View of 95th Street and Read Avenue showing the Griffon Manor apartments at Wheatfield and 97th Street with a chain link fence in the foreground within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978
Title
View of 95th Street and Read Avenue showing the Griffon Manor apartments at Wheatfield and 97th Street with a chain link fence in the foreground within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978
Subject
Griffon Manor (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Abandoned houses
Abandoned buildings
Fences
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A street is blocked by a chain-link fence with two yellow diamond-shaped warning signs and a red stop sign attached. A small white barrier is also placed in front of the fence. Behind the fence are wooden residential buildings with boarded-up windows, and trees are visible in the background. The sidewalk and grassy areas on either side of the road appear maintained, though the overall scene is subdued and overcast.
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
MS100.14
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-, “View of 95th Street and Read Avenue showing the Griffon Manor apartments at Wheatfield and 97th Street with a chain link fence in the foreground within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, August 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16473.