I took this picture in the summer of 2009. The Minolta Tower has towered over the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls at Niagara swince 1962. It was the first observation tower overlooking Niagara Falls.
originally called the Seagram Tower, and over the years, due to multiple bankruptcies and ownership changes, the name changed from Heritage Tower (1969), Royal Inn Tower (1971), Royal Center Tower (1972), Panasonic Tower (1973) and the Minolta Tower (1984-2007).
It features an indoor observation deck, restaurant, wedding chapel, and hotel.
From street level, the tower is 99 metres (325 feet) tall, however it is situated 160 metres (525 feet) above the falls. The tower underwent renovations again in 2010. This time the exterior was painted white, the banner displaying Konica Minolta on it was removed, replaced with a banner displaying the the name of the hotel, the Tower Hotel. To many long time residents, it’s still the Minolta Tower.
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