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waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
Niagara (1953) is a dramatic thriller, film noir directed by Henry Hathaway. Unlike other films noir of the time, Niagara was shot in Technicolor and was one of 20th Century Fox's biggest box office hits of the year. The drama features Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters and others.
a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
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Oake is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 695.
A code word representing the letter H, used in radio communication
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
An establishment providing accommodations, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite
In French contexts an hotel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hotel particulier was often free-standing, and by the eighteenth
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Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, situated on Falls Avenue, just behind Oakes Garden Theatre.
(This spectacular garden is the entranceway to Queen Victoria Park, the key central area of Niagara Parks that showcases the Falls. Located at the foot of Clifton Hill, this is the perfect spot for a superb panoramic view of the American and Horseshoe Falls. Concerts and special events are held here throughout the summer).
(Picture taken from River Road, just before turning onto Clifton Hill)
Our Room in the Oakes Hotel
The Oakes hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
It is situated just above the falls and gives a good view.
This picture is a composite of two (because of exposure issues),
showing both the room and the view.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
April 2006