Tuesday, May 18, 2010

What's in the vaults at City Hall in Niagara Falls?


So I'm walking through the basement of the City Hall in Niagara Falls this morning.
I am struck by the appearance of three mysterious iron doors. Upon further inspection, they are extremely heavy doors that lead to some kind of vault.

What is behind those doors?
Stefano Magaddino's mortician license?
Vince Anello's loan repayment coupon book?
Whatever it is, it could make for an interesting stop on a Niagara Falls Walking Tour.


Unfortunately, nothing quite so sexy. As I snapped the pictures, somebody told me that the vaults contain old financial documents. Mundane, moldering papers that have accumulated since the vaults were installed when city hall was built in 1924 at a cost of $439,203.


When you think about it, all city halls should have areas such as these vaults where important information can be stored. My imagination was much more interesting then the reality!

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