Category: Architecture

  • Theaterville

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    David McNair
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    From the Paramount and the Jefferson, to Live Arts and the mega-plex coming to the Stonefeild development, Charlottesville has loved its theaters. Now the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society on the DTM is hosting a new exhibit beginning this Friday, June 1. It’s called The Wealth of Theaters, and its a research project on the history…

  • DTM gets quadrant medallion

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    The DTM got a gift on Wednesday, April 24: a granite medallion installed in the center of the paver work at the intersection of First and Main, marking the location where downtown is divided into four quadrants. The gift comes courtesy photographer and designer Steve Trumbull, who designed it, Gropen Design, who made it, and…

  • New hotel for DTM

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    David McNair
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    No, it’s not the Landmark. A site plan for one of those homey Residence Inns by Marriott has been submitted. The 133-room hotel will go up at the corner of Ridge/McIntire and West Main at 301 West Main and is being designed by Clark Gathright and Dagget & Grigg Architects. The hotel will have structured…

  • Downtown discussed. More diversity?

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    Following the recent debate surrounding the Belmont Bridge, a discussion was held at The Bridge, Progressive Arts Initiative last week to talk about the future of downtown, reports Charlottesville Tomorrow. “A community is a place where you encounter differences, and the place tends to socialize you,” said Maurice Cox, former city mayor and University of…