Demolition of residences on 99th Street as viewed from Frontier Avenue, looking north, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1982
Title
Demolition of residences on 99th Street as viewed from Frontier Avenue, looking north, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1982
Subject
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste site remediation
Wrecking
Fences
Bulldozers
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A chain-link fence encloses a large, barren construction site with uneven, rocky ground. A sidewalk runs along the outside of the fence in the foreground. In the distance, construction vehicles are faintly visible, along with several single-story residential houses and trees. The sky is clear and blue.
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
1982
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.147
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-, “Demolition of residences on 99th Street as viewed from Frontier Avenue, looking north, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1982,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 18, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16497.