Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
At 04:50 PM 5/14/04 -0500, you wrote:
Chris Johnson seems to fear the worst circa 1868. Let's clear up some misconceptions...again.
(Also, some suggest catastophic collapse of the Stone Arch Bridge- Did it fall when Mill Ruins Park was built? The Crown Hydro project would preform the same type of excvation near the bridge as was done for the park but in a much shallower space. Were utility lines, pollution, hidden caves etc. found in the park? Did the park blow up?)
The project would reopen the old headrace channel that already exists underneath the parking lot albeit filled in with debris. The channel is not under the falls, it is seperated from the spillway by the lock & dam. It was filled in the the 1960s so any utility lines that do exist are probably accounted for (why anyone would run utility lines across the crest of falls is beyond me anyway.)
The so called 'extension' to the Stone arch bridge would simply cross this restored water-filled channel, which would have exisited originally. The plans call for this extension to be planks similar to the plank road in front of the Mill City Museum. The 'extension' will make the approch the bridge better and more visible.
Photos- a must see!!!
1929 picture of west side- (cookies must be enabled)
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=81320&Page=8&Digital=Yes&Keywords=stone%20arch&Type=Photo%2CArtPhoto&SearchType=Basic
See the plank road on the left? Trains moved above the tailraces on an iron and wood bridge, parts of which can be seen in the park today. At the end of the stone arch is wood, and then an iron bridge that passed over another channel.
1885 picture of the plank road and stone arch terminus-
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=77429&Page=5&Digital=Yes&Keywords=minneapolis%2E%20mill&Type=Photo%2CArtPhoto&SearchType=Basic
1908- picture of headrace lagoon and iron extension of Stone Arch Bridge-
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=77420&Page=10&Digital=Yes&Keywords=minneapolis%2E%20mill&Type=Photo%2CArtPhoto&SearchType=Basic
1936- Interesting picture of cornerstone, I wonder if its still under there.
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=79488&Page=14&Digital=Yes&Keywords=minneapolis%2E%20mill&Type=Photo%2CArtPhoto&SearchType=Basic
I hope this helps-
Sean Ryan AUDUBON
Visit Johnstock tonight, Sat. and Sun. Live music, Kids Fashion Show, Magic Show, ART ART ART. 29th and Johson St. NE, An Art-A-Whirl event.
Outdoor Movies tonight, kids very welcome. Bring a blanket or two- At dusk!!
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