I'On Village Walk - Eastlake Section

I'On Village Walk
Eastlake

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This portion of the trail will take you around the communities largest lake, reminiscent of Colonial Lake in Downtown Charleston. The high banks of this lake are a dramatic setting for the houses here. There is also a rare opportunity to experience the flat Lowcountry landscape in three dimensions as you cross a portion of the trail followed earlier on the bridges that run over it.

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From Moultrieville Rd. turn left (East) and walk 200 feet on W. Shipyard to John Galt Lane.

Persons taking the shorter walk. At this point (the intersection of W. Shipyard and the gravel path from the Lafayette Bridge used earlier), walkers taking the one hour walk rejoin the trail. After step 15, They simply turn right (East 110°) after crossing the footbridge and reaching W. Shipyard road and walk to John Galt Way, cutting off the back part of the walk along the marsh and through Shelmore.

44.

House at Corner of West Shipyard and John Galt Way John Galt Lane is named after a character in the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, one of several science and speculative fiction related named streets in the community. There is also a Heinlein Street named after the popular author of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress which described the moon’s struggle for independence from Earth, Robert Heinlein. Turn South off of W. Shipyard and walk down the sidewalk along John Galt lane, making a left turn after about 100 feet.

Image left, House at corner of West Shipyard and John Galt Way, note horsehead hitching post in front of house. Turn and walk South along sidewalk down the side of this house. If you walk past the horsehead, you have walked too far East and have missed the turn.

45 Note the great variety of house sizes in this area. Having houses of various sizes within one neighborhood allows families to relocate without leaving the neighborhood when their needs change. Homes in I'On have ranged in price from One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars to over one million dollars. Those two houses were within 200 feet of each other. House size ranges from 800 square feet to over five thousand.

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.Turn left at the left hand turn and walk 200 feet East 110° to Rialto Road. Turn right, walk South 190° on Rialto Road and cross the auto bridge. Walk to the Postal Kiosk, on Rialto Rd. How many mailboxes are in the Kiosk? _____________

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I'On Village Walk, Jordan's Way 30 feet past the Postal Kiosk turn left (East), crossing the street and entering Jordan’s way. A “way” is a short connecting walkway which does not follow a street and is built for foot traffic. Jordan’s way runs East beside a house.

Image, Right, Entrance from Jordan's Way from Rialto Road

48.

Follow Jordan’s way between the houses, over the “hill” until you reach the sidewalk along Ponsbury Road.

49.

At the Sidewalk, Turn left and follow the sidewalk on Ponsbury Road North 15° back to W. Shipyard, which ends just at the North End of the Lake. The lake should be to your right, with the boathouse on its far side. A wooden retaining wall surrounds the base of a large Oak Tree at this intersection. Eastlake’s boathouse on the lake’s far side, midway down, should be visible to your right.

50.

I'On Vilalge Walk, North Walk along Eastlake after corssing Ponsbury Cross Ponsbury to the white limestone path that runs East 90° between the houses and the green at the North end of Eastlake. This green is a community park and is one of the spaces which gives owners of small lots access to a large yard when they want one. The Rookery Pond, Eastlake and Westlake were all barrow pits from which dirt was mined for the construction of Interstate 526 (The Mark Clark Expressway).

51.

Walk East on the footpath to the corner of the Lake. You will pass under several large Oak trees. The second house on the path is an unusual shape. What is that shape? ____________

As you cross the North end of the lake, The tow path and bridges under which you walked earlier should be visible to your right across the water. Several houses on Eastlake are near duplicates of historic structures in Charleston. The brick one on this corner with the cupola should be quite familiar. This is the home of the Woody family and the walkway along side, Woody’s Way, it is named for them. Up Woody’s Way a short distance is the home of Vince Graham, the smallest in I’On at the time of its construction. There is an unusual pond marked with the ordinal points of the compass in his garden. It is visible over the fence. Vince Graham did much of the original planning of I’On. If you go up Woody’s way, return back to the NE corner of the lake.

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I'On Village Walk along East Side of Eastlake to Boathouse At the corner of the Lake, turn left and walk South 180° down to the boathouse on the East Side of the Lake.

The Weavil house at 19 Eastlake is a copy of a house in Key West, Florida. Details on the house had to be custom made such as the stamped design on the tin roof.

One of the houses you pass was constructed by the Orange Family and has four Ionic Columns on its Portico, with the curled volutes on top. Peggy Orange was one of the founders of I’Onissimo!, the community’s chamber music ensemble and the capital of an Ionic column is that group’s logo. The molds for these columns were custom made and are based on the design of the columns on a temple on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The structure and form of the Orange home is noted for the rigor of its classical proportions and order.

52.

You will pass a carousel horse in the garden of the Ball family beside the lake. This was the last of a small number of such horses cast by its maker and the mold was destroyed pursuant to his will. Children are welcome to sit on the horse to have their pictures taken.

53.

Continue walking to the boathouse ahead, S 190°. You may visit the boathouse, but swimming and boating activities there are restricted to residents except during certain events open to the public such as the fall Kayak race. The Boathouse is a good place to rest. Slips for boats are beneath the boathouse. How many boat slips are there? ______ Pump equipment beneath the boathouse irrigates land within I’On using water from the lake.

54.

Go on to the “U” shaped road behind (East) of the boathouse (It surrounds a small park) and walk E 100° to Eastlake Road. This loop is called boathouse close.

55.

At Eastlake Road, turn Right and walk South 185°, continuing past the end of Sowell Street. T-junctions are used throughout I’On to close street vistas and slow traffic, while still keeping a connected grid. Keep walking until you see the Soccer Field and Playground to your left. There is a postal kiosk and community bulletin board near this “T” junction.

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43.	From Moultrieville Rd. turn left (East) and walk 200 feet on W. Shipyard to John Galt Lane. Persons taking the shorter walk. At this point (the intersection of W. Shipyard and the gravel path from the Lafayette Bridge used earlier), walkers taking the one hour walk rejoin the trail. After step 15, They simply turn right (East 110°) after crossing the footbridge and reaching W. Shipyard road and walk to John Galt Way, cutting off the back part of the walk along the marsh and through Shelmore.
44.	John Galt Lane is named after a character in the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, one of several science and speculative fiction related named streets in the community. There is also a Heinlein Street named after the popular author of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress which described the moon’s struggle for independence from Earth, Robert Heinlein. Turn South off of W. Shipyard and walk down the sidewalk along John Galt lane, making a left turn after about 100 feet. Image left, House at corner of West Shipyard and John Galt Way, note horsehead hitching post in front of house. Turn and walk South along sidewalk down the side of this house. If you walk past the horsehead, you have walked too far East and have missed the turn.
45	Note the great variety of house sizes in this area. Having houses of various sizes within one neighborhood allows families to relocate without leaving the neighborhood when their needs change. Homes in I'On have ranged in price from One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars to over one million dollars. Those two houses were within 200 feet of each other. House size ranges from 800 square feet to over five thousand.
46	.Turn left at the left hand turn and walk 200 feet East 110° to Rialto Road. Turn right, walk South 190° on Rialto Road and cross the auto bridge. Walk to the Postal Kiosk, on Rialto Rd. How many mailboxes are in the Kiosk? _____________
47	30 feet past the Postal Kiosk turn left (East), crossing the street and entering Jordan’s way. A “way” is a short connecting walkway which does not follow a street and is built for foot traffic. Jordan’s way runs East beside a house. Image, Right, Entrance from Jordan's Way from Rialto Road
48.	Follow Jordan’s way between the houses, over the “hill” until you reach the sidewalk along Ponsbury Road.
49.	At the Sidewalk, Turn left and follow the sidewalk on Ponsbury Road North 15° back to W. Shipyard, which ends just at the North End of the Lake. The lake should be to your right, with the boathouse on its far side. A wooden retaining wall surrounds the base of a large Oak Tree at this intersection. Eastlake’s boathouse on the lake’s far side, midway down, should be visible to your right.

50.	Cross Ponsbury to the white limestone path that runs East 90° between the houses and the green at the North end of Eastlake. This green is a community park and is one of the spaces which gives owners of small lots access to a large yard when they want one. The Rookery Pond, Eastlake and Westlake were all barrow pits from which dirt was mined for the construction of Interstate 526 (The Mark Clark Expressway).
51.	Walk East on the footpath to the corner of the Lake. You will pass under several large Oak trees. The second house on the path is an unusual shape. What is that shape? ____________ As you cross the North end of the lake, The tow path and bridges under which you walked earlier should be visible to your right across the water. Several houses on Eastlake are near duplicates of historic structures in Charleston. The brick one on this corner with the cupola should be quite familiar. This is the home of the Woody family and the walkway along side, Woody’s Way, it is named for them. Up Woody’s Way a short distance is the home of Vince Graham, the smallest in I’On at the time of its construction. There is an unusual pond marked with the ordinal points of the compass in his garden. It is visible over the fence. Vince Graham did much of the original planning of I’On. If you go up Woody’s way, return back to the NE corner of the lake.
52.	At the corner of the Lake, turn left and walk South 180° down to the boathouse on the East Side of the Lake. The Weavil house at 19 Eastlake is a copy of a house in Key West, Florida. Details on the house had to be custom made such as the stamped design on the tin roof. One of the houses you pass was constructed by the Orange Family and has four Ionic Columns on its Portico, with the curled volutes on top. Peggy Orange was one of the founders of I’Onissimo!, the community’s chamber music ensemble and the capital of an Ionic column is that group’s logo. The molds for these columns were custom made and are based on the design of the columns on a temple on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The structure and form of the Orange home is noted for the rigor of its classical proportions and order.
52.	You will pass a carousel horse in the garden of the Ball family beside the lake. This was the last of a small number of such horses cast by its maker and the mold was destroyed pursuant to his will. Children are welcome to sit on the horse to have their pictures taken.
53.	Continue walking to the boathouse ahead, S 190°. You may visit the boathouse, but swimming and boating activities there are restricted to residents except during certain events open to the public such as the fall Kayak race. The Boathouse is a good place to rest. Slips for boats are beneath the boathouse. How many boat slips are there? ______ Pump equipment beneath the boathouse irrigates land within I’On using water from the lake.
54.	Go on to the “U” shaped road behind (East) of the boathouse (It surrounds a small park) and walk E 100° to Eastlake Road. This loop is called boathouse close.
55.	At Eastlake Road, turn Right and walk South 185°, continuing past the end of Sowell Street. T-junctions are used throughout I’On to close street vistas and slow traffic, while still keeping a connected grid. Keep walking until you see the Soccer Field and Playground to your left. There is a postal kiosk and community bulletin board near this “T” junction.