Boulevard (Richmond, Virginia)

at , Richmond , 23220 United States

1. Landmark
2. Neighborhood
3. Historical Place
4. Landmark & Historical Place

Description

Boulevard is a historic street in the near West End of Richmond, Virginia, providing access to Byrd Park. It serves as the border between the Carytown/Museum District to the west and the Fan district to the east. Attempts have been made to rename the street after Arthur Ashe, a tennis star and social activist who was born and grew up in Richmond, but no renaming attempts have succeeded thus far. Near the south end is Richmond's Boulevard Bridge across the James River. Boulevard intersects with main arteries Cary Street, Main Street, Monument Avenue, Broad Street, Leigh Street, Interstate 64/95, and Hermitage Road. The Diamond is located on Boulevard. The intersection of Boulevard and Monument Avenue features a statue of Stonewall Jackson.Boulevard is designated as State Route 161, a route promoted in the 1940s and 1950s as an alternate bypass route before the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike and Interstate 95 were built, connecting with U.S. Route 1 north and south of downtown Richmond.

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Summary

Boulevard (Richmond, Virginia) is Richmond based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. 23220.