Before the Queen Elizabeth Way was constructed, Provincial Highway No. 8 was the main artery into Niagara Falls from the west. Beginning in the early 1920s, the rapid increase in the number of tourists coming to Niagara Falls by car resulted in the development of many accommodation facilities, mostly cabins and tourist homes. Uncle Tom's Cabins and Restaurant opened in 1930.
An early advertisement highlighted "running spring water in every cabin", "beds equipped with Simmons Springs" and "swings for kids, big or little". Today, the Dow Plaza is located here.
Niagara Falls Public Library. 2017. Niagara Falls - Then & Now: A Photographic Journey Through The Years.
Niagara Falls Then and Now
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Niagara Falls Museums - Niagara Falls Public Library - Dept. of Geography and Tourism Studies,Brock University.
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Sherman Zavitz, Official Historian for the City of Niagara Falls from 1994 - 2019.
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