Alexandria’s vision of opening up King Street to sweeping views of the Potomac River just got a little blurrier after a federal court ruling gave a boat club rights to the property at the base of Old Town’s main retail corridor. Old Dominion Boat Club’s victory in a decades-long lawsuit throws a wrench into the city’s plans to create an entirely open waterfront by awarding private ownership to a property the city hoped would be a key entry point for visitors.

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