99th Street school playground showing residences on 97th Street and Griffon Manor in the background, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978
Title
99th Street school playground showing residences on 97th Street and Griffon Manor in the background, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978
Subject
Griffon Manor (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Playgrounds
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
An empty playground with a swing set and climbing frame stands in a grassy field. In the background, there are houses with light-colored siding and boarded windows. Utility poles and wires run above the houses.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1978-08
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.D.5
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “99th Street school playground showing residences on 97th Street and Griffon Manor in the background, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16153.