L.A. River
One of the Rio Taxi boats floats past the colorful umbrellas at Casa Rio Restaurant along the riverwalk in San Antonio.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)What will the ‘new’ L.A. River look like? Potential inspiration lies in Pittsburgh, San Antonio or Charleston
Federico Ng of San Antonio carries the Olympic torch along the riverwalk in San Antonio on Dec. 11, 2001, during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay.
(Eric Gay / Associated Press)One of the Rio Taxi boats cruises on the San Antonio River along the riverwalk.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)The Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Ga.
(Danita Delimont / Getty Images / Gallo Images)The river walk next to the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Ga.
(Coquinho / Getty Images/iStockphoto)North Shore promenade by Heinz Field, Allegheny River, in Pittsburgh.
(Jeff Greenberg / Getty Images)The Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.
(Keith Srakocic / Associated Press)River with water taxis, Bricktown, Oklahoma City.
(Dennis Macdonald / Getty Images)Waterfront Park in Charleston, S.C.
(Aimin Tang / Getty Images)Battery Park, Charleston, S.C.
(Tetra Images / Getty Images/Tetra images RF)Detroit River skyline from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
(Barry Winiker / Getty Images)The Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario.
(Hamish Blair / Getty Images for Red Bull)Dodge Fountain in Detroit.
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