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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: Floodwall Park, Manchester Bridge and Downtown

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March 7th, 2015

  • IMG_4064 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4065 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4072 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4088 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4094 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4100 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4102 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4118 This is a view of downtown Richmond and the Manchester Bridge on the left from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4125 Here's a view looking west at the James River from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4131 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4135 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4151 This is a view looking west toward the Virginia War Memorial and Tredegar from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4152 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4156 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4159 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4166 This is the Richmond Skyline from the intersection of Byrd Street and the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4169 This is the Richmond Skyline from the intersection of Byrd Street and the Manchester Bridge.

This was a trip that began in Shockoe Slip near downtown Richmond, crossed into Manchester and toward the Richmond Floodwall, and ended by crossing the Manchester Bridge back into downtown Richmond. I took these while on a run on a very nice Sunday in February — there were clear skies and temps in the 50s!

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