Georgetown Waterfront Park

Today was the opening of the last section of the Georgetown Water Front. This culminated efforts that started in the 1970's to turn the industrial waterfront on the Potomac RIver into a public park. The completion of the final section was delayed when tons of concrete rubble was found buried in the ground, and had to be removed and trucked off.

It was a somewhat sad occasion. Former Senator Charles Percy, who lives in Georgetown, was one of the longtime backers of development of the Park. Percy, now 91, was supposed to speak, but it was announced that he could not make it, because he is gravely ill in the hospital. His daughter, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, spoke in his place.

Here are some photographs that I took. The fountain is at the foot of Wisconsin Avenue.



Georgetown Waterfront Park - 9/13/11