Lockport, New York, was named for the locks that connect the passageways of the Erie Canal. The locks were the idea of a man named Nathan Roberts. A sixty-foot drop in the water level occurred at Lockport. There had to be a way to raise and lower the boats on their way to Buffalo. So Roberts devised a twin flight of locks, five locks each. Construction began in 1823.
Looking for an apartment rental in Lockport? This small city is part of the greater Buffalo-Niagara Falls region and is just the spot if you're hoping to find a town rich in history, with an attractive business district, a small town feel and proximity to a larger city
Lockport, New York, was named for the locks that connect the passageways of the Erie Canal. The locks were the idea of a man named Nathan Roberts. A sixty-foot drop in the water level occurred at Lockport. There had to be a way to raise and lower the boats on their way to Buffalo. So Roberts devised a twin flight of locks, five locks each. Construction began in 1823.
Looking for an apartment rental in Lockport? This small city is part of the greater Buffalo-Niagara Falls region and is just the spot if you're hoping to find a town rich in history, with an attractive business district, a small town feel and proximity to a larger city.
The Neighborhoods
This medium sized city has ten distinct neighborhoods, offering a wide range of apartment homes and house rentals ranging from luxury apartments to month to month rentals. With a middle range of vacancies available -- there are more in the winter months when things get chilly, than in the summer when the city's trees are leafy and green -- you'll want to leave yourself around a month's time to find a new home in the community. Commute times are generally 15 minutes or less.
Rapids: This area consists of small to medium single family homes and apartment complexes. It's a solid mix of owners and renters in buildings built between the present and 1970, primarily, and it is suburban in feel.
South Lockport: Also suburban, this area consists of mostly medium-sized homes and apartments that are primarily owner occupied. Some residences here are older, built from 1940 to 1999.
Locust St.: This neighborhood is in a central location and it also has a suburban feel. This neighborhood includes a number of historic properties as well as well established apartments and single-family homes built between 1940 and 1969. Owners and renters are in equal supply here.
Living in Lockport
The Erie Canal runs scenically through the city center and it merges with Tonadwanda Creek to the south. There's an original five-step lock structure crossing the northern side of the Niagara Escarpment as well as modern locks that replaced the historic beginnings of the canal. You can offer tours of this bucolic town's water-logged history to any out of town visitors you may have. Or, if playing tour guide is not your thing, you can simply enjoy the boat rides, museum exhibits and the town's annual arts and crafts show, without guests in tow. In August, the Taste of Lockport food festival is held at Ida Fritz Park, which also is the starting point for a Monday night canal cruise during summer months.
