THE HILLMANNS OF BROOKLYN
CHAPTER 36
1928
NIAGARA FALLS
This album is a little different because in this one, Lily and I join my grandmother, Marian Hillmann, wih her parents, Rose and Herman, as we discover Niagara Falls
Herman and Rose in the Maid of the Mist rain gear
Lily in Maid of the Mist rain gear, exactly 80 years later.
The Maids of the Mist going into the Falls
Why do we wear raincoats? The mist is very wet.
You are looking at the American Falls. The view of Niagara Falls from the American side is awful. If you want to see Niagara Falls get a passport so you can get to the Canadian side.
Above is the picture a Hillmann took of the American Falls from the Canadian side. Below is the picture I took of the American Falls from the Canadian side.
The American Falls is on the left. The Canadian "Horseshoe" Falls is on the right.
The American Falls from an observation tower in 2008.
Canadian Falls in 1928
I took virtually the same picture in 2008. When we went in 2008 I did not yet have these Hillmanns albums. I was not trying to duplicate the picture. But the fact is when you see these falls they are so breath-taking it's not surprising people take the same pictures.
I went back in 2008 because people told me I had to see the Falls in the snow and ice. I respectfully disagree.
My beautiful girl.
The cable car over the whirlpool.
The Hillmanns road this in 1928
We didn't ride it in 2008, but Lily rode it in 2016.
Check out the whirlpool below the cable car.
Old power plant.
If you visit Toronto check out Casa Loma, a museum that was once the home of Henry Pellatt. Henry was the first man who figured out how to harness the power of Niagara Falls and generate electricity. You are looking at one of his power plants. He also built himself a castle. Then the Canadian government decided the power plant should belong to the government because the water flowing over the Falls was free, and thus, should belong to the people. They confiscated the power plants and Henry died in poverty spending his last years living in the home of the man who was once his chauffeur
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Herman above, Rose below
Marian on "The Riot" which looks to me a like a speed boat ride, predecessor to the Whirlpool Jet Boats
It's Lily and Marian at the Whirlpool Jet Boats. If you go to Niagara Falls you must do this. It is the most fun ride I have ever done. It's expensive, but so worth it
We are the next to the last row, I am closest to the water on the right. We are about to get swamped
Whoa so much fun! Go there, do this
Hillmanns albums come out on Tuesdays. Next week we're going to the Thousand Islands
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