HISTORIC STONE STREET IN TROY GETS EXTREME MAKEOVER
Washington Place Ribbon Cutting August 3, at 2 p.m.
TROY, NY (07/19/2010) -- Neighborhood activists have restored one of the Capital Region's most historic streets to a pristine stretch of granite block pavers.
"Washington Place is one of the few streets in the Capital Region that is still surfaced with its original pavers. It's beautiful," said Lynn Kopka, president of the Washington Park Association. "Once streets like this are gone, they're gone. They disappear under the asphalt."
Washington Place is a 310-foot-long street that borders the southern end of Troy's Washington Park. It is a rare example of an intact 19th century Belgian block paved street.
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