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This creation combines gables with a mansard. There is a date stone above the door: "Joseph C. Del Grosso, circa-1981, 2524 Pine Ave."
The building's record in the Niagara County Property Record Online System says the building was completed in 1982. Based on my experience with some fishy records in this database, that could be true, or 1982 could be the year that the building last underwent a major remodel or expansion. For example, the record describes the building as two one-story buildings, each occupying an area of identical size. Maybe what actually happened in 1982 is an older building was given a new façade and a new second story?
Anyway, "Nineteen hundred eighty two, a gable roof with mansard. Paint its wooden shingles pink and all your prayers are answered."
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, 2524 Pine Ave on the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) west of 26th Street.
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A buff-colored commercial building from the 1940s and a white-colored sedan from the 2010s have found one another.
"1947 E. Dal Porto" reads the datestone at the top of the building. Chrysler 200s were manufactured in Sterling Heights, Michigan, for model years 2011-2017, and then discontinued.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, 2101 Pine Ave at the southeast corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 21st Street.
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This was a perfect amount of Parthenocissus tricuspidata for a big blank wall on a sunny June day. I cheerfully imagined that the idea behind the pink sidewalk was that it would lead the residents of Niagara Falls away from the painful experiences of rustbelt times.
According to Google Streetview imagery, the patio was soon to be enclosed for use by a new restaurant. If you love restaurants, I suppose you're happy to hear about that!
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, at the southeast corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route), west of 15th Street.
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An archèd doorway is a flashy "lipstick mouth."
According to this obituary, Pine Ave. Hardware closed circa 2020, when its owner, Enzo Luciani, retired at the age of 91, having worked there for 72 years.
Every time I hear the name Luciani, I cannot help but recall a pop song from 1986, by the Fall, titled "Hey! Luciani," about Pope John Paul I, born Albino Luciani.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, 1912 Pine Ave (built in 1919) on the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route), east of 19th Street.
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For some potential customers, the name of the restaurant might elicit unappetizing associations with the sounds and imagery of gagging — of reflexive contractions of pharyngeal muscles in wet throats; of half-chewed pieces of objectionable foods being spit into napkins by red-faced people with tears streaming down their faces. I trust that the restaurant's proprietors considered this possibility, and decided it wouldn't matter.
Ah yes a 2011 Ford E-250. "I have always had a huge uvular 'soft spot' for Ford vans," I wisecracked.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, off the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route), west of 19th Street.
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It looks like it'd probably be pretty roomy inside. I might like to go inside and take a look around sometime.
A 2007 Ford Focus and a 2017 Lincoln MKZ are in attendance.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, a 7-Eleven (built in 1980) at the northwest corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 29th Street.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, a mural by Brian Beaudry at Niagara Vacuum on the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route), west of 16th Street.
The mural was in place at the time of the earliest Google Streetview imagery available for this site, October 2007.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, 2627 Pine Ave (built in 1939) at the southwest corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 27th Street.
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Here, see a picture of the building in 1999, at which time it was occupied by "Don's Rent-All."
According to Google Streetview, it got the stucco (or EIFS) and the blue paint sometime between October 2007 and October 2011.
Are you pleased by the building's appearance.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, Universal Wireless at 2930 Pine Ave (built in 1945) on the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route), opposite 30th Street.
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The "Dayton Tires" sign should be removed so people can enjoy "Future Tire" by itself.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, at the southwest corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 29th Street.
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"Let's make it black on yellow," went the decision.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, on the south side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) between 28th Street and 29th Street.
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Everybody knows what pine trees look like, so there is no need for the sign to feature a cute illustration of a pine tree.
Ah the price of gas, $3.25 regular, $3.69 super, everybody is constantly worried about it.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, Pine Fuel at the southwest corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 30th Street.
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It's from 1955 and was originally a sign for a car dealership, Jack's Used Cars. Here, look at old pictures of it. The elephant used to be pink, and there were lights on the underside of its carousel.
According to Google Streetview, it was painted light gray sometime after October 2020.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, outside the former Shorty's Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill, formerly the site of Honey's Pizza, at the northeast corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 27th Street.
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You're supposed to call 1-877-99 BENCH and say, "Hi, I'd like to place an ad on the bus stop bench at 27th and Pine in Niagara Falls. How much would that run me." Can you imagine?
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, at a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority bus stop at the northeast corner of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) and 27th Street.
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In Niagara Falls, New York, on June 9th, 2021, on the north side of Pine Avenue (U.S. 62 Business Route) east of 22nd Street.
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