Exploring the toxic wasteland of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY was my sister’s idea. She wanted to research the barren remains of the 1950’s industrial chemical dumping ground for an upcoming writing project, and of course Amanda and I couldn’t wait to join her.
Online research told us that the abandoned houses had been demolished a few years back, so we weren’t sure what we’d see. Fields? Barbed wire? Angry hoards of cyclopean feral cats?
Here’s what a March, 2015 visit held in store for three creepin’ babes with cameras. Enjoy!
Welcome to Love Canal!
Fences? Check.
Barricades? Check.
Circling turkey vultures? Check.
Wait, a house?
A CONDEMNED house!
A locked side door.
A pane of the glass.
Just past the porch door (the only one that allowed entry).
The garage was wide open and held many treasures.
A trunk in the main part of the garage.
The trunk held a few old photos and greeting cards, some written in German.
What’s up? A ladder in the back room of the garage.
Cat food cans abound.
In the garage’s back room.
Fun and games.
Turning back time.
