Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Development plans and poster, Richmond, Virginia], ca. 1975-1984. Accession 42615. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas Tyler Potterfield, Richmond, Virginia, 4 April 2006.

Scope and Content

This accession consists of two unrelated development plans for downtown and a commemorative poster of Richmond, Virginia. Two sheets, circa 1975, depict "Central wards from the northeast" and "Downtown from the south." These are three-dimensional drawings showing structures in the identified area. The drawings are color coded, but no key is extant to explain the coding. A single, and the largest, map illustrates the blocks of downtown Richmond bound by Broad, Eighth, Byrd, and Fourth Streets. Depicted is the proposed development of the Sixth Street corridor, including the now demolished Sixth Street Marketplace. The map shows areas of future development and plans that were never instituted such as a pedestrian plaza between Broad, Sixth, Grace, and Fifth Streets. These documents were created in the Richmond City Department of Community Development's offices or those of their predecessor departments. The final sheet is a lithograph created in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Richmond's designation as the capital of Virginia. It features a collage of historical images related to Richmond's history.