Charlottesville 2017 – a year in photos
Browsing through photos from last year I can’t believe all I witnessed. It was like a strange, horrible dream. Here are some standouts.
Saturday costumes
DTM: “Mind if we snap a shot? You guys look amazing.” Woman: “Yeah, this is how we always dress on Saturdays.”
Vintage DTM: Main Street 100 years ago
Main Street, Looking East: This image is from a photo postcard showing Main Street in Charlottesville as seen from the base of Vinegar Hill over 100 years ago. Interestingly, Main Street was first paved with bricks. It was a dirt street prior to this. Asphalt would come a few years later and then Main Street…
Snapshot: Biking inspired wall art on Market Street
The new bike-themed mural along West Market Street gets underway, courtesy the Charlottesville Mural Project. You can read more about it here.
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“I was a nuclear engineer trying to be romantic…”
Right: “Let me tell you the extended version of the story of how I met my wife. I took a course at the FEI (Federal Executives Institute) on Route 29. The course allowed a 3 hour break for students in the middle of the day. So during my course’s first break, I went to Oakley’s…
“I work here at Water Street Parking Garage part-time…”
“I’m a workaholic. I work for Charlottesville City Schools, and I work here at Water Street Parking Garage part-time. I have a daughter and a granddaughter. I love church, and I love to serve the Lord. I LOVE TO SHOP. I’m a people person. I love people and children in general.” Text and photo by…
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A community for new moms…
“I’ve been here [Charlottesville] for 10 years, and I think it’s such a great community. My mission behind creating Bend was to create a community for new moms. The business is meant to help moms with their needs, and do whatever is needed to assist them during their pregnancies, and while their children are developing…
“We came out of the mountains to see it again…”
Right: “I grew up in Rochester. I lived in a sailboat for about 20 years. She [Left] was a nurse that worked for Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.” Left: “We love Charlottesville. We came out of the mountains to see it again. The energy here is wonderful.” Text and photo by Haley Burton.…
“Make no assumptions…”
“Make no assumptions. Everyone’s experience is different. You may not believe it, but I’m homeless. My fiancé is actually the tarot card reader down the street.” Text and photo by Haley Burton. You can visit her Individuals of Charlottesville Facebook page to see people in other locations around Charlottesville.
“Dave Matthews used to live here…”
Far right: “My house is a weird person’s vortex. I have the whole downstairs. The owner of Mudhouse used to live here, but moved out. So did Dave Matthews, who once held one of his concerts on the roof. Center: “I live in the woods. People like you give me hope that I’m not destitute…
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