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WhalerBum t1_iv24g5c wrote

Reply to comment by Sudzkng in Patch of brickwork underneath the torn up pavement along Main in The Fan. Any idea if this was part of a sidewalk in the past, or the actual roadway? by TheRiverRam

Not cobble stones. Those are bricks. There is exactly one cobble stone road left in richmond, the alley behind the pie museum. *poe

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WontArnett t1_iv2f9qs wrote

So what’s in Shockoe then?

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WhalerBum t1_iv2h2j9 wrote

Granite blocks, known as Belgian block. Cobble stones are round.

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WontArnett t1_iv2hjk9 wrote

Oh, interesting! Those Belgian blocks are cool looking, but miserable to drive or walk on.

I’ll have to check out that alley behind the museum.

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Diet_Coke t1_iv45t25 wrote

Accidentally biking down that stretch of road is a Richmond rite of passage

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WontArnett t1_iv48bon wrote

Damn, I can’t imagine. I had trouble just hiking around that area on foot.

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