Tagged: Brown’s Island

Snapshots of RVA: Downtown, Brown’s Island at Dusk

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March 5th, 2016

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I took these pictures during a run along Brown’s Island and through Downtown Richmond at sunset, dusk, and after dark — which was the goal. I wanted to see and photograph these areas as the day ended, having run through the area once before and noticed how nice it is.

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Snapshots of RVA: East Floodwall

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July 19th, 2015

  • IMG_5878 Hotel John Marshall.
  • IMG_5883 The sun rises over Richmond, from Brown's Island.
  • IMG_5892 The James River from Brown's Island.
  • IMG_5900 The sunrise from Brown's Island.
  • IMG_5916 View from the Mayo Bridge.
  • IMG_5927 The Mayo Bridge from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_5936 Downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_5945 The Mayo Bridge and downtown from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_5954 Downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_5969 The Southern States silos.
  • IMG_5991 The Manchester Courthouse.
  • IMG_5996 Downtown Richmond from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_6015 The sun rises between the Dominion Building and the new McGuireWoods building.
  • IMG_6042 The Dominion Building.
  • IMG_6049 View over the Downtown Expressway from 5th Street.
  • IMG_6052 Manchester from the James River bank.
  • IMG_6060 Downtown from the James River bank.
  • IMG_6065 The Virginia War Memorial from Tredegar Street.

Having already seen the west side of the Manchester Floodwall, I decided to check out the east side for this trip. I began at Brown’s Island as the sun rose. I then headed toward Hull Street, crossed into Manchester, and headed east along the outside of the wall, facing the James River. The walk provided […]

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Snapshots of RVA: James River Park and Belle Isle, October 2014

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October 13th, 2014

  • IMG_2916 16x9 Near the James River Park's Reedy Creek entrance.
  • IMG_2924 16x9 Near the James River Park's Reedy Creek entrance.
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  • IMG_3025 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3031 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
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  • IMG_3055 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
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  • IMG_3161 16x9 Along the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3175 16x9 A narrow part of the James River.
  • IMG_3178 16x9 A view of the bridge connecting to Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3190 16x9 Part of the Robert E. Lee Bridge that connects Belle Isle to south Richmond.
  • IMG_3210 16x9 Entrance to the James River Park.
  • IMG_3238 16x9 A view of the Richmond skyline from the Robert E. Lee Bridge connecting Belle Isle to South Richmond.
  • IMG_3248 16x9 A view of the Lee Bridge over a shallow James River.
  • IMG_3255 16x9 On a trail at Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3274 16x9 A view of part of Tredegar Street from Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3300 16x9 The pedestrian walkway under the Lee Bridge -- suspended by cables from it!
  • IMG_3306 16x9 The Richmond skyline from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3318 16x9 A view of the shallow James River from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3330 16x9 A view west of the James River from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3336 16x9 A view east from the pedestrian bridge. The Manchester Bridge is in the distance.
  • IMG_3344 16x9 The Richmond skyline from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3387 16x9 A view of the James from the pedestrian bridge.

These are pictures from a trip along the James River Park System. I made this trip on the first day of fall of 2014 — and as you can see in the pictures, it was a great day to be outside. The trip began at the James River Park System’s Reedy Creek entrance, extended to Belle […]

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Snapshots of RVA: Brown’s Island, September 2014

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September 17th, 2014

  • Bridge and flags One of several bridges at Brown's Island.
  • Bridge with swans Several swans have made Brown's Island home.
  • Bridge panoramic A panoramic perspective of the James River.
  • Bridge over canal One of several bridges crossing the canal at Brown's Island.
  • Bridge and sun The afternoon sun over the James River.
  • Buildings and bridge The Federal Reserve building is a prominent feature of Richmond's skyline, as it is here, from the perspective of Brown's Island.
  • Canal panoramic One of the bridges at Brown's Island.
  • James and Bridge The Manchester Bridge over the James River.
  • RVA downtown and James The James River in the foreground and the Richmond skyline are divided by the CSX train tracks.

For the inaugural post of Snapshots of RVA, I took a trip to Brown’s Island Park near downtown Richmond in September 2014. I was originally looking for the bridge that runs from there to Belle Isle, but I didn’t realize that the bridge I was looking for — the pedestrian walkway under the Lee Bridge […]

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