Downtown Richmond, Virginia

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There are several areas in Downtown Richmond, including Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, the River District, Belle Isle, Monroe Ward, Manchester Jackson Ward, Main Street, Court End, Tobacco Row, and the Canal Walk. edit

Downtown Richmond refers to a business district of Richmond, Virginia. The downtown area is generally defined as being bound by Belvidere Street to the west, I-95 to the north and east and the James River to the south.

The downtown area contains many notable buildings and locations such as; the James Monroe Building, VCU Medical Center, The American Civil War Center at Tredegar Iron Works, the Library of Virginia, Richmond Convention Center, the Colosseum, the Red Cross building, the Downtown YMCA, the Virginia State Capitol building, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the James Center Plaza, the Dominion building, New Market Corp. (formally Ethyl) Headquarters and Belle Isle park in the James River .

Neighborhood districts in downtown include; Shockoe Slip, the River District, Monroe Ward, Jackson Ward, Main Street, Court End and the Canal Walk. In addition, though formally east of downtown proper, Shockoe Bottom and Tobacco Row are often considered downtown to many Richmond residents.

Panoramic view from Richmond City Hall looking South along 9th Street. The Business district lies center frame. The Virginia State Capital and Richmond's old city hall are visible in the center and lower left.

[edit] External links

• Richmond Downtown Aerial Photos

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