Normally on this blog you won't see me choose steel and glass new construction over old buildings, but in this case...WOW. Downtown Richmond was a sea of parking lots and pavement in 1975...2011 is a vast improvement--with the exception of the no longer standing Imperial Tobacco building to the left in the top picture. More on that in a later post.
1975. Here's the same shot in 2011, over 35 years later.
Top photo courtesy of VCU Libraries
This is where the old city dump used to be. I used to go and bottle hunt with my dad all the time before whoever in charge kicked us out:)
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ReplyDeleteDo they have any other Downtown Expressway photos, by any chance?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I do right now, but if I find any, you can bet I'll post them.
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