949-961 97th Street, ring 1 residences, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982
Title
949-961 97th Street, ring 1 residences, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982
Subject
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste sites
Housing and health
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A row of single-story residential houses along a paved street. Several of the homes have boarded-up windows and doors. The house on the left and the one in the center display large white "W" markings on their exteriors, and the one on the left is also marked with the number "96". The grass in front of the homes is overgrown and the sidewalks show signs of disrepair. Trees in early spring growth appear in the background.
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
1982-05
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.514
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-, “949-961 97th Street, ring 1 residences, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 27, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16745.