Trains on 8th St. also use the left hand side of
the one-way street. This view looks north. Building
construction and roadwork are in evidence. Various signs
warn of construction and restrictions ahead. Large tree limbs
arc above the overhead wire.
The
region's population has grown rapidly and impressively in recent
decades. Nearly two million
people now live in the metropolitan area, and as such, it ranks higher than some others with much larger
central cities, such as San Antonio, Indianapolis and
Columbus. |