The history of the lake goes back to similar era to the smaller Bitter and Haller Lakes and the larger Lake Union and Washington, as mentioned on the Seattle Parks website: “Geologists say the Vashon Glacial Ice Sheet, which also formed Puget Sound and other area lakes, formed Green Lake 50,000 years ago. The airship was traveling to its new station near San Francisco but took a leisurely route with time for a number of photo ops along the way.” This really cool cross-time image from Then & Again shows the juxtaposition of the current with the old, and Green Lake spanning this, here with “…the majestic USS Macon gliding above Seattle’s Green Lake on August 22, 1934. Green Lake has a special place for me, having lived close to it our entire time in Seattle, it’s been a place for fun, recreation, and even protest. I’ve been wanting to write about Seattle’s Green Lake, which is an addition to round out the post these small Seattle lake stories, and supplement the coverage of the larger lakes Union and Washington. HEADER: River Ilisos and Stadion Bridge, ca. The only uncanalised part of the bed of Ilissos river that once ran outside the old city of Athens. It does emerge briefly, in reed beds behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus, which was built over several centuries starting in the second century BC. “But it is not just a simple matter of reclaiming the city’s past, but also of saving its present.”If the Ilisos tunnel collapses, it will block the natural course of the river, and could flood the entire city centre,” Mr Belavilas warns – “That doesn’t bear thinking about.”Ĭurrently, only a small section is now visible on its path from the mountains, as mentioned in the Telegraph: “It originates in the mountains on the edge of the city and eventually flows into the Saronic Gulf, after passing almost unseen beneath the streets of the capital. Map of the Ilisos – via BBC (image via Urban Environment Lab)īeyond daylighting, the restoration also has bigger implications, as a strategy to avoid future issues. You can see the location of the current configuration in the context of the historical routing above, including the Stadium and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, built by Hadrian.
Map of Ancient Athens (Ilissos River highlighted by author) – via Ancient History Encyclopediaįrom the BBC “ Athens to open up ancient river“, the plan by Nikos Belavilas from the Urban Environment Lab shows the route of the proposed daylighting, restoring it after it was paved over in post-WWII development.
“Given Greece’s dry, hot climate, neither is huge – they are nothing like the Thames in London or the Tiber in Rome.” They do, however, act as places for floodwaters to run after winter rains, and the depths can reach up to six feet. “ View of Athens from the River Ilissos – painting by Johann Michael Wittmer – via Greek City Timesĭue to the dry climate, the Ilissos and the other river in Athens, the Kifissos, are often dry, as mentioned in the article. Ancient writers mention various activities by its banks, varying from civic processes, cults -including a sanctuary dedicated to the river himself, by Ardittos hill- or social walks and philosophical endeavours in idyllic landscapes, as for Socrates and his disciples (Plato, Phaedrus 229-230, link ). Some context on the significance of this river, via the HYDRIA Project, “Ilissos river was considered in antiquity as the second main river of Athens, forming an horizontal landmark in its southern and eastern sides. They are proposing the creation of a park along a one mile stretch of the formerly forgotten river.” “Urban planners have suggested that rather than spending millions of euros on reinforcing the tunnel and repairing the track, the tram line should be diverted along a different route and the river opened up. As mentioned: “An 1821 water colour of the Ilissos River and the Temple of Olympian Zeus” – via Telegraph (image credit Alamy) Via the Telegraph, an article “ Athens hatches ambitious plan to uncover fabled river, once the haunt of Socrates, and turn it into a park.” The river in question is the Ilissos, which, due to lack of maintenance on the subsurface tunnel in which the river flows has led to structural issues that has caused issues with the tram line running on the surface, and opened up opportunities for restoration of this ancient waterway.
An interesting case study in hidden hydrology from a region I’ve yet to discuss, Greece.
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