Name:
Love Canal
County:
Niagara
Zip Code:
Latitude / Longitude:
43°04’50 N 78°56’56 W
Elevation:
Time Zone:
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Comments:
Love Canal is a neighborhood within Niagara Falls, New York. The neighborhood is infamously known as the location of a 70-acre (28 ha) landfill that served as the epicenter of a massive environmental pollution disaster that affected the health of hundreds of residents, culminating in an extensive Superfund cleanup operation.
Remains:
In 1890, William T. Love, an ambitious entrepreneur from the Western Railroad Corporation, envisioned a perfect urban area called “Model City”. He prepared plans to construct a community of parks and residences on the banks of Lake Ontario, believing it would serve the area’s burgeoning industries with much needed hydroelectricity.
Established:
Disestablished:
Current Status:
At the time of the dump’s closure in 1952, Niagara Falls was entering an economic boom, and the population began expanding dramatically, growing by 33% in twenty years (1940-1960) from 78,020 to 102,394.
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