Abandoned Love Canal home with discarded household items and a sign posted in front reading 'House for sale cheap', Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York
Title
Abandoned Love Canal home with discarded household items and a sign posted in front reading 'House for sale cheap', Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York
Subject
Abandoned houses
Signs and signboards
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Furniture and household items are placed outside in front of a house, including a patterned blanket draped over a sofa or chair. A handwritten sign reading “House For Sale Cheap” is attached to a utility pole nearby. The house in the background has steps leading to the front door and two small bushes on either side.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1979
Rights
Type
Image
Identifier
NYSDOH11
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Love Canal, a special report to the Governor and Legislature. RA566.4 .N7 L68 1981
Collection
Citation
“Abandoned Love Canal home with discarded household items and a sign posted in front reading 'House for sale cheap', Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16230.