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Recent Examples of alamedaBut what has resonated most, the words that adorn hundreds of monuments erected in plazas, streets, and playgrounds across the world, is his prophecy that someday the grandes alamedas, the great avenues lined with trees, would open for the free people of tomorrow to walk through.—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
The walkway to the second floor of the building will also be used as a space for DJs to hold their sets for when the social club hosts parties and events.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, city officials have ramped up cleaning efforts in the park by having crews pressure wash walkways, disinfect areas where swans gather on the shoreline and remove feeders.
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Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Across the hallway from Atlantis Kids Adventures is The Gamers Reef, a classic arcade with everything from Pac-Man to driving games, which may appeal to parents (especially those raised in the ’80s) even more than their offspring.
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Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Young and old alike can burn hours at retro arcade Replay Amusement Museum and then head over to Orange Cycle Creamery for homemade sweets.
Each wing was connected to the main structure with long colonnades, hidden from street view by trees and sloped lawns.
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Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Answering questions from commissioners, Baranes said the potential project would add a story to the West Wing colonnade, and not the West Wing building proper.
The property also sits on the Beachwalk, a nine-mile-long pedestrian promenade with paved pathways that serves as a short barrier between the back of the hotel and entrance to the beach.
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Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
Here artisans, vendors, and live performers set up on the over-water promenade while the sun performs its nightly show over the Gulf Coast.
The vacant Roy Rogers, which will become home to a Carroll County Tim Hortons, is located in the Eldersburg Commons plaza at 6400 Ridge Road.
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Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
But Fredeen said Monday that the company plans to collaborate with the neighboring businesses and organize more ways to activate the plaza to draw in people, potentially through things like yard games and art events.