And what a great tour Barb took us on! We got to drive past the amazing Oak Hall, the 37-room mansion built by mining millionaire Harry Oakes, which houses the offices of the Niagara Parks Commission.
We then drove by the old and abandoned Toronto Power Generating Station, designed by E.J. Lennox, built in 1906, closed in 1974. The building was designated a national historic site in Canada in 1983...and it is truly a beautiful architectural delight, from the outside it appears as a grand mansion and there is no exterior evidence that it was a power station...all the 'works' are in the several stories behind and below the grand main floor, which sported mosaic tile floors and copper railings throughout. A shame that it cannot be toured, but just sits empty.
Ah well...off to supper and the glorious view of the Falls
The night lights shining on the Falls...not a lot of light for a photo, but that glimmer is spectacular in person!
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