Basking in the neon glow of Niagara Falls Boulevard’s motel mecca heyday

Buffalo’s AAA Club painstakingly marked the road to make it ready to drive, but for most of the trip in those earliest days, farm lands were the only scenery. But with an easier means to travel there and more people doing so, development sprouted — from housing developments like Delawanda Park in Tonawanda, to the restaurants, lodging and amusements used by motorists.