What Might Have Been Or What Could Be?

The mayoral race is running hot and heavy. Meanwhile, the Downtown Master Plan still simmers…

I have been hinting at various other plans, both past and future, and with Murden’s help I am going to try to unearth and present some past ones here.

Starting with this prospectus for a Virginia Transportation Museum (this is a big .pdf file and it may take time to load) that would have gone just below Oregon Hill and the Virginia War Memorial. I found it in the local history section of ‘the Book Lady’s’ booth in the Super Flea on Midlothian.

While I worry about losing more private/public green space, I like the idea as an urban, intermodal, FUNCTIONING museum that would tie in canal, bicycle, train, auto, streetcar, and pedestrian uses. Imagine how cool it would be as a stop on the East Coast Greenway, right above Tredegar Iron Works/ Civil War Center. I understand that some talk about this possibility for the Byrd Pump House in the future.

Anyway, think about it when you visit the site during the Richmond Folk Festival.