Slide 1 of 12: (L) Tim Strack, 61, has lived in Niagara Falls his entire life and is living with Esophageal cancer. “My American dream is alive each time I wake up to live another day” he says.
(R) Some industrial businesses endure in Niagara Falls, New York, however, the community continues to cope with the decline of local industry as it’s residents earn a median income of $30,000 annually– 40 percent below national average.
(L) Tim Strack, 61, has lived in Niagara Falls his entire life and is living with Esophageal cancer. “My American dream is alive each time I wake up to live another day” he says.
(R) Some industrial businesses endure in Niagara Falls, New York, however, the community continues to cope with the decline of local industry as it’s residents earn a median income of $30,000 annually– 40 percent below national average.
(L) Shane Stark, 41, finishes his shift as a welder. He who moved to the city a year ago from Rochester because of the crime. “America needs to wake up…I wouldn’t want to live here. If I was able I would be gone but I was lucky enough to find a job here. There are lots of drugs here and even though there are good people there are lot scammers and hustlers. Most plants are condemned and shutdown and the big chemical companies left.”
(R) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber factory remains although the city has seen decades of job loss and industry has substantially declined seeing a population decline from 100,000 to 50,000.
(L) Kaleema Jones who was born and raised in Niagara Falls poses for a photo.
(R) A trained sea lion circles a small and visibly dated aquarium after performing for a modest crowd at one of the few tourist attractions that remain.
(L) Leaves crawl along the plastics recycling company The Tulip Corporation– a reminder of the beauty that remains despite the city’s economic downturn.
(R) Angela, poses for a photo while working at her boyfriend newly opened dream business– Carmine’s. When speaking of her daughter she says, “I want her to leave the city because there’s no opportunity here and there’s no job. I’ve had three businesses go under.” Angela has a business degree and is currently in school for criminal justice and hospital administration.
(L) The Canadian twin city’s tourism attractions can be seen by its American counterpart across the Niagara River; a visual reminder of what the American side could have been. The Canadian Niagara sees twice as many annual visitors per year.
(R) Jeri Lynn Garland, 54, lives with her boyfriend and son. “The (American) dream is not dead. I just live one day at a time. It’s all you can do. Get through one day and I can get on with the next one….this used to be the honeymoon capital of the world but now nobody is doing anything. Now all we got is the falls. There’s nothing left. You go down the street and half the street is boarded up.”
(L) Tyrone Junior, 31 (left) and Tyrone Senior, 59 (right) on their front porch.
(R) Train tracks and factories remain following the decline of chemical production plants.
(L) Tamara Kozak, 56, grew up in a small Ukrainian village before marrying an American and moving to Niagara Falls 20 years ago. “This wasn’t what I pictured when I moved here but I am a very strong person and very hard working. I can survive anywhere. I’m not afraid. This place is depressing but I want this city to look like all American cities. Beautiful, clean, lights and I want people to want to do better. Everything seems so hard here. I want them to see the opportunity to see this is a city of opportunity”
(R) The faint light of the sole casino in Niagara Falls, New York falls on one of the many board-up buildings which line the streets. Fifty years ago, the city was home to more than 100,000 people and a thriving industrial economy. Now it has been reduced to barely 50,000 people and is struggling to maintain its status as a city and risks losing the corresponding federal funding.
(L) The sole casino lies at the end of a street lined with abandoned buildings.
(R) The pulsing neon lights from the Hardrock Cafe bathe one of the main intersections in the tourist district near the American/Canadian border.
(L) Symbols of American pride can be seen throughout the small tourist strip that lies along the Canadian border crossing.(R) Canadian tourist Cynthia Espinoza, 32, poses for a photo with her dog Chiquita after spending a night visiting the American side of the falls for a shopping trip.
(L) Symbols of American pride can be seen from the poorest to the richest neighborhoods in the city.(R) Manaya watches as her father fishes. Her father's idea of the American Dream is for her to go to college.
(L) Kay, 57 (left) and Dale Garrett, 62 (right) from Arkansas are about to take a helicopter ride along the Niagara River during a long-awaited month-long road trip. They are retired and have been married for 32 years and do not plan to venture into the city beyond the small tourist area.(R) Helicopters provide riders with a 10-minute ride with views of the Niagara River and the falls for $100 per person.
(L) A hat resembling that belonging to the legendary character Uncle Sam, which often serves as a symbol of patriotism, is left outside a factory.(R) Dee Johnson poses for a photo outside his home. "I love America because we are free...but I don't think there's such thing as the American dream. The American dream to me is not about having a green picket fence-- but a white picket fence, having some kids, having a wife and living so I don't have to worry about someone knocking on my door telling me they're going to cut off the electricity or my gas. Of course that has happened to me. I am young and I am black."
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![Slide 1 of 12: <p>(L) Tim Strack, 61, has lived in Niagara Falls his entire life and is living with Esophageal cancer. “My American dream is alive each time I wake up to live another day” he says.</p><p>(R) Some industrial businesses endure in Niagara Falls, New York, however, the community continues to cope with the decline of local industry as it’s residents earn a median income of $30,000 annually– 40 percent below national average. </p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaEq4.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=231&y=129"} "(L) Tim Strack, 61, has lived in Niagara Falls his entire life and is living with Esophageal cancer.... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 2 of 12: <p>(L) Shane Stark, 41, finishes his shift as a welder. He who moved to the city a year ago from Rochester because of the crime. “America needs to wake up…I wouldn’t want to live here. If I was able I would be gone but I was lucky enough to find a job here. There are lots of drugs here and even though there are good people there are lot scammers and hustlers. Most plants are condemned and shutdown and the big chemical companies left.”</p><p>(R) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber factory remains although the city has seen decades of job loss and industry has substantially declined seeing a population decline from 100,000 to 50,000.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaNvt.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=336&y=211"}} "(L) Shane Stark, 41, finishes his shift as a welder. He who moved to the city a year ago from Roches... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 3 of 12: <p>(L) Kaleema Jones who was born and raised in Niagara Falls poses for a photo.</p><p>(R) A trained sea lion circles a small and visibly dated aquarium after performing for a modest crowd at one of the few tourist attractions that remain.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaKZx.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) Kaleema Jones who was born and raised in Niagara Falls poses for a photo.(R) A trained sea lion ... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 4 of 12: <p>(L) Leaves crawl along the plastics recycling company The Tulip Corporation– a reminder of the beauty that remains despite the city’s economic downturn.</p><p>(R) Angela, poses for a photo while working at her boyfriend newly opened dream business– Carmine’s. When speaking of her daughter she says, “I want her to leave the city because there’s no opportunity here and there’s no job. I’ve had three businesses go under.” Angela has a business degree and is currently in school for criminal justice and hospital administration.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaKZA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=748&y=172"}} "(L) Leaves crawl along the plastics recycling company The Tulip Corporation– a reminder of the beaut... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 5 of 12: <p>(L) The Canadian twin city’s tourism attractions can be seen by its American counterpart across the Niagara River; a visual reminder of what the American side could have been. The Canadian Niagara sees twice as many annual visitors per year.</p><p>(R) Jeri Lynn Garland, 54, lives with her boyfriend and son. “The (American) dream is not dead. I just live one day at a time. It’s all you can do. Get through one day and I can get on with the next one….this used to be the honeymoon capital of the world but now nobody is doing anything. Now all we got is the falls. There’s nothing left. You go down the street and half the street is boarded up.”</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaKZC.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=727&y=159"}} "(L) The Canadian twin city’s tourism attractions can be seen by its American counterpart across the ... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 6 of 12: <p>(L) Tyrone Junior, 31 (left) and Tyrone Senior, 59 (right) on their front porch.</p><p>(R) Train tracks and factories remain following the decline of chemical production plants.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaImH.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=301&y=232"}} "(L) Tyrone Junior, 31 (left) and Tyrone Senior, 59 (right) on their front porch.(R) Train tracks and... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 7 of 12: <p>(L) Tamara Kozak, 56, grew up in a small Ukrainian village before marrying an American and moving to Niagara Falls 20 years ago. “This wasn’t what I pictured when I moved here but I am a very strong person and very hard working. I can survive anywhere. I’m not afraid. This place is depressing but I want this city to look like all American cities. Beautiful, clean, lights and I want people to want to do better. Everything seems so hard here. I want them to see the opportunity to see this is a city of opportunity”</p><p>(R) The faint light of the sole casino in Niagara Falls, New York falls on one of the many board-up buildings which line the streets. Fifty years ago, the city was home to more than 100,000 people and a thriving industrial economy. Now it has been reduced to barely 50,000 people and is struggling to maintain its status as a city and risks losing the corresponding federal funding.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaUBU.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) Tamara Kozak, 56, grew up in a small Ukrainian village before marrying an American and moving to... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 8 of 12: <p>(L) The sole casino lies at the end of a street lined with abandoned buildings.</p><p>(R) The pulsing neon lights from the Hardrock Cafe bathe one of the main intersections in the tourist district near the American/Canadian border.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaImK.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) The sole casino lies at the end of a street lined with abandoned buildings.(R) The pulsing neon ... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 9 of 12: (L) Symbols of American pride can be seen throughout the small tourist strip that lies along the Canadian border crossing.(R) Canadian tourist Cynthia Espinoza, 32, poses for a photo with her dog Chiquita after spending a night visiting the American side of the falls for a shopping trip.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaSfJ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) Symbols of American pride can be seen throughout the small tourist strip that lies along the Can... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 10 of 12: (L) Symbols of American pride can be seen from the poorest to the richest neighborhoods in the city.(R) Manaya watches as her father fishes. Her father's idea of the American Dream is for her to go to college.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaImP.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) Symbols of American pride can be seen from the poorest to the richest neighborhoods in the city.... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 11 of 12: (L) Kay, 57 (left) and Dale Garrett, 62 (right) from Arkansas are about to take a helicopter ride along the Niagara River during a long-awaited month-long road trip. They are retired and have been married for 32 years and do not plan to venture into the city beyond the small tourist area.(R) Helicopters provide riders with a 10-minute ride with views of the Niagara River and the falls for $100 per person.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaUC6.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "(L) Kay, 57 (left) and Dale Garrett, 62 (right) from Arkansas are about to take a helicopter ride al... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
![Slide 12 of 12: (L) A hat resembling that belonging to the legendary character Uncle Sam, which often serves as a symbol of patriotism, is left outside a factory.(R) Dee Johnson poses for a photo outside his home. "I love America because we are free...but I don't think there's such thing as the American dream. The American dream to me is not about having a green picket fence-- but a white picket fence, having some kids, having a wife and living so I don't have to worry about someone knocking on my door telling me they're going to cut off the electricity or my gas. Of course that has happened to me. I am young and I am black."]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBCaUCa.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=836&y=134"}} "(L) A hat resembling that belonging to the legendary character Uncle Sam, which often serves as a sy... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2017")
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