From time to time, The Schokoe Examiner has blogged about resources for researchers interested in Richmond history. This entry on the Richmond Commission of Architectural Review Slide Collection is one of several we want to highlight in the coming months.
The Richmond Commission of Architectural Review Slide Collection is available online as part of VCU Libraries' Digital Collections which represent sets of digitized materials from VCU Libraries' Special Collections and Archives or partner community organizations. The Commission's slide collection "contains more than 7,000 color photographs of the city of Richmond. Taken over a period from 1965 to 2000, these images document many of the changes within the city. In some cases, the images serve as a record of properties that have since been either renovated or demolished. Ranging from close-ups of architectural details and shots of single buildings to photos of entire city blocks and aerial shots, the subjects depicted include office buildings, houses, warehouses, construction sites, alleys, storefronts, historical buildings, cemeteries, gardens, and garages." [Description of the collection taken from the website.]
The Commission's slide collection was scanned by the VCU Libraries from color slides in 2008. The original slides reside in VCU Libraries' Special Collections and Archives. "The slides were taken under the auspices of the Secretary to the Commission, a position housed in the Richmond Department of Community Development. The images were used for monthly Commission meetings to document the existing conditions of buildings and other structures before review. They show how the structures looked before rehabilitation or reconstruction." The website for the collection has more information about the collection and its origins.
Here are a few examples of images from the collection:
1300 Block Cary St.,1977
100 E. Franklin Street, 1983.
-- Ray
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