Media Mentions
How A Park Helped One Town Weather The Recession
National Public Radio, July 29, 2011
NPR's Julie Rose writes, "During the worst of the recession, new development ground to a halt and small businesses closed their doors on many Main Streets throughout the country.
That wasn't the case in Greenville, S.C. And while it seems improbable that a city would thrive during the recession, Greenville's mayor credits a mix of good luck and good fundamentals."
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A City's Signature Centerpiece
U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Public Roads, May/June, 2011
Writers Jessica Hekter and Leslie Fletcher report on how a one-of-a-kind curved pedestrian bridge drew attention to a downtown waterfall and capped off the rebirth of Greenville, SC, into an exemplary livable community.
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Kudos to Carolina Foothills for Park Development
The Garden Club of America Bulletin, June-July 2007
The bulletin covered the awards ceremony in June 2007, where Mayor Knox White received the American
Horticultural Society's Urban Beautification Award.
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Urban Beautification Award
The American Gardner, March-April 2007
An article in the magazine of the American Horticultural Society covers the Urban Beautification Award
given to Carolina Foothills Garden Club, for its work in preserving and renovating Falls Park.
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Greenville Rising
Charleston Magazine, March 2007
On the Road writer and photographer John Marshall spent a weekend in Greenville, and found a community
amid an urban renewal renaissance. He found a Falls Park full of kids, couples, families and friends enjoying
summer in the city.
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Refurbished Falls Park Returns Greenville's Soul
Charlston Post and Courier, March 7, 2005
Writer Robert Behre discusses the wonder of discovering the waterfull hidden beneath the old Camperdown Way
bridge. He recalls a how the community created a park, and helped save a watershed.
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The Reedy's Grand Awakening
Sandlapper, Spring 2005
Writer Chris Worthy takes a visit to the reopened Reedy River Falls, and finds a community who rallied to
save it's most distinctive feature.
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Forget All Your Troubles, Forget All Your Cares
South Carolina Smiles 2005
From the delicate lines that create the illusion of a floating Liberty Bridge to beauty of the spring gardens,
this feature article touts Falls Park as the best reason yet to head to downtown Greenville.
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Falls Park: The $13 Million Garden
Recreation and Parks Magazine, Fall 2004
This cover feature offers a detailed history of Falls Park's transformation, from the Liberty Bridge to 20 acres
of gardens to the funding that made it all happen.
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Reedy River Falls Historic Park
Construction Magazine, March 8, 2004
This two-page report in the trade publication Construction discusses the scope of work and progress made by
Triangle Construction Company in the creation of Falls Park.
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