Waterfront Park:

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Site Map

The Area

The street adjacent to the Waterfront Park site was frequented with traffic.

There is one hour parking on the south side of the street.

To the west and east of the site was a commercial buildings

Directly north of the building was the Rose Flour Building which is a valuable building to the community.

The sidewalk is poorly maintained and in need of repair

Fire hydrants are along the east and west of the park on the sidewalk.

A small grove of trees defines the border of the park along the east.

There is a pedestrian path that runs along the shoreline. The path begins along the southwest border of the park and is lined with trees.

The SW view to downtown is a valuable view that should be kept.

Powerlines line the sidewalk.

Concrete blocks are scattered along the western edge of the park

A billboard is on the very northwestern edge of the

The fence along the southeast side of the park has been tagged.

The Site

The area was open and exposed, but with the sense of being enclosed and safe.

During the time we were at the site, there was not a single occupant of the site.

The soil along the waterfront was a clay based soil and was very muddy.

The river floods for about three weeks during the early summer.

Extensive erosion was evident along the bank.

The site was covered in tall grasses about waist height and thistles bushes.

Throughout the park was lined with cowpaths.

There was a significant amount of sunlight in the park because there weren't any tall buildings obstructing the light from the south.

Slow current in the river

River shore was littered with trash carried by the current.

No sign of animal life in the area.

Concrete blocks line the entrance to the park, along with wooden posts.

Across the river, to the south is a park with baseball fields that block the view with trees.

Thistles

Waist high grasses

Siberian Elm - along the northeast side of the park on the second of the two groves.

Box Elder - on the east side of the park.

Silverberry - east side of park, on first grove

Virginia Creeper (Vine) - on northeast within the first grove.

Panaromic picture taken from the Southeast corner of the site

Panaromic picture taken from the northwest corner

Panaromic looking north towards the street

Billboard on the north west corner	Standing on the sidewalk facing west	Approaching the site from the NW corner	Staning in the South East corner
Standing in the SE corner looking towards the East	Desired trails near the waterfront	Desired trails	Looking north from the waterfront
Looking west, notice the erosion	View of downtown from the waterfront