{"id":10537,"date":"2015-10-13T02:07:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T06:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10537"},"modified":"2016-06-14T23:50:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T03:50:51","slug":"forest-acres-dentsville-11-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10537","title":{"rendered":"Flood Damage Forest Acres \/ Dentsville: 11 October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hopefully I can add some commentary tomorrow, but for now I just want to get these pictures out there.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 16 October 2015<\/b>: Ok, I was under the weather for a few days, but let me add a little text here now.<\/p>\n

First, I am happy to say that even as these pictures were taken, on Sunday 11 October 2015, recovery work was in full stride. All the flooded and gutted buildings on Forest Drive had evidence that of ongoing work and cleanup, and I noticed today (15 October 2015) that the Garden Center in Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> was once again stocked and open for business.<\/p>\n

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Rockbridge is a road I generally take several times a week as a cut-through from Trenholm Road to Percival Road and the I-77 interchange at Decker. Interestingly (or not) I always thought until recently that it ran all of that distance, but in fact, it turns into Northshore Road somewhere in the middle. Growing up in the area, the most famous thing about Rockbridge was the Rockbridge Country Club (still there) which had (I believe) the only ice rink in Columbia. As you can see in these pictures, the culvert where the road croses over Spring Lake has been totally washed out.<\/p>\n

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Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/b>:<\/p>\n

I have actually seen Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> flooded several times, most recently on Christmas Day 2009<\/a>, but also not too many years before that. The sign by the property now says simply Flood Hazard Area<\/b>, but I'm pretty sure it used to reference \"100 Year Flood Level\". I guess they finally figured it was happening too often for that.<\/p>\n

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The garden center occupies the old drive through lanes and the drive-through teller kiosks of the old Commercial Bank & Trust building<\/a>. As such, it is mostly an outside area, and as I noted above, they are already back in operation. The framing shop (who have done excellent work on a number of my photos), gallery and book store which is in the old bank main building looks to have fared less well, and will need extensive work.<\/p>\n

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As you can see here, the parking lot between Coplon's<\/i> and the old playground\/park<\/a> was still<\/i> flooded, with enough depth to come halfway up a waste bin.<\/p>\n

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Coplon's<\/i>, in the old Colonial<\/a> building looks as though it must be a total loss inside.<\/p>\n

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Zoe's Kitchen<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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Forest Lake Fabrics<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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Corma's \/ Ed Robinson<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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Forest Lake Shopping Center again<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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Covenant Road in Ravenswood<\/b>:<\/p>\n

This area now has a huge sinkhole where the parking lot and road have been undercut. Fortunately it doesn't seem to have gotten as far as the old Piggly Wiggly<\/a> building, and Dollar General<\/i> continues in uninterrupted operation there. The native wildlife seems to be taking things in stride..<\/p>\n

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Decker Boulevard<\/b>:<\/p>\n

To me, these were the most incredible images. I can hardly imagine how bad things must have been to sweep up cars like that. It seems ironic now that when the old Zorba's<\/a> building was bought up by the county for demolition I was fairly adamant in my opinion that that area never flooded..<\/p>\n

I believe that as of 16 October 2015, Decker is once more open.<\/p>\n

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Two Notch in Dentsville<\/b><\/b>:<\/p>\n

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This former Hess<\/a> station had just re-opened as a Cheap Way<\/i> after being vacant for many years. They only got a few months of operation in before being flooded out.<\/p>\n

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This Sansbury Eye Center<\/a> recently moved to Beltline: Just in time, as things turned out..<\/p>\n

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<\/b>Cary Lake on Trenholm<\/b>:<\/p>\n

I have actually seen this lake drawn down this low before. There was some sort of maintenance a decade or so ago, but of course that was done on purpose, and could be easily undone. Now I suspect it will be a while before we see this lake full again. The birds do seem to be enjoying it however. I'm not sure where the sink came from. A woman walking by who stopped to look with me suggested it might be someone's fish sink from a dock, and that seems as good a guess as anything.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 21 March 2016<\/b> -- Work has started on Zoe's<\/i> and Forest Lake Fabrics<\/i> (with \"work\" meaning \"a complete gutting\" in the later case):<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 17 May 2016<\/b> -- It looks like work on the Rockbridge Road<\/i> bridge is progressing:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 25 May 2016<\/b> -- Zoe's Kitchen<\/i>, right on the banks of Gills Creek<\/i> is open again:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 14 June 2016<\/b> -- Rockbridge Road is open again, yay!<\/p>\n

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