Richmond Comprehensive Planning Slide Collection
from Virginia Commonwealth University
The Richmond Comprehensive Planning Slide Collection contains over 8,000 photographs primarily depicting the city of Richmond, Virginia. The collection of 35mm slides was compiled by the staff of the Planning and Preservation Division of the City of Richmond's Department of Planning and Development Review. It functioned as an archive of planning imagery used for presentations to the public, to community groups, and to the Planning Commission and City Council for the adoption of plans. The collection was also used to illustrate the Richmond Master and Downtown Plans as well as neighborhood planning documents. It is an important resource for understanding the larger context of planning as practiced in Richmond during the second half of the twentieth century. The images document the changes in numerous Richmond neighborhoods, in the city's architecture and streetscapes, and in other various aspects of the built environment. Dating from the 1940s to 2000, with the majority ranging from the '70s to the '90s, the photographs depict buildings, streets, aerial views, parks, parking lots, floods, people, and events, mostly in Richmond, but also in other cities in Virginia and in other states. The non-Richmond views were used by the Division as examples of best planning practices. David Sacks, a longtime city planner who headed the Comprehensive Planning Division for a number of years, shot a large number of the slides.
VCU Libraries digitized this collection in 2008 and 2010. Jennifer Cason supervised student employees, digitization, and quality control. Student employees Kaitlin Foray and Kelly Crone assisted with digitization. Metadata Librarian Mary Anne Dyer created the metadata for this digital collection.
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Images
Archive Parking Lot
November 1977
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
9th + Broad St.
February 1984
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
79 Flood
April 1979
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
79 Flood
July 1969
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
79 Flood
July 1969
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
James River
Note: This item does not have a date. This collection includes images dating from the 1940s to 2000, with the majority ranging from the 70s to the 90…
79 Flood
April 1979
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Cobblestone
Note: This item does not have a date. This collection includes images dating from the 1940s to 2000, with the majority ranging from the 70s to the 90…
![[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/17376/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]
April 1990
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works
![[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/17378/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]
April 1990
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works
![[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/17379/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archived 10 binder. No title on slide.]
April 1990
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works
Foot trails
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Hve. Farms Parking Area
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Canoe Launch
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
River Access & Fishing Area
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Canal Area
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
North Bank Foot Trails
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
River Access Area
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
River Access Area
May 1991
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)