Maybe the real focal point of the Canadian side of Niagara Falls is the Country Fresh Donuts store at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Jepson Street. This is not far from the tourist district. Image from Google Street View.
This donut shop is important to this blog because I used to stop there to write down observations that I had just made about the natural history of the area. I began stopping there because it was a familiar location. I had lived nearby when I was a child and my mother used to work at Kennedy's Drug Store, which had been on the site of the donut shop.
The donut shop was very popular with local people. Ten years ago the donut shop was in the news across Ontario. A car ran off the road and went right through the building. I didn't see it but it looks like it crashed through the side with the three windows at the right and then crashed right through the back. Somehow no one was hurt. I didn't read that alcohol was a factor.
When the donut shop reopened it was in the news again. This time it was because a long line of people were waiting at the door. This place is so popular locally. It has it's own menu and is known for Wonton soup.
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