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I removed this section, as it only had a link to the falls itself (which is linked prominently in the article already) and to a local hostel. Considering the amount of hotels and attractions locally adding a link just to one establishment seems a little suspect. The contributor seems to only be adding pseudo-advertisement style text for this hostel to the wiki anyways. Avwhite 13:14, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
While it is true that tourism has always had an impact on the economy of Niagara Falls, I think the article misrepresents this -- it is in fact only recently (last 10-20 years) that tourism has become the primary driver of the economy.
Prior to this, Niagara Falls was home to a number of large industries, going back to the early 20th century. The generating stations built there were among the first to bring electricity to Ontario. Chemical manufacturing and electrochemical processes (e.g. electroplating) were some of the first large scale industries that took advantage of this electricty. Companies like Oneida (cutlery), American Cyanamid, Norton Advanced Ceramics, Ford Glass bananas works, Ohio Brass, Sailt Steel, and many others located there for obvious reasons.
These industries were the main drivers of the local economy until the late 1980s, early 1990s when they began closing down and moving elsewhere. This is what drove the shift in focus to tourism and hospitality.
In fact, the Wikipedia article on Niagara Falls, that is, the waterfalls themselves, has a much more accurate and informative section about the local economy.
The remark about the lower income level in Niagara Falls needs a source. Unlike many other articles about cities, I don't see the census data under the demographics section to support this statement.
I didn't want to just change this as I've never contributed before and I'm sure it would be reverted as POV. -- 65.92.95.197 22:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice if people could discuss their ideas on changing this page, prior to defacing it or placing advertising.
If you don't agree that the Casino offers a great deal to the economy of Niagara Falls (or even the province), then discuss it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urbanriot ( talk • contribs)
Unbolded Niagara Livery Service - doesn't make sense for this to be in bold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.54.108.41 ( talk • contribs)
That info is nice but really sohuld be in its own Wiki page. I don't see why one park in the city warrants a whole section of the Niagara Falls, Ontario article while the major attractions (even the falls itself) has nothing more than a link. We should move that to it's own article and make a section in here called "City Parks" or something along those lines. -- Avwhite 17:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
In the section titled "Economy" it says "The casino business has been successful in attracting American tourists with the currently lower Canadian dollar." Does this make sense any more?
That map we have where the Falls is hightlighted in red is a bit confusing, I think we should get a map showing the location of the river. I'm not very good at inserting maps tho...! Tommyt 15:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Would it be pertinent to mention that the town is a tacky and ugly tourist trap? Lee M 02:16, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
No. That would be POV. Rick K 02:44, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Many city (etc.) articles state early on in the intro: "Residents of <whatever location>
are [called or known as] [[Link to famous people from or residing in <whatever location>|<whatever residents are called>]]''
."
E.g. Residents of Niagara Falls are called Niagara Fallsites, Niagara Fallsonians, Fallsers of Niagara?
It's a tough one to try to figure out and I've never heard it referenced, just the usual around here; you're from Niagara Falls just as I'm from Toronto (humblest apologies for that) not "a Torontonian". But there has to be some term used to refer to the residents of Niagara Falls. —S-Ranger 21:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Having made three dozen trips to the area between 1975 and 2003, and also having become interested in the history of not only the tourist areas, but also the park areas, I have noticed that historical people, places and events surrounding Niagara Falls are not well represented (or at least not well organized or publicized) in Wikipedia.
I have added some small articles with a historical flavor amongst the general pages of Niagara Falls. I wonder about the possibilities of linking more historical pages to this site, or even creating a mini-wiki detailing the area, past & present. I have some historical knowledge and consider the idea intriguing.
Any ideas or suggestions, be it positive or negative? Thanks. Kevindh71 03:07, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
I removed these two. Are they actually real papers? They look like online directories to me
I apologize to the editor who set up the new demographic table in this article, but somehow when they added it they also simultaneously removed a huge amount of the content contained in the article at the same time and then failed to correct it. My technical skills are such that I was unable to re-include the new demographic table, I'm hoping that someone else with sufficient skills will replace it. Deconstructhis ( talk) 18:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
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The adult entertainment in Niagara is very well known not only in Southern Ontario and Western NY but is becoming a focal point for many visitors in the past 10 years. Is there any reason not to discuss this booming industry either in the Economy section or in its own section? Niagara is a very popular spot for the students because of the strip clubs and body rub parlors. Obviously much of this page is a puff piece for Niagara tourism but discussing this popular attraction is well within the guidelines of wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.138.214.116 ( talk) 23:12, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Individual neighbourhoods within cities — especially smaller cities such as Niagara Falls — are not necessarily entitled to independent articles. References need to be added to Silvertown, Ontario to demonstrate that it's genuinely notable as a separate topic in its own right, or it needs to be redirected to the city's main article. Bearcat ( talk) 23:08, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the motto really "Unforgettable Weekends from $49"? Could someone source that, please? Looks like a bit of a joke or hoax.-- Newbiepedian ( Hailing Frequencies) 16:49, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
The article has a list of "communities" and a list of "Niagara Falls neighbourhoods". Does anyone know the difference? Thanks. Magnolia677 ( talk) 07:10, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
I'm not sure why you removed, "Its tourist areas had many attractions and a vibrancy, while Niagara Falls, New York languished in a prolonged economic downturn." It's completely true. Is it because it was unsourced? Thanks. Magnolia677 ( talk) 22:39, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Magnolia677: In regards to your revert here, that information really is outdated. The source cited is from 2012 (more than a decade ago). I added new content to address an IP's concern that the entire paragraph was outdated [2]. The same source I used there quotes the mayor of the city saying that a person can only refuse to pay it if it doesn't show up on their bill. This source also makes it clear that it is not voluntary. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 10:59, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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I removed this section, as it only had a link to the falls itself (which is linked prominently in the article already) and to a local hostel. Considering the amount of hotels and attractions locally adding a link just to one establishment seems a little suspect. The contributor seems to only be adding pseudo-advertisement style text for this hostel to the wiki anyways. Avwhite 13:14, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
While it is true that tourism has always had an impact on the economy of Niagara Falls, I think the article misrepresents this -- it is in fact only recently (last 10-20 years) that tourism has become the primary driver of the economy.
Prior to this, Niagara Falls was home to a number of large industries, going back to the early 20th century. The generating stations built there were among the first to bring electricity to Ontario. Chemical manufacturing and electrochemical processes (e.g. electroplating) were some of the first large scale industries that took advantage of this electricty. Companies like Oneida (cutlery), American Cyanamid, Norton Advanced Ceramics, Ford Glass bananas works, Ohio Brass, Sailt Steel, and many others located there for obvious reasons.
These industries were the main drivers of the local economy until the late 1980s, early 1990s when they began closing down and moving elsewhere. This is what drove the shift in focus to tourism and hospitality.
In fact, the Wikipedia article on Niagara Falls, that is, the waterfalls themselves, has a much more accurate and informative section about the local economy.
The remark about the lower income level in Niagara Falls needs a source. Unlike many other articles about cities, I don't see the census data under the demographics section to support this statement.
I didn't want to just change this as I've never contributed before and I'm sure it would be reverted as POV. -- 65.92.95.197 22:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice if people could discuss their ideas on changing this page, prior to defacing it or placing advertising.
If you don't agree that the Casino offers a great deal to the economy of Niagara Falls (or even the province), then discuss it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urbanriot ( talk • contribs)
Unbolded Niagara Livery Service - doesn't make sense for this to be in bold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.54.108.41 ( talk • contribs)
That info is nice but really sohuld be in its own Wiki page. I don't see why one park in the city warrants a whole section of the Niagara Falls, Ontario article while the major attractions (even the falls itself) has nothing more than a link. We should move that to it's own article and make a section in here called "City Parks" or something along those lines. -- Avwhite 17:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
In the section titled "Economy" it says "The casino business has been successful in attracting American tourists with the currently lower Canadian dollar." Does this make sense any more?
That map we have where the Falls is hightlighted in red is a bit confusing, I think we should get a map showing the location of the river. I'm not very good at inserting maps tho...! Tommyt 15:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Would it be pertinent to mention that the town is a tacky and ugly tourist trap? Lee M 02:16, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
No. That would be POV. Rick K 02:44, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Many city (etc.) articles state early on in the intro: "Residents of <whatever location>
are [called or known as] [[Link to famous people from or residing in <whatever location>|<whatever residents are called>]]''
."
E.g. Residents of Niagara Falls are called Niagara Fallsites, Niagara Fallsonians, Fallsers of Niagara?
It's a tough one to try to figure out and I've never heard it referenced, just the usual around here; you're from Niagara Falls just as I'm from Toronto (humblest apologies for that) not "a Torontonian". But there has to be some term used to refer to the residents of Niagara Falls. —S-Ranger 21:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Having made three dozen trips to the area between 1975 and 2003, and also having become interested in the history of not only the tourist areas, but also the park areas, I have noticed that historical people, places and events surrounding Niagara Falls are not well represented (or at least not well organized or publicized) in Wikipedia.
I have added some small articles with a historical flavor amongst the general pages of Niagara Falls. I wonder about the possibilities of linking more historical pages to this site, or even creating a mini-wiki detailing the area, past & present. I have some historical knowledge and consider the idea intriguing.
Any ideas or suggestions, be it positive or negative? Thanks. Kevindh71 03:07, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
I removed these two. Are they actually real papers? They look like online directories to me
I apologize to the editor who set up the new demographic table in this article, but somehow when they added it they also simultaneously removed a huge amount of the content contained in the article at the same time and then failed to correct it. My technical skills are such that I was unable to re-include the new demographic table, I'm hoping that someone else with sufficient skills will replace it. Deconstructhis ( talk) 18:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
The image Image:RMNiagaraFlag.jpg is used in this article under a claim of fair use, but it does not have an adequate explanation for why it meets the requirements for such images when used here. In particular, for each page the image is used on, it must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Please check
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. -- 03:00, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
The adult entertainment in Niagara is very well known not only in Southern Ontario and Western NY but is becoming a focal point for many visitors in the past 10 years. Is there any reason not to discuss this booming industry either in the Economy section or in its own section? Niagara is a very popular spot for the students because of the strip clubs and body rub parlors. Obviously much of this page is a puff piece for Niagara tourism but discussing this popular attraction is well within the guidelines of wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.138.214.116 ( talk) 23:12, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Individual neighbourhoods within cities — especially smaller cities such as Niagara Falls — are not necessarily entitled to independent articles. References need to be added to Silvertown, Ontario to demonstrate that it's genuinely notable as a separate topic in its own right, or it needs to be redirected to the city's main article. Bearcat ( talk) 23:08, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the motto really "Unforgettable Weekends from $49"? Could someone source that, please? Looks like a bit of a joke or hoax.-- Newbiepedian ( Hailing Frequencies) 16:49, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
The article has a list of "communities" and a list of "Niagara Falls neighbourhoods". Does anyone know the difference? Thanks. Magnolia677 ( talk) 07:10, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
I'm not sure why you removed, "Its tourist areas had many attractions and a vibrancy, while Niagara Falls, New York languished in a prolonged economic downturn." It's completely true. Is it because it was unsourced? Thanks. Magnolia677 ( talk) 22:39, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Magnolia677: In regards to your revert here, that information really is outdated. The source cited is from 2012 (more than a decade ago). I added new content to address an IP's concern that the entire paragraph was outdated [2]. The same source I used there quotes the mayor of the city saying that a person can only refuse to pay it if it doesn't show up on their bill. This source also makes it clear that it is not voluntary. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 10:59, 25 May 2024 (UTC)