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Lower River Upper River The Headwaters LAKE ONTARIO 4 1 2 5 93 3 y. Pk es s PORTER Mo ert b Ro 6 7 Buffalo Ave. 7 8 1 WHEATFIELD 9 18 3 4 5 Ri NIAGARA RIVER ver Rd. LEWISTON 2 8 104 17 CITY OF NORTH 22 VILLAGE OF 190 14 LEWISTON TONAWANDA THE LANDSCAPE 1 12 15 15 16 14 16 TUSCARORA 13 CANADA 18 Parks INDIAN RESERVARION 12 17 E. Robinson KENMORE 17 21 2 GRAND ISLAND 23-26 Aqua Lane Park . 1 13 CANADA Whitehaven Rd. 27/28 34 Black Rock Canal Park. 3 11 . 30-33 20 19 Broderick Park . 3 22 er Rd40 Buffalo River Fest Park . 68 31 23 Riv 4 17 21 38 CITY OF 5 198 16 20 H Cazenovia Park* . 92 10 13 yde 37 TONAWANDA 36 290 Delaware Park* . 13 8 11,12 P 9 190 Lockport Rd. 35 265 Forest 15 27 ar Erie Basin Marina & Gardents . 65 25 k 31 26 30 Front Park* . 25 190 NIAGARA d. Baseline Rd. West Ferry East Ferry R Gallagher Beach . .. 90 28 29 WHEATFIELD r TONAWANDA 20 33 e CITY OF 34 Rd. Ward Sheridan Dr. LaSalle Park . 33 CANADA 21 e. Riv t. BUFFALO 67 Av NIAGARA FALLS 66 S . e Niaga Martin Luther King Jr. Park*. 30 r ra Falls B 22 26 30 35 36 lvd. 68 Rd wa 190 2 23 a Main y Riverside Park* . 62 25 l 31 37 38/39 Ni 27 ar 24 ag De it l South Park* . 93 41 40-54 i 33 63 65 41 KENMORE ara M 33 56 57 58-60 64 Squaw Island Park. 8 40 42 34 Broadway Tifft Nature Preserve . 86 36 44-47 50,51 54-56 60 Tow Path Park . 5 63 64 73 76 81,82 THE LANDSCAPE THE WEALTH OF A REGION VISITORS CENTERS/ FAMILY * Olmsted Park System 70-72 THE LANDSCAPE STORIES OF WAR, PEACE 61,62 65 80 INTEREST/ RECREATION ENTERPRISE IN THE ARTS 67 74 75 Adams Power Plant AND FREEDOM 66 Parks Trails (See Trail Map) 68 Transformer House . 64 Lady Fatima Shrine . 6 Parks Architecture Fort Schlosser Site . 1 190 Academy Park. 16 Niagara Power Project Niagara Falls Attractions Industrial Heritage Trail 5 Beaver Island State Park. 41 Historical Society of the Carnegie Library . 23 Scajaquada Pathway . 85 Bonds Lake Nature Ctr./Park . 17 Power Vista . 19 Aquarium of Niagara . 40 Bicentennial Park . 13 Tonawandas . 40 Shoreline Trail Headwaters DeVeaux Woods State Park . 26 Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Cave of the Winds . .41 . Buckhorn Island State Park . 2 North Tonawanda History Segment Devils Hole State Park . 20. Museum . 22 Daredevil Museum . 42 Visual & Performing Arts 86 Clinton Park . 30 Museum . 17 Tifft Street Greenway Connector Fort Niagara State Park. 2 Schoellkopf Power Station Festival Theater . 43 LAKE ERIE 87 Eastern Park . 33 U.S. Navy Seebee & Marine Carnegie Art Center . 24 Four Mile Creek State Park. 4 (Ruins) . 37 91 Goat Island . 44. East Niagara Park . 32 Ghostlight Theatre . 25 90 Hennepin Park . 65 Corps Veterans Memorial . 16 STORIES OF WAR, PEACE Great Lakes Garden . 45 Ellicott Creek Park . 34 Riviera Theatre . 26 92 Hyde Park . 33 AND FREEDOM ENTERPRISE IN THE ARTS Maid of the Mist Boat Tour . .46 . Fisherman’s Park . 15 Joseph P. Davis State Park . 7 THE WEALTH OF A REGION Niagara Gorge Discovery Gateway Harbor Park . 31 Broderick Park 93 Lewiston Landing 5 Architecture Center . 47 Gratwick Riverside Park. 14 VISITORS CENTERS/ FAMILY (Underground Railroad) . 21 Waterfront Park . 13 Niagara Scenic Trolley . 48 Herschell Carrousel Factory INTEREST/ RECREATION Customhouse. 29 Griffon Park . 5 Buffalo & Erie County Historical Niagara Falls State Park . 56 Niagara USA Official Museum . 27 10 Das Haus . 67 Isle View Park . 36 Society . .. Oppenheim Park . 68 Visitors Center . 49 Railroad Museum of the Niagara Fisherman’s Landing . 35 Erie Basin Marina ENTERPRISE IN THE ARTS THE BOUNTY OF NATURE Frontier House . 15 Jayne Park . 4 Pletcher Road Park . 8 Observation Tower . 50 Frontier . .28 Niagara Climbing Center . 22 Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Holy Trinity R.C. Church . 63 LaSalle Waterfront Park . 3 Architecture Reservoir State Park . 21 Orin Lehman Visitor Center & Military Park . .66 . 60 James G. Marshall House. 38. Mario Park . 7 (Current Name in Parentheses) Broadway Market. Town of Niagara Veterans Niagara Adventure Theatre 51 Irish Famine Memorial . 63 39 Niawanda Park . 38 Memorial Park . 31 Niagara Falls Armory . .. THE BOUNTY OF NATURE Forest Lawn Cemetery & Passport Voyages of Nike Base Park . 11 Buffalo City Hall . 50. Whirlpool State Park . 25 Niagara Hotel . 58 Garden Mausoleum . 15 VISITORS CENTERS/ FAMILY Discovery . 52 44 Stella Niagara . 9 Sweeney Park . 21 City Market . 18 LaSalle Park (Age of Exploration) Buffalo Gas & Light Co. Works. INTEREST/ RECREATION Three Sisters Island . 53 34 Trails United Office Building. 59 U’Ren Park . 8 Michigan Street Corridor Buffalo Savings Bank Thrill Ride Niagara . .54 Whitney Mansion . 60 Veteran’s Park . 12 (Underground Railroad) (M&T Bank) . 45 4 Niagara Gorge Trail (See Trail Map) Niagara Falls Public Library . Black Rock Boat Launch . 36 Veterans Memorial Park . 37 Michigan Street Baptist Buffalo State Hospital Shoreline Trail Lower River Visual & Performing Arts Buffalo & Erie County Public Church . 81 (Richardson Towers) . .9 . Segment (See Trail Map) Artpark . 17 Trails (See Trail Map) Library . 42 Nash House . 82 C. M. Miller Livery Stables . .36 . Niagara Arts & Cultural Center. 62 Buffalo Museum of Science . 31 Blueway Trail Peace Bridge . 22 Connecticut Street Armory . 26. Buffalo Niagara Visitors Bureau 55 Erie Canal Trail Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural County Hall . 70. STORIES OF WAR, PEACE Landscape Architecture Buffalo Zoo . 16 AND FREEDOM Two Mile Greenway Trail National Historic Site . 41 Darwin Martin House . 17. Niagara Reservation State Park 57 Convention Center . 56 Shoreline Trail Upper River Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse . 24. Edward M. Cotter Fireboat . 85 Customhouse Segment THE WEALTH OF A REGION Electric Building Erie Basin Marina (Underground.Railroad) . 28. THE BOUNTY OF NATURE (Niagara Mohawk) . 46 Buffalo Harbor Cruises . 61 Freedom Crossing Niagara . 12. Buffalo Transportation Pierce Niagara Wine Trail (See Trail Map) Guaranty Building (Prudential Chinaman’s Lighthouse . 62 Lewiston Museum . .14 . Museum . 80 Building) . 71. HSBC Arena . 67 Niagara Science Museum. 27 Canalside . 64 27 Kleinhans Music Hall . Market Arcade . 54 Old Fort Niagara . 1 TRANSPORTATION Grain Elevators (See Industrial 72 St. Paul’s Cathedral . Minor League Baseball Stadium 75 Park Place Historic District . 35 SERVICES Heritage Trail) 40 Trinity Episcopal Church . Small Boat Harbor . 87 Porter Hist. Society & Museum 3 Ship Canal Commons . 91 YMCA Central Building . .51 . AMTRAK . 30 West Side Rowing Club . 23 Ransomville Hist. Museum . 5 NFTA Bus Terminal. 34 Sanborn Hist. Society Museum. 23 Visual & Performing Arts Niagara Falls Intl. Airport . 66 Albright Knox Art Gallery . 12 Burchfield Penny Art Gallery . 11 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Kleinhan’s Music Hall . .27 . Shea’s Performing Arts Center 47 The Colored Musicians Club . 76 AMTRAK Train Station . .74 NFTA Bus Terminal. .73 Landscape Architecture Frederick Law Olmsted City of Buffalo Park System (See Parks Listing Above) Telling the Story of the Niagara River Enterprise In The Arts Greenway It is often said that a community is defined by its arts. In We hope you enjoy this Trails Brochure. Our the Niagara River Greenway, there is a treasure trove of Trails In the Niagara goal is to provide you with a comprehensive There are many stories in the Niagara River Greenway visual and performing arts as well as momentous listing in map form of the many multi-use trails that reveal its place in history and its connection to the architecture. From Artpark to the Buffalo Theater District, throughout the Greenway while highlighting the natural and built environment. Although grounded in River Greenway there are always great performances to be experienced. story that makes up the Niagara River geography, the Greenway embodies a wealth of Greenway. resources that contribute to the strength and character The visual arts are well represented in the Albright Knox of this region. It's stories convey the incredibly diverse Art Gallery, Burchfield Penny Art Center and many other cultural, scenic, heritage and recreational assets that galleries in the region. The Greenway is also home to hundreds of architectural treasures, many of which serve to both distinguish this region and connect its LAKE ONTARIO people together. acknowledged as National Historic Landmarks. These A include works by Frank Lloyd Wright, H.H. Richardson, Louis Sullivan and E.B.Green. The Landscape PORTER Stories of War, Peace and Freedom B The Greenway is a celebration of natural diversity. Forests, open water, wetlands, and fields provide a The Niagara River Greenway is steeped in history and variety of habitats to support abundant and varied its many stories include: wildlife. It is home to hundreds of acres of parklands, Pre-Columbian aboriginal communities natural areas and recreational facilities including two The Age of Exploration masterworks by America's first and foremost The Colonial Era and War of 1812 landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted: The Erie Canal A strategic focal point for fugitives on the G The park system for the City of Buffalo features six Underground Railroad major municipal parks connected by tree-lined A melting pot of cultural immigration The phenomenal growth of industry and commerce parkways and traffic circles LEWISTON B The Niagara Reservation, now Niagara State Park, Is the oldest state park in the nation. The region's multifaceted history is an integral part of the Greenway's identity. There are many opportunities to learn about the peoples who lived here and how they Connecting residents and visitors to the landscape VILLAGE OF are interconnected trail systems such as the impacted and were influenced by our national and global LEWISTON B history.
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