Photo Gallery: Glendale Narrows Riverwalk opens

Bob Thompson takes a photo while Jeanne LeFever looks around during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Dec. 12, 2012 4:53 PM PT

On Wednesday city officials unveiled Phase 1 of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk. It took about a decade to complete the first phase, a $2.1-million project that includes horse facilities, park areas and a half-mile trail along the Los Angeles River that begins near Paula Avenue and Garden Street.

Photo Gallery: Glendale Narrows Riverwalk opens

New sign posted tell visitors of park hours during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendees look at a new sculpture placed in the center of the small park during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendees enjoy the views during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendee takes a photo during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendees listen to speakers during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendees enjoy the interpretive signs during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Glendale city officials, including mayor Frank Quintero, with scissors at center, cut the ribbon during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Plants are already blooming during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Attendees enjoy the new look of the park during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Local resident BJ Kincler and her horse Dusty Roads enjoy the new horse ring during the grand opening of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk in Glendale on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Phase 1 of the project opened today at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glendale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)