C. Wayne Taylor

October 9, 2010

Richmond could be considering stadium site

Filed under: Diamond, Jones, D., North — cwaynetaylor @ 11:54 pm

Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ administration is looking closely at outsourcing the city’s fleet operations, which include the 30-acre Parker Field complex just south of The Diamond along the Boulevard.

via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES.

September 9, 2010

4 sites considered by Richmond Coliseum study group

Filed under: Coliseum, Diamond — cwaynetaylor @ 4:26 pm

The sites are the current coliseum property on East Leigh Street, the city’s Public Safety Building and an adjoining parking lot near Eighth and 10th streets, The Diamond property along North Boulevard and the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board warehouse on Hermitage Road.

via timesdispatch.com.

September 8, 2010

Williams: The Coliseum or The Diamond — which is the bigger need?

Filed under: Coliseum, Diamond — cwaynetaylor @ 11:59 pm

Richmond, in the midst of the worst national economy since the Great Depression, has two major civic improvement needs.

The Richmond Coliseum (opened in 1971) and The Diamond (1985) are both dangerously near the tipping point of obsolescence — some wags might call it the tipping-over point because of age, design and decay.

via Williams: The Coliseum or The Diamond — which is the bigger need? | Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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