English: VIEW OF THE SCHOELLKOPF POWER STATION NO 3 SITE FROM THE MIDDLE OF RAINBOW BRIDGE; IN JUNE OF 1956 WATER SEEPED BEHIND THE POWER STATION AND THE WALL OF NIAGARA GORGE CAUSING 2 OF THE 3 STATIONS TO COLLAPSE INTO THE GORGE, THIS CAUSED LOSS OF 450,000 KILOWATTS OF POWER TO THE NEW YORK STATE POWER GRID. IT ALSO LED TO THE GOVERNMENT TAKING OVER THE POWER STATIONS AND THE END OF PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. TODAY THEY ARE DEVELOPING THE SITE BY RE-INSTALLING THE ELEVATOR TO THE BOTTOM AND OPEN THE SITE TO TOURISTS. THE WALL BEHIND 1 POWER PLANT IS STILL INTACT AND DEBRIS FROM THE OTHER TWO IS STILL SEEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GORGE.