'm surprised there are even trains there. The tracks looked unused. But there were still tracks so anything is possible. Signage indicated washroom etc. were now at the Bus Terminal across the street, so I'm not sure the information on website is accurate. Last edited by normhead; 06-12-2016 at 04:51 AM.

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RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Nice series, Norm and Tess. A lot of so called "ruin porn" shows such places in a dreary light, but your shots in relatively full light create a feeling of recent abandonment, even if it's been over 40 years, in some cases.

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joip Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Colorado Photos: Albums Posts: 1,799	Great shots. The buildings are beautiful & look in relatively good shape. I especially like the Soda Fountain. Around here a contractor would've bought all these buildings & turned them into pricey real estate. We visited the US side of the falls a few years ago & just a few blocks away there were abandoned buildings & lots of poverty. The buildings were pretty run down & boarded up. Going to go look at that soda fountain shot again...

06-07-2016, 07:23 PM	#4
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Nice series, Norm and Tess. A lot of so called "ruin porn" shows such places in a dreary light, but your shots in relatively full light create a feeling of recent abandonment, even if it's been over 40 years, in some cases. Thanks for commenting. Originally posted by joip Great shots. The buildings are beautiful & look in relatively good shape. I especially like the Soda Fountain. Around here a contractor would've bought all these buildings & turned them into pricey real estate. We visited the US side of the falls a few years ago & just a few blocks away there were abandoned buildings & lots of poverty. The buildings were pretty run down & boarded up. Going to go look at that soda fountain shot again... The soda fountain and barber shop were taken through the windows. That's Tess at work.

06-08-2016, 10:22 AM	#5
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	marvelous series, my favorite, the soda fountain.... the sign, come in we're open.... haunting, dave m

06-08-2016, 12:25 PM	#6
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	We went back today and all the windows were boarded up, the barber shop and soda fountain are no longer "open".

06-11-2016, 05:06 PM	#7
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962	The first one and the third ones are my favorites.

06-11-2016, 06:47 PM	#8
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by normhead IN a fairly small are of Niagara Falls near the bus terminal are a host of abandoned buildings, obviously remnants of the days of rail. The VIA rail terminal is shut down the tracks look unused. The old Police Station has been abandoned since 72. It was used as the morgue in the Marilyn Munro movie "Niagara". Abandoned factory. The old police station An empty Hotel An empty, restored (clearly at great expense) but not yet occupied bank. The barbershop. The soda fountain. The abandoned train station. Do you happen to know when VIA ended service there? Christmas 1970, when I was a grad student in upstate NY, I took a round-about trip home {sort of like "around the world in 80 days", but much faster}, including taxi ride from Niagara Falls NY bus station to Niagara Falls ON train station train ride from Niagara Falls ON train station to Toronto ON train station It is very sad to see the place shut down now ... but thank you for showing it to us.

06-11-2016, 07:52 PM - 1 Like	#10
baldrick Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bulli, NSW Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 67	Great shots, moody atmosphere, shame about the moronic graffiti. ( my pet hate )

06-11-2016, 09:35 PM	#11
SointulArt Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sointula, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 453	For better or worse, urban decay makes for a great subject for photography. Love these shots. Thank you for sharing.

06-12-2016, 01:04 AM	#12
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	Nice set. #3, the police station, looks unusual compared to the others. Was that an in-camera HDR?

06-12-2016, 04:52 AM	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by baldrick Great shots, moody atmosphere, shame about the moronic graffiti. ( my pet hate ) We see so little of it here, it's kind of a novelty. Originally posted by SointulArt For better or worse, urban decay makes for a great subject for photography. Love these shots. Thank you for sharing. Thanks for commenting. Originally posted by DeadJohn Nice set. #3, the police station, looks unusual compared to the others. Was that an in-camera HDR? Sometimes the dynamic range of the scene matches the dynamic range of the camera such that HDR is unnecessary.

06-12-2016, 01:29 PM - 1 Like	#14
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	The reflections off of the windows on those two shots look really interesting.

06-14-2016, 02:11 PM	#15
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	The certainly add something.