The Waterside, a
festival marketplace on the
Elizabeth River in downtown
Norfolk, Virginia, opened June 1, 1983. A critical component of Norfolk's ongoing post-WWII revitalization, the complex connects via a cross-street pedestrian bridge to a parking garage, sits at the foot of the
Portsmouth Ferry terminal, and connects via a waterfront promenade to the downtown, the nearby baseball stadium (
Harbor Park), naval museum (
Nauticus) and waterfront neighborhood of Freemason Harbor.