Reconnecting with our waterfront: before anything else we were first a river town.Louisville was founded as a river city and in recent years has reclaimed its river heritage by developing its extensive, 90-acre waterfront. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When ground was broken on Waterfront Park Waterfront Park can refer to any of a number of parks on a river or other body of water, including:
One of the nation's largest playgrounds is a hallmark of Phase II of Louisville's Waterfront Park's, 20-acre, $14 million second phase, which opened in June 2004. New portions of Phase II include the Brown-Forman Amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. , a broad promenade with wonderful views up and down the river and of downtown Louisville Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the state of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to boat docks; picnic areas; walking paths; an area for a restaurant and a rowing facility for the University of Louisville See also
1. ^ [1] 2. ^ [2] URL accessed on June 8 2006 3. Women's Rowing Team and community rowing clubs. A pavilion and restrooms overlook the playground on the west side. Next to them is elongated e·lon·gate tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated 1. Made longer; extended. 2. Having more length than width; slender. stair-stepped seating on the western edge of the play area. In 2004, Waterfront Park was named as "Briggs & Stratton's No. 1 Lawn for Family Fun." Since 1998, Briggs & Stratton has honored impressive public lawns around the country. In 2004, the Milwaukee-based company honored beautiful green spaces perfect for family activities. State tourism officials and lawn and garden media nominated worthy lawns through March. Briggs & Stratton Turfgrass Producers International (TPI (Tracks Per Inch) The measurement of the density of the storage channels on a disk or tape. Track density on magnetic disks has reached 125,000 tpi (125 Ktpi). See bpi, areal density and magnetic disk. ) and Yard Doctor Trey Rogers evaluated the nominations and determined the 10 finalists based on the following criteria: overall appearance, lawn/garden maintenance and sustainability for family activities. |
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