Love Canal Homeowners Association Office inside the 99th Street Elementary School with a sign that reads, "In our city you don't live you die from chemical abuse," Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978
Title
Love Canal Homeowners Association Office inside the 99th Street Elementary School with a sign that reads, "In our city you don't live you die from chemical abuse," Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978
Subject
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Elementary schools
Offices
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Signs and signboards
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Love Canal Homeowners Association Offices were located in the 99th Street School before demolition of the school.
A hallway with blue-tiled walls shows an open doorway with two handwritten signs attached. One sign above the door reads “Love Canal Homeowners Association.” The larger sign on the door reads, “In our city you don’t live you die from Chemical Slums.”
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
1978-10
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.93
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Love Canal Homeowners Association Office inside the 99th Street Elementary School with a sign that reads, "In our city you don't live you die from chemical abuse," Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 9, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16342.