Beale Street Landing Fences Removed

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VOL. 128 | NO. 188 | Thursday, September 26, 2013

(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)

The grass-covered hill that forms the roof of Beale Street Landing was an immediate hit with riverfront visitors Tuesday, Sept. 24, as the first construction fences came down on the site.

Were finally far enough along in construction that we feel like its safe enough to take down the fencing in certain areas, said Dorchelle Spence, vice president of the Riverfront Development Corp., which manages the landing and 11 other riverfront parks, including Mud Island, for the city of Memphis.

So Tuesday afternoon, construction crews took down the fences and encouraged those coming to the park to go where they havent been able to go until now.

We took down the fence on the south side of the building to allow access to the grass roof and the patio, Spence said. We took down the fencing on the east side to allow runners and walkers to run through the loading zone and not have to go onto Riverside Drive.

The fencing is still up for the newest focuses for construction crews, construction of two islands that are part of the terraced approach to the rivers edge.

Construction is underway on the landings playground and another one of the islands that are part of the park setting, including terraces that will allow visitors access to the rivers edge.

One of them is a play area for children 10 and under, Spence said. The other is going to be a Wi-Fi zone for picnics and gatherings. Of course there will be the grass terraces that will take you down to the river level.

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