Among all the drawings and displays at Monday’s public open house on Albany’s Waterfront Project, which is now under construction, this is the chart I found most informative.
OLd boardwalk to remain unchanged
Written April 24th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
The boardwalk overlooking the Willamette River under the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany will remain unchanged by the city’s riverfront improvement plan, I learned today.
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Tags: Albany riverfront, boardwalk, Ellsworth Bridge, old boardwalk, urban renewal, Waterfront Project, Willamette River
Tags: Albany riverfront, boardwalk, Ellsworth Bridge, old boardwalk, urban renewal, Waterfront Project, Willamette River
The pace of demolition: Keeping track
Written March 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
In case you’re keeping track, this is how far the demolition of the former bank building at First and Broadalbin in downtown Albany had progressed by Friday afternoon.
Think ahead to kids playing here in ’24
Written February 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Sunday was another cold day in February. I took one more bike ride to Albany’s Monteith Riverpark, where on Saturday more trees were cut down.
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Tags: Albany parks, CARA, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, tree removal, urban renewal, Waterfront Project
Tags: Albany parks, CARA, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, tree removal, urban renewal, Waterfront Project
Tree cutting under way at riverfront
Written February 23rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Tree cutting began Thursday along Albany’s Willamette Riverfront to prepare for the city’s “Waterfront Project.” Posted signs said the operation would go through Feb. 28.
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Tags: CARA, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, tree cutting, trees, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project
Tags: CARA, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, tree cutting, trees, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project
Fence signals demolition of former bank
Written February 22nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
The first result of the pending demolition of the former Wells Fargo branch in downtown Albany is that parking has become more scarce, for now anyway.
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Tags: demolition, downtown Albany, First National, First National Bank of Albany, urban renewal, Wells Fargo
Tags: demolition, downtown Albany, First National, First National Bank of Albany, urban renewal, Wells Fargo
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Albany lists former bank lot for sale
The former site of the Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Albany has been put on the market for a listed price of $310,000 and, according to a city official, has attracted quite a bit of interest.
Tags: ARA, CARA, downtown Albany, lot for sale, real estate, urban renewal, Wells Fargo lot