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Sidewalk Reconstruction: Historic Well Walk 2011-11-13 - Adams Alley, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The stairwell is excavated now and shows the stone-face block which used to be above ground when the Well Walk was much lower, according to Engineer Greg Eastham. Eastham said that during demolition of the old walk, there was evidence that the steps to the lower level were near the old Coomer Cafe building, and that the business houses along the walkway were once on the Adams Alley level, not on the same level as the Square. The evidence of the old walk will again be history in the next few days, when the Grand Stairway to the Square, a full sidewalk width affair with banisters, will be poured. The total run of the stairs will be somewhat longer than the old one, with the upper landing deeper and the lower one protruding one step out into Adams Alley. Mayor Mark D. Harris, now back from a band mission in Indianapolis, IN has said that this part of the project could be done in 2 to 4 more days. After that, he will be absorbing ideas on ways to make Adams Alley a showplace for the community. Permalink | Comments?

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