3400 x 5100 px | 28,8 x 43,2 cm | 11,3 x 17 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
31. Juli 2010
Ort:
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Weitere Informationen:
The Bellingham, Washington waterfront is dominated by the 137-acre (0.55 km2) site of Georgia Pacific's former pulp, chemical plant and tissue mill. The pulp mill and associated chemical plant was permanently closed on March 30, 2001. It is situated on the shoreline of Inner Bellingham Bay along the Whatcom Waterway. In June 2006, Georgia Pacific sold the property (valued at US$37 million) to the Port of Bellingham for $10 in exchange for assuming responsibility for the environmental cleanup of the property. The city and port have entered into a partnership to jointly clean up and redevelop the property, which is to be branded "The Waterfront District." A general plan for the city's waterfront was developed several years ago by the Waterfront Futures Group, and the new Waterfront Advisory Group has been convening to develop a more detailed plan focused on this particular site. Various Citizens' & Environmental groups remain skeptical of the proposed cleanup of mercury pollution in the waterway, as well as the commercial nature of the proposed redevelopment. In short it doesn't look like this magnificent site will be rescued any time soon. (from Wikipedia, edited by Dorothy Alexander 110923)
