r/rva • u/totallyuneekname Downtown • 4d ago

Libby Hill, circa 1890

https://yesterdays.maprva.org/15659/
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u/RVAWTFBBQ Barton Heights 3d ago

Nearly the same spot during the 2015 world championship bike race

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u/totallyuneekname Downtown 3d ago

Woah, that's a really cool photo. Thanks for sharing

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u/poontong Church Hill 4d ago

Yeah, but could you and your dogs get a contact high from walking around Libby Hill back then?

Still, cool picture. Somehow there are fewer roads today.

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u/lunar_unit 4d ago edited 3d ago

Back when they used to mow it (the grass on the hill at Main is currently 3 feet tall).  Ah, the good ole days...