View of the 97th Street and Read Avenue remediation work in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with a 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on the fence around an abandoned home in foreground and additional residences in background, September 1978
Title
View of the 97th Street and Read Avenue remediation work in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with a 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on the fence around an abandoned home in foreground and additional residences in background, September 1978
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
Abandoned houses
Hazard signs
Signs and signboards
Fences
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A partially fenced-off construction area extends along a residential street, marked with a "DANGER KEEP OUT" sign posted on the fence. Construction materials, including coiled rebar and stacked pipes, are arranged on the ground. A yellow backhoe is visible further down the site. On the left side, a single-story house with a conifer tree in the yard is adjacent to the fenced zone. The street is partially blocked, with scattered debris and a manhole cover lying on the pavement.
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
1978-09
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.165
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 the 97th Street and Read Avenue remediation work in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with a 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on the fence around an abandoned home in foreground and additional residences in background, September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16511.