Beale Street Landing Opens with 3 Celebrations

Photo by Bianca Phillips @ The Flyer

2,172 days after construction started, fences are down and crews gone from the intersection of Riverside Drive and Beale Street. At a ribbon cutting ceremony, children were welcomed to Play Island, one of the landscaped "pods," signaling completion of the $43M Beale Street Landing project. 





A private reception was held Friday night for 250 people, among them were RDC staff, board members, and three of the project's architects from Argentina.

Photo by Micchael Donahue/The Commercial Appeal

Photo by Michael Donahue/The Commercial Appeal

On Saturday (6/28), all ages braved the thunderstorms for a community celebration from noon to 7 pm with food vendors, aerialists, hip-hop dancers, and all kinds of music.

Valerie's Wings

Here are some links to newspaper coverage of the events: 
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