Just as Pittsburgh years ago had to overcome its negative image of a grimy soot-belching steel mill town by focusing on technology, healthcare, and culture, so too Lake Charles strives to downplay the petrochemical plant image and does a good job emphasizing its southwest Louisiana cultural heritage through the art community, food, music, theater, and festivals.
So in the name of city beautification and I imagine tourism, they barricaded the walkway behind chain link fence running the length of Bord Du Lac (the street parallel to the promenade) and set to work. One year and 4.9 million dollars later, the fence came down and the palm trees went up. The city hired excellent contractors. It really is beautiful. Boaters used to have to tie up together along the sea wall for events. Now they have this terrific marina.
. . . the war memorials – this helicopter Vietnam War memorial is fairly new.
I love this giant American flag overseeing the east end of the lake.
To all my out of town readers, come visit so I can show off the new Lake Charles Promenade!
6 comments:
Wow, Angie, it looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Good job as usual, Angie.
Jess and I stopped by there Friday afternoon and were really impressed. The geese sculpture is beautiful. Your photos and post do the lakefront justice.
Beautiful pictures as always, Mom! I can't wait to go and see it. Hope it gets put to some good use; and it should, with all of the festivals that happen throughout the year! It'll be a welcome addition to the Lake Charles cityscape, I'm sure!
Thanks, everyone! Glad you enjoyed it. Eric, looking forward to taking you there soon.
It looks beautiful.
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