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The Public Esplanade Grows Piece by Piece
We caught this tidbit from the TNT – the public esplanade on the Thea Foss is set to have another 400 feet on it by the time Tall Ships gets here this summer. Last summer the Foss Waterway Development Authority removed an aging wharf and is replacing it with the wide pedestrian esplanade.
The old wharf was actually holding up about 30% of the historic Balfour building that houses the Foss Waterway Seaport (formerly known as the Working Waterfront Museum), so replacing it was a first step in preserving the building.
The esplanade is still not contiguous—it currently ends at roughly 15th St at Johnny’s, but the long term goal is to connect the entire Foss with the wide pedestrian area. Some day we’ll be able to walk the waterfront …
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Link to the Foss Waterway Seaport
Link | Posted on 26. March 2008, 11:02
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This is great. I have never understood why we never fully built out the water front. I’m glad to see they’ll have this section completed for Tall Ships.
Nice Job!
1 | Posted by Dave St. | Mar 26, 11:14 AM
We caught this tidbit from the TNT – the public esplanade on the Thea Foss is set to have another 400 feet on it by the time Tall Ships gets here this summer.
Now we need to connect the rest of it from Ruston to Downtown.
2 | Posted by Erik B. | Mar 26, 12:08 PM
“You are CORRECT,Sir” on that concept.
Connecting the space’s that create the “reason to leave the lazyboy chair” and grab the Link and other methods of getting there is a no-brainer. AND my opinion, does not require us to fly anybody NEW into T.Town to look us over. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES-THEY ARE THE PEOPLE .
3 | Posted by Dale Rush | Mar 26, 04:38 PM
Speaking of the Foss Waterway…has anyone heard anything about Waterway Park since the Children’s Museum pulled out? Is the public process still going on? Any word on when any work/clean up will begin?
4 | Posted by Tammy | Mar 28, 12:38 PM
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