This photograph of “Woodlawn,” now known as Randwood, is from a promotional booklet that was issued circa 1905. Our community at the time was experiencing an era of tourism growth with leisurely resorts and summer residents keeping the town buzzing throughout the warmer months. It was a welcomed relief from the decline the town experienced after the closing of its major economic driver, the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company, in 1871.

This property has been a hot topic of debate in the community for several years. The town’s heritage is strongly intertwined with its identity and has been a crucial part of NOTL’s tourism economy for over a century. The cultural landscape is part of what draws people here and makes it a tourist destination.  There are wineries and theatres and galleries in other communities, but our heritage and the preserved built heritage is what makes us unique.