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burt Megalopolis

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Having to walk down 5th street to the Riverfront didn't deter over 80,000 from attending the National Folk Festival. I think that the river and canal are being advertised for active uses. Even though Pear is steep, look at it as a good workout. If someone can't make the hike, that's what cars are for. :)
...and funiculars. :lol:
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burt Megalopolis

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hahaha I wouldn't mind that, but I don;t know if there would be enough pedestrian traffic to warrant one :)

Poes Pub and a welcoming arch across Main Street at the top, Lucky Strike Power Plant in the middle and GSL with maybe a section of Rocketts Landing at the bottom. Then we'll have the "critical mass" that Cadeho so loves to hear about. :P

Besides! The ride itself will be an attraction. At the lock (or just above it if N/S balks at repairing their bridge) boats will ferry passengers along our row of ship shops enroute to Vistas. (Or course, without the bridge repairs, there'll be no ship shops).

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wrldcoupe4 Metropolitan Area

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Plans are to develop extension from 17th to Great Shiplock Park

Project officials hope site work can begin in the final quarter of 2006, allowing for completion in spring 2007, perhaps in time for events marking the 400th anniversary of Capt. Christopher Newport's journey up the James River and landing in Richmond in 1607..........

The extension, which will carry the walk past the Virginia Holocaust Museum and Tobacco Row, is expected to cost more than $2 million........

Richmond Chief Administrative Officer William Harrell hopes the extension will spur development along the eastern riverfront as the existing walk has with the Riverside on the James, Vistas on the James and Lady Byrd Hat projects.

"The state has funded it, and we're committed to it. That project is going to move forward," Harrell said.

The Canal Walk extension will be part of the Virginia Capital Trail, a bike/pedestrian trail linking the state capitol with the colonial state capitol in Williamsburg.

So it looks like we'll have our canal walk expansion by early 2007. I was hoping that we'd have heard work was starting sooner, but this is still great news :thumbsup:

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burt Megalopolis

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WOW if Richmond gets all that, it will have a nice sky line.

Thanks for contributing, Riverwood, and welcome to Richmond.

Actually, the city already has a skyline almost identical. The tall modern-ish glass tower is not there yet and Vistas on the James depicted east of Riverside on the James' two red brick buildings, has just begun construction. But all the rest of it is there.

Go to Richmond in Pictures I and II and you'll see some excellent skyline shots by our wonderful photographer, Wrldcoupe4.

Please drop in again. And repeat, Thanks. :)

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burt Megalopolis

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it also doesnt include the skyline w/ centennial towers in it!

Why don't you post one of your skyline shots for contrast, coupe?

By the way, when you were in the Slip last week, did you notice whether or not anything is being done to the old N/S freight station next door to Morton's?

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Cadeho City

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I know you guys have seen the canal and everything... but you'll see it again! Every inch of it!

I went on a search for the water in the dry canal bed thanks to wrldcoupe4's pics.

This is another set sadly RCW probably won't see... unless I lift a few or share a couple of those rejected from showing here. From January 31, 2006.

So let's start at Great Ship Lock Park.

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Where's the usual boat? It shrank!

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Isn't the James lovely?

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Low water... still would hate to fall in!

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Edge of Chapel Island

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What is this house?

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West on the lock

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East on the lock

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Looking toward the river.

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Waterfowl!

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I love the Canadian geese.

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Beachside?

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I love this poor tree.

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Lucky Strike

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Looking toward Rocketts.

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Edge of Chapel Island.

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West on Dock St

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East on Dock St.

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Ducks!

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Dock 1 westward

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Dock 2 eastward

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From Gaston?

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Dock 2 westward

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Dock 2 eastward

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What are they doing?

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That pipe... is this...

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But the water is still flowing further up.

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The water's coming from the rest of the canal!

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Ok, so I've decided to save some pics in case I wanted to share them over at RCW. I took about 300 pics that day JUST at the canal between Great Ship Lock Park and 14th St. Then I had to walk back after the sun had set! Shockoe Bottom is filled with crime... please. Well so it's not every inch, but close. And I could have sworn there were three docks... maybe I merged two. Anyway...

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burt Megalopolis

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I was having a wonderful time, Cadeho, savoring your Canal/Chapel Island photos until the bane of my existence (u know what!) popped up after a shot of the N/S tracks approaching the Bascule bridge. Then those demons continued on for the remaining 31 shots! :angry: Why do they bedevil me so???

When I have more time (and with my dial-up, it takes forever just to access the thread), I'll start clicking left and then hitting "show picture" for the 31 I've missed.

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I've always been awed by Richmond's rich cultural & historical treasures. I really hope they do what ever they can as soon as they can to clean and restore the old canal. To me it represents and intricate part of downtown Richmond's Renaissance. :thumbsup:

I enjoy them too! Good thing about this section of the canal is that it will be completely restored by early 2007!

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