From the TimesDispatch.com:
This January 1953 image shows houses on Belvidere Street in Richmond, as seen near Rowe Street, which were to be taken by the city for a proposed war memorial. The row formed the western boundary of a block that city officials were preparing to acquire. The Virginia War Memorial was dedicated in February 1956.
Thank you for posting this rare photo of Belvidere Street! It is very interesting to see the Oregon Hill houses that were once on the site of the Va. War Memorial.