{"id":22060,"date":"2017-10-18T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T17:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niagarafallscliftonhill.com\/blog\/?p=22060"},"modified":"2022-10-27T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:44:19","slug":"the-history-of-clifton-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/the-history-of-clifton-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Clifton Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clifton Hill\u00a0is known as\u00a0the &#8220;Street of Fun by the Falls&#8221;; a street jammed with tourists in the Summer and marked by attractions, restaurants, hotels and motels. Before all this, Clifton Hill held an important historic significance to Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clifton Hill&#8217;s location essentially started out because of a man named Samuel Zimmerman.\u00a0Samuel Zimmerman was an American who came to Niagara in 1842 and was a very gifted contractor, and quite possibly one of the best of his time. He made a fortune on projects such as the Second Welland Canal, and was the man behind the building of the Great Western Railroad from Hamilton to Niagara Falls.\u00a0He was also a primary supporter of the first railway suspension bridge to be built across the Niagara River Gorge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Village of Clifton&#8221; was initially a piece of property owned by a man named Captain Ogden Creighton, and the village started laying out buildings and streets in approximately 1832.\u00a0It was Creighton who gave this future settlement the name &#8220;Clifton&#8221;, derived from the town of the same name in England. Upon his death in 1837, his wife sold the property to Samuel Zimmerman. He later had the Erie and Niagara Railway routed through this town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1848, Zimmerman purchased land in the &#8220;Village of Elgin&#8221; (which he named after Lord Elgin, the Governor General of Canada) after the first suspension bridge was built and houses started to span out with its first settlers in the area. This was the area of Niagara Falls that contained Queen Street, Park Street, Huron Street and Morrison Street.\u00a0In 1856, the boundaries of the Village of Elgin were expanded to include the area of the Table Rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In view of this expansion and its subsequent increase in population, the Village of Elgin now had enough citizens to become a town rather than a village. Because the name Elgin had been previously used, the name of the newly formed town was changed to the Town of Clifton in 1856 (it amalgamated with the Village of Clifton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October of 1881, at the request of its residents, the former Town of Clifton received permission from government to change it&#8217;s name to the Town of Niagara Falls. By 1881, the population of the Town of Niagara Falls was 2,623 citizens &#8220;\u201d a far cry from its population today at approximately 88,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h--1\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/zimmerman.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zimmerman created an estate property along the south side of Ferry Hill (now Clifton Hill) that he called &#8220;Clifton Place&#8221;. On his estate, Zimmerman undertook to create many gardens and several large fountains. He planned to build a mansion that he hoped to live in once it was completed. His estate was bounded by Clifton Hill, the\u00a0Niagara River,\u00a0Robinson Street\u00a0and Ferry Road (now known as Victoria Avenue). Today this property is owned by\u00a0<a title=\"Clifton Hill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/\">HOCO\u00a0(Sir Harry Oakes Company<\/a>). Unfortunately,\u00a0Samuel Zimmerman saw only the foundations of his mansion built before he was killed on March 12th\u00a01857 in the\u00a0Desjardins\u00a0Canal Railway accident. The train derailed and plunged into the canal killing 59 persons including Samuel Zimmerman.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clifton-place-the-grassy-area-in-the-foreground-now-stands-all-the-attractions-on-the-south-side-of-clifton-hill-hoco-property\">&#8220;Clifton Place&#8221;. The grassy area in the foreground now stands all the attractions on the south side of Clifton Hill (HOCO property)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cliftonplace.jpg\" alt=\"The History of Clifton Hill\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-south-side-clifton-hill-s-current-attractions-that-now-reside-on-what-was-once-was-zimmerman-s-property\">The south side Clifton Hill&#8217;s current attractions that now reside on what was once was Zimmerman&#8217;s property<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/june261-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The first buildings that Zimmerman built on his estate were four\u00a0gatehouses. Each gatehouse was large enough to be a home in itself. A gatehouse was located at each of the four entrances to his 52 acre estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Zimmerman also built a large stable for his horses and carriages of imported English yellow brick. The stables continued to exist until the mid 1950&#8217;s when the new Park Motor Hotel\u00a0(eventually to be the\u00a0Comfort Inn Clifton Hill) was built. The Comfort Inn Clifton Hill was eventually demolished in 2015 to make way for added new attractions such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/attractions\/niagara-speedway\">Niagara Speedway<\/a>\u00a0(coming Spring 2018). However, prior to this, Niagara Falls Historian Sherman\u00a0Zavitz\u00a0pointed out a section of the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill that still had a portion of the foundation of the Clifton Place stables still standing, which visibly showed the same circular small stable windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bush-estate-clifton-place-stables-in-1946-built-in-1856-by-samuel-zimmerman\">The Bush Estate Clifton Place stables in 1946 (built in 1856 by Samuel Zimmerman)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cliftonstables-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sherman-zavitz-pointing-out-the-circular-stable-windows-on-the-comfort-inn-clifton-hill-that-still-remain-one-visible-here\">Sherman Zavitz pointing out the circular stable windows on the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill that still remain (one visible here)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cliftonstables1-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"The History of Clifton Hill\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon Zimmerman&#8217;s death in 1857, his estate was then taken over by U.S. Senator John T. Bush (the estate included the ownership of the first Clifton Hotel). It was Bush that completed the restoration of the mansion, and even though the Zimmerman\/Bush mansion no longer stands, the &#8220;Zimmerman Fountain&#8221;, a\u00a0large stone fountain\u00a0built by Samuel Zimmerman\u00a0below the moraine\u00a0(now\u00a0<a title=\"Queen Victoria Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/attractions\/niagara-parks\/queen-victoria-park\">Queen Victoria Park<\/a>), remains today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/zimmermanfountain.jpg\" alt=\"The History of Clifton Hill\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h--3\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/zimmermanfountain1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Bush and his family lived in the mansion for the next 50 years. The view of Niagara Falls was available from the many windows on the upper floors, the balconies and from a little stone turret built into one wing of the mansion.<br>Following\u00a0the death of Senator Bush, his daughter Miss Josephine Bush continued to live in the mansion until 1927.\u00a0In 1928,\u00a0Miss Bush sold the\u00a0Bush Estate\u00a0to Sir Harry Oakes, and the mansion was later torn down by June 1, 1937.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time that\u00a0Sir Harry Oakes\u00a0purchased this land, tourism was beginning to boom in Niagara Falls and Oakes knew to capitalize on that. Oakes was a Parks Commissioner who donated the piece of land in which the Oakes Garden Theatre currently resides to the<a title=\"Niagara parks Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/attractions\/niagara-parks\">\u00a0Niagara Parks Commission<\/a>, in exchange for another plot of land located just above the park, which is today the south side of Clifton Hill, with the current large chain of attractions, restaurants and retail outlets still owned and operated by the Oakes family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before he made the exchange though, Oakes wanted to create something beautiful. He\u00a0began to hire individuals such as architect\u00a0Dunington-Grubb,\u00a0Stensson, and William Lyon Somerville to create an intricate design of gardens and stone sculptures in 1937. The garden was officially open to the public in 1937 and in memory and in honor of Harry Oakes the garden was named Oakes Garden Theatre to pay tribute to all the hard work and dedication he put into the creation of this new beautiful spot in Niagara to visit. It officially opened on September 18, 1937.\u00a0Oakes Garden Theatre is fan-shaped, with the stage placed with the Niagara Falls as a natural backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a title=\"Oakes Garden Theatre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/niagara-parks\/gardens\/oakes-garden-theatre\">\u00a0Oakes Garden Theatre<\/a>\u00a0is located at the foot of Clifton Hill and the Niagara Parkway. The two open pavilions were deliberately designed so that one was perfectly aligned on the axis of the Horseshoe Falls, and the other with the American Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OakesGardenTheatre-IMG_2441.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across from the Oakes Garden (on the south side of Clifton Hill between Falls Avenue and River Road), you can&#8217;t help but notice the large beautiful monument that pays tribute to all the veterans from Niagara Falls that lost their lives during WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. This national monument was originally unveiled in 1927 to honour those that died fighting in the First World War, and then was updated in 1982 to include the Second World War and Korea. There are 136 names inscribed on this monument. It is important to note that while that number doesn&#8217;t seem large, during the time of the First World War, Niagara Falls had approximately 1100 people serve in the war &#8220;\u201d thus telling us literally on such a large-scale how many men sacrificed their lives that came from Niagara Falls.<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clifton-hill-great-war-memorial-in-1927-year-of-its-unveiling\">Clifton Hill Great War Memorial in 1927 (year of its unveiling)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/falls_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/warmemorial1927-707x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The History of Clifton Hill\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you wish to learn a little bit more about Clifton Hill and the Niagara Falls,\u00a0<a title=\"Clifton Hill history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhill.com\/explore\/our-history\">click here<\/a>\u00a0for some other interesting historical facts about Niagara Falls.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top of Clifton Hill at Victoria Avenue in 1977. 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