[Excavation in Downtown]
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- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 9/20/1985
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source) - Description:
- Black and white photograph of an area of excavation in downtown Richmond; image shows the beginning of excavation for a new building; wooden boards support one wall of the hole; rubble and dirt are pushed to the other side; the top of an old tunnel is just visible at the far side of the hole. Inscription: Stamped __Green date stamp - Sep 21 1985 and black date stamp - Sep 20 1985; black "Property of Richmond Times-Dispatch / News Leader" stamp; black "Masaaki Okada" stamp __Verso
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Georeference Details
- By:
- zhilpert
- Date:
- Jul 28, 2026
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- High
- Validations:
- 0
- Notes:
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The old tunnel carried the Kanawha Canal/Turning Basin water under Canal Street in the 19th century. The arch under Canal St. was exposed in 1985 as they dug to build a portion of the James Center - in this case near the corner of Canal St. and 12th St.
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Jul 28, 2026 12:50 AM
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The old tunnel carried the Kanawha Canal/Turning Basin water under Canal Street in the 19th century. The arch under Canal St. was exposed in 1985 as they dug to build a portion of the James Center - in this case near the corner of Canal St. and 12th St.