Photos show progress made on $13M Confluence Park project – mySanAntonio.com

By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News

Photo: Courtesy/San Antonio River Foundation

The top photo shows a rendering of what Confluence Park will look like when construction is finished, and the bottom photo shows park of a pavilion put up in July 2017.

The top photo shows a rendering of what Confluence Park will look like when construction is finished, and the bottom photo shows park of a pavilion put up in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

Photos show a crane placing part of a pavilion in Confluence Park in July 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

San Antonio River Foundation photos show construction progress on Confluence Park on the South Side expected to open in December 2017.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Throughout March 2017, 17 live oak trees were planted at Confluence Park in San Antonio.

Photos show progress made on $13M Confluence Park project

The first parts of the biggest pavilion to be constructed in Confluence Park as part of a $13 million project went up within the past week.

Photos show construction workers installing "petals," which are concrete pieces fitted together at the park on the city's South Side. The main pavilion will be 27 feet tall, roughly 10 feet taller than the three already-installed pavilions.

"Like, it's enormous," said Kelley Phillips, the program and outreach director for the San Antonio River Foundation.

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More than $10 million was raised for the construction of the park, which will include 17 rescued live oak trees and an interactive space for students to learn about ecology.

Part of the main pavilion was installed between July 25 and 28, according to a photo posted on the San Antonio River Foundation's Facebook page.

Putting up the pavilions takes about a week. Officials pour concrete into molds and after that sets, a "giant crane" lifts each "petal" of the pavilion into place, she said.

The completed park is set to open in December.

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