At the very beginning, the developer of St. James was angling to put it near/at Hensley Park on Eisenhower. My recollection is residents didn't want to lose the public park.
Three other questionable development decisions in the past 40 years -
1. Nixing the Blue Stone and Claremont Connectors from Duke to Eisenhower Valley with access to 495 (look at Duke Street now . . .)
2. Rezoning Eisenhower Valley from commercial/light industrial to residential (contributing to our sewer capacity problems), and
3. Turning down the Federal Government's offer to transfer Cameron Station to the city (perfect comprehensive high school site).
Pat:
Thank you for your comments.
I just don't know whether The St. James could have been built in another location in Alexandria.
What a sports palace that place is!
At the very beginning, the developer of St. James was angling to put it near/at Hensley Park on Eisenhower. My recollection is residents didn't want to lose the public park.
Three other questionable development decisions in the past 40 years -
1. Nixing the Blue Stone and Claremont Connectors from Duke to Eisenhower Valley with access to 495 (look at Duke Street now . . .)
2. Rezoning Eisenhower Valley from commercial/light industrial to residential (contributing to our sewer capacity problems), and
3. Turning down the Federal Government's offer to transfer Cameron Station to the city (perfect comprehensive high school site).
Thank you for writing these!
Maggie, thanks very much for this thoughtful comment.
You have a remarkable recall, and insightful perspectives, on how the city has developed and is developing.