By Stuart Bridge - Buffalo Waterfront News Team

May 26, 2008

The sound of the waterfall over the canal slip is the backdrop for something that's been talked about for years; development on Buffalo's waterfront.

Monday was a picture perfect day to view the new boardwalk, ruins from old buildings along the canal and markers explaining the history of the Erie Canal and Buffalo's part in it all.

Ships docked at the neighboring naval park were filled with people too. Sales have been up and the museum has even had to stay open an hour later the last few nights to keep up with the increasing crowds.

Construction vehicles in the distance prove this is just the beginning.

In the coming years, $400-million will be spent to bring in and build retail stores and restaurants.

One of the historical signs tells of how the canal "changed Buffalo into a city of limitless opportunity." And that's the hope once again as people come see the changes on the waterfront and wait for more.

Executives from Bass Pro, the anchor store that's supposed to go in just off the waterfront are supposed to be in the city within the next few weeks to look at the progress of the inner harbor.

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