900 Block of Floyd Avenue - Looking West, ca. 1898.
Same block of Floyd Ave. - Google Maps Image, ca. 2008.
All but one house demolished by VCU (on the left, house built by architect/builder Gilbert Hunt).
James Branch Cabell Library on the right.
I think I prefer the Then.
- Ray B.
5 comments:
I definitely prefer then.
What is in the middle of the road in the distance in the "Then" picture? Looks like some kind of statue? Or is it a church steeple?
I wondered that too - if you click on the image twice (like magic) it blows up kinda big. It looks like a church. I will investigate and post another blog entry when I find the answer.
Wow. I knew Cabell was heinous. I didn't know they demolished some beautiful buildings to put it up. Eww.
Richmond looked like such a great and classy city back then... Now look at it... utter trash.
I prefer now, a thriving university community that is looking to the future. Houses come and go but ideas live forever. That said, I'm glad some of the grand houses were kept and renovated on Franklin to remind us of the past.
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