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ir:... —-. . L•---' -"'' • <br /> The Heart of Downtown • A Big Idea for the Future <br /> __-.—_ Colfax Ave..--. _ -.. - . <br /> . — R . <br /> A SIGNATURE RIVERFRONT PARK IN �. <br /> Aliiiii <br /> DOWNTOWN "` <br /> Y ,y ( L <br /> South Bend's existence is a result of its relationship to the St. - <br /> Joseph River.Early industries chose to locate on the East and z.Si nature Downtown r <br /> West Races because they relied on the water to power their - ,, / Riverfront Park <br /> machinery.Polluted and industrial in nature,the river was not a I <br /> quality-of-life resource.As a result,Downtown today has very ..., <br /> little connection to the riverfront.When asked to rank the most • ' $ -1 _ . <br /> s, <br /> important needs for Downtown's future,residents prioritized , • -. °. P • <br /> 0 <br /> access and celebration of the riverfront. i �� t h-9 - <br /> 1 <br /> The Century Center,in particular,disconnects Michigan Street, — ' , <br /> the future Town Square,and the rest of Downtown from the � - <br /> river.The building was designed to privatize views and access <br /> to the river—the Grand Hall has beautiful views of the river, t,r • _ w t <br /> but the building disrupts the riverfront trail and river views -- '11. ..1 , f. r ° <br /> down Washington Street.In the future.making modifications to }°yr,*,�� 4 � <br /> the Century Center could transform the experience Downtown - „,■ ,''�{ tI�k. s 4-+J y. ,,�0 <br /> by connecting people to the riverfront. } i { <br /> ecr • , i%IIIIIUII\i�,, \ <br /> ,� '`l' mu _ 111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllh. <br /> r i: � <br /> e rf I <br /> ... , '. i.Century Center Intervention <br /> . ; i ..- <br /> ` n <br /> pJib- w <br /> +ilR 'tAb +.-41i,. <br /> From the island,the current Century Center configuration does not From Dr.MLK Jr Bind it is difficult to see the river - <br /> allow for visual connection to Downtown <br /> • <br /> • <br /> DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND 2045 PLAN 1 SOUTH BEND:ND!=7vA MARCH_..,., <br />