Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Niagara Park Greenhouses

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 22, 2013

1. Niagara Park Greenhouses Marker

Inscription. These greenhouses were erected in the year 1946 as a part of the design of the Niagara Parks Commission to develop the natural magnificence of this historic district and to display its charms for the benefit not only of those who are residents of the province of Ontario but of those to whom, as our welcome guests, we extend our warmest hospitality.

The Niagara Parks Commission
Chairman: The Honourable Charles Daley
Vice-Chairman: Fred M. Cairns
Commissioners
Wm. B. Rollason • Cecil Secord • Thos. H. Lewis • T. F. Forestell K.C. • Harold G. Fox K.C. Litt.D • George R. Inglis • General Manager: Maxim T. Gray

Enter, friend, and view God's pleasant handiwork, The Embroidery of Earth.

Erected by Niagara Parks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 43° 4.349′ N, 79° 4.606′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Niagara Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Toronto Power Generating Station (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Burch’s Mills (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); William Birch Rankine Hydro-Electric Power Station (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Commemorating National Day For Truth and Reconciliation in 2022 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Wm. B. Rankine (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Stranded Scow (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Environmental Stewardship at Niagara Parks / Le Gérance Environnementale de Niagara Parks (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Why Is This Canada And That's America? (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

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Niagara Park Greenhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 22, 2013

2. Niagara Park Greenhouse

marker is no longer nearby. Stranded Scow (was approx. 0.4 kilometers away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Niagara Park Greenhouses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 22, 2013

3. Niagara Park Greenhouses

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 22, 2013

4. Orchids

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 1, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.