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
VCU Basketball
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…
5th St. Signs
September 1987
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
GRTC Bus 7th + Broad
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…
Manchester Bridge
June 1986
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
RMA Nickel Bridge
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…
Leigh St. Bridge
April 1992
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
7th + Broad GRTC Bus
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…
Buses (Old)
September 1978
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Main St. Station Rail Shed (Deterior)
May 1978
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Cary St.
March 1997
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Downtown Intersection
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…
707 Broad St.
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…
Broad St. Façade
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6th + Broad
September 1983
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Broad St.
September 1989
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
6th St.
1994
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Cornerstone Building Broad Street
October 1987
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Archive Commercial
October 1987
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Milk Bottle Builiding
October 1987
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Archive E. Grace St. Before
August 1983
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Archive E. Grace St. After
August 1983
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Tobacco Co. Shockoe Slip
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…
Shockoe Slip
August 1979
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…
Shockoe Slip
January 1970
Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works City/Location: R…