The Albemarle County Historical Society has a great collection of old photos of downtown on their website, most dating from the 50s and 60s. It’s fun to try to match up the old images with modern day downtown; some are easy, but a few I haven’t managed to figure out yet. Some of the pictures document the demolition of Main Street and its subsequent replacement with the Downtown Mall. Seeing how disruptive the whole process was, it’s amazing that any businesses survived the process. There are a few familiar names on the signs, though, so it clearly worked out for some folks.
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- David Maurer recounts how Giant was filmed in C'ville in 1955. #
- From the DP: "Authorities dug up the hot dog near the Cedar Hill Mobile Home Park, where they discovered he had lost...his bottles of ketchup and mustard, with which he was slathering himself so he could appear more delicious." #
- Richmond has the nation's top citizen journalism blogs and eightyone's cover story is about hburgnews.com. #
- The Washington Post [hearts] Charlotteville restaurants, especially the commitment to local food. #
- The Hook has the skinny on Monday night's dredging presentation. #
- The SPCA has gotten a $400k grant, acknowledging the success of their transition to being a no-kill shelter. Disclosure: CASPCA is awesome. #
- The Washington Post is all about C'ville coffeeshops, and presumably puts Anoop in the "insanely committed foodie" category. (Via The Hook) #
- It's official: CVS is coming to the Corner. The landlord says that Plan 9 said they wanted out of their lease last year. #
- Prom, Foxfield, and the Dogwood Parade are all on Saturday. Stay out of town or, better yet, get downtown around 10:30 and watch the parade. #
- The USS Charlottesville was a Tacoma-class frigate launched on July 30, 1943. She served just one year in the Pacific before being turned over to the USSR, and then Japan. #
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This is a community news blog about Charlottesville, VA, USA, started in March of 2001. It's run by Waldo Jaquith. It has nothing to do with C-Ville Weekly, the newspaper. Feel free to submit a story.
This one looks like Richmond to me, esp. colors on the bus:
http://www.albemarlehistory.org/downtownimages/8.html