Archived Exhibit: Downtown--Architecture and Landscape of a Community Exhibit

Description:
Downtown: Architecture and Landscape of a Community is an exploration of the urban and social history of downtown Charlottesville, Va.
Sponsors and Bibliography:
Contributors: Daniel Bluestone, Associate Professor and Director of Preservation Certificate, UVa; Garth Anderson; Alexandra Costic; Lily Fox-Bruguiere; Emily Gigerich; Sarita Herman; Johanna Kahn; Jesus Najar; Alison Ross; Sarah Thomas; Laura Voisin George; Callie Williams
Special Thanks to: Ryan McEnroe, Maureen McGee, Katherine Miller, Jessica Terdeman, Xiangnan Xiong
Exhibit Displays:
Introduction: Downtown—Architecture and Landscape of a Community
Downtown: Architecture and Landscape of a Community is an exploration of the urban and social history of downtown Charlottesville, Va.
01. Downtown: Architecture and Landscape of a Community
02. Community Spaces: Public Gathering in Downtown Charlottesville
03. The Shifting Center: Main Street Wasn’t the First Downtown
04. Urban Planning: Getting Around Town
05. Vinegar Hill: A Tale of a City and a Hill
06. Reinventing Main Street: Constructing the Pedestrian Mall
07. Architecture of Gathering: Buildings That Bring People Together
08. Downtown: Theatre, Music, and Sport—Festivals of Gathering
09. Home On Main Street
10. Southern Hospitality? Hotels in Downtown Charlottesville
11. “We Built This City”: Charlottesville’s Business Leaders
12. Main Street Marketing: The Changing Face of Downtown
13. Grocers Downtown: The Departure of Main Street Markets
14. Eat, Drink, Be Merry: Downtown as a Destination


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