OVERLOOK PARK ALLIED TEXTILES MILLS RIVERWALK PROJECT


    Several years ago, the City of Paterson undertook planning for a river walk to provide leisure and access from the base of the waterfall at Overlook Park to the West Broadway Bridge.  Construction of the river walk is both more interesting and somewhat simplified by the presence of a historic brownstone wall along the river bank that was once part of the industrial textile dyeing complexes situated there some 150 years ago.  The walkway is planned to run along the historic wall well above the river level to afford great views and protection from flooding.  Phase One of the river walk project involves the rehabilitation and stabilization of the historic wall upon which the walkway can be constructed in Phase Two.  Planning, environmental review and funding for this project is now complete and construction will begin in spring 2014.  This City of Paterson project, funded through state and county open space programs, will be the second improvement following Mary Ellen Kramer Park in the Great Falls national Historic Park area since 2011.