Photographer's Note
Skylon Tower
The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York, and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario, from the Canadian side of the Niagara River.
History
Construction of the Skylon began in May 1964. The tower was opened on October 6, 1965 by New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Ontario Premier John Robarts. Costing $7 million at the time of its construction, the Skylon Tower was owned by a private partnership called Niagara International Centre, which was financed by The Hershey Company shareholdings of Charles Richard Reese, former co-owner of the H. B. Reese Candy Company of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Canadian Pacific Hotels was hired to operate the tower restaurants and lounges.
On October 1, 1975, CP purchased the tower from Mr. Reese and his partners for $11 million. The tower's summit features a verdigris-green copper roof similar to CP's other properties, including the Château Frontenac in Quebec City and the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta. CP owned and operated the tower until 1986, when it was sold for $18 million to two local Niagara hotel owners, John Gruyich of Michael's Inn and George Yerich of the Holiday Inn By The Falls Motel.[1][2] In 1988, George Yerich bought out John Gruyich's ownership share of the Skylon for $13 million, however Milicent Gruyich continues to own the land underneath the Skylon. Mr. Yerich's Skylon land lease will expire in 2064, at which time the Skylon Tower will revert to total ownership by the heirs of Milicent Gruyich.
While much redevelopment has taken place in the surrounding city, the Skylon Tower complex still retains much of its look and feel from the 1970s and 80s. However the property has recently been expanded to include a 3D/4D Theatre, two Starbucks franchises, other quick service franchises and a bridge connecting the complex with the newly completed Fallsview Casino. In August and September 2008 the roof of Skylon was restored to its original bright copper colour.
In recent years the lights that shine up the tower at night have gone from being the typical white lights to a selection of colours that interchange. This is done in a similar fashion to the lights that shine on the falls themselves.
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mesutilgim
(0) 2018-04-17 0:38
Hello dear Danos,
Another nice capture from USA again with perfect pov and light management.
Quite eyecacthing effect and many good and usefull notes.
TFS and have a nice day
MESUT ILGIM
lousat
(138541) 2018-04-17 0:38
Hi Danos,i wish to be there one day,i think at the fantastic view from this tower! Great capture in the night to show us the beautiful colors of lights,and very impressive quality of details too,a different and original pics from Niagara,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano
Tue
(91478) 2018-04-17 0:48
Hello Danos,
A great night photo of this observation tower. The colourful illuminations are very appealing and very well captured, just as the warm light of the building to the left. Excellent sharpness and clarity.
Lars
Fis2
(169609) 2018-04-17 2:34
Witaj Damnos!
Nice night shot.
Tower makes impression.
I like colors and light.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof
holmertz
(101890) 2018-04-17 2:55
Hello Danos,
It seems a bit unusual to find a photo from Niagara Falls City that doesn't actually show the falls. But in the darkness these well illuminated buildings with such amazing colours would be more interesting. It's a very eye-catching photo of these bright buildings against the black background.
Kind regards,
Gert
ikeharel
(112393) 2018-04-17 5:04
Magnificent illumination upon the famous tower, Danos.
Fair distance from the subject, allow full and good view of.
Kalispera,
Ike
Nicou
(193806) 2018-04-17 5:39
Hello
quel édifice avec ce graphisme de fenêtre illuminée et quelle tour et hauteur quelle belle lumière t vue fantastique captage.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou
abmdsudi
(95869) 2018-04-17 5:45
Hi Danos
A grand night capture displaying the shapes of the glowing tower and some striking colours with excellent clarity. I love the contrast to dark background
and your usual lens work has produced a good image.
Very well done, Congrats.
Best regards
Sergiom
(117241) 2018-04-17 6:44
Bonjour Danos,
Je pense en regardant cette très belle photo de nuit de la tour multicolore qu'il y a trop longtemps que j'ai visité les chutes du Niagara.J'apprécie beaucoup la noirceur du noir.
Amicalement
Serge
gervaso
(28177) 2018-04-17 9:01
Hello, Danos!
Beautiful night capture of this tower with its colorful lights! The perspective makes it look really imposing by the side of this "small" building. Very good sharpness too! Wonderful composition!
rychem
(72187) 2018-04-17 9:03
An impressive night photo with perfect management of light and attractive colors, I hope you show us some views of the Niagara waterfalls at night, an interesting subject, excellent photo
regards Ryszard
jhm
(211734) 2018-04-17 9:21
Hello Danos,
The colours are wonderful.
Nice colourful image.
Also the architecture is a wonderful composition.
An excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice day,
John.
Royaldevon
(85602) 2018-04-17 11:30
Hello Danos,
I am really surprised that you have kept this in your archive for so long!
It is one of those photographs that I wished I had taken!
The illuminated tower is magnificent, standing out like a beacon in the dark, night sky and sharing the scene with just the illuminated building.
The fact that no other features can be seen other than these two adds to their imposing presence. Well done!
My warm regards,
Bev :-)
macjake
(98260) 2018-04-17 23:34
Hi Danos
beautiful shot! I wish I could have been here to capture this one as well. love the dark sky background and foreground, but of course the best part has to be the top portion with the rounded circular portion. its very sharp and well exposed despite the poor dark lighting. well done. cheers
Craig
ChrisJ
(171146) 2018-04-18 1:34
Hi Danos
A superb nocturnal shot of the skytower overlooking Niagara Falls, which evokes similarities with the Seattle Space Needle or Sydney Tower. Tfs!
Cricri
(176) 2018-04-18 7:15
Hi Danos
Belle composition, bon choix de heure pour bien bénéficier des éclairages colorées de la tour et du bâtiment, très belle nocturne
Belle journée
cricri
sacimar
(38173) 2018-04-18 8:18
Hello Danos,
beautiful nocturnal image of this tower, I like the combination of the two illuminated buildings, light management is also good, well done,
Best regards,
Sergio
pierrefonds
(113492) 2018-04-18 17:18
Hi Danos,
The tower is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the tower and of the building. The colors are coming out very well. My new computer should arrive on sunday, have a nice day.
Pierre
adramad
(72526) 2018-04-19 11:08
Hello dan.
A beautiful night image, where the high observation tower illuminated with beautiful colors elevates its comparative height with the building of many plants that we see next to it.
Sharpness, lighting an color, are magnificent.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.
alvaraalto
(42804) 2018-04-19 11:37
Hello Danos
I only saw the Skylon tower in daylight. It is beautifully illuminated in the evening.
It surprised me how the landscape on the Canadian side was greatly commercialized, where I expected this more on the American side.
Excellent picture
Have a nice day, groet Rob
mcmtanyel
(67529) 2018-05-13 19:21
Hello Danos,
This is a fantastic nocturnal view of the Skylon Tower with just the right exposure. Well done!
Regards,
MT
mkamionka
(73224) 2018-05-14 2:17
Hi Danos,
I had the pleasure to visit the same town long time ago. But it was an organized tour and we didn't have that much flexibility to walk around and take too many photos. Lovely effect here with the well lit tower standing out of the darkness. The other building provides the sense of scale.
Very well done!!
M
jmdias
(114170) 2018-06-26 13:38
danos
an excellent nocturne view of this tower. I liked the shapes and the special contrast of its colors against the darkness of the night. well done. I know iguassu and victoria falls, I need to visit niagara to fill the list.
take care
jorge
Photo Information
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Copyright: Danos kounenis (danos)
(110407)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2014-08-24
- Categories: Architecture, Decisive Moment
- Camera: Canon EOS 5 D, Canon Zoom EF 24-105mm 1:4mm L IS USM, HOYA Pro1 Digital 77mm MC UV
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Canada
- Date Submitted: 2018-04-17 0:22