The story of the Fan District’s alleys was told to those who braved the mid-July heat.
According to Marschak, Richmond had the first successful commercial streetcar system in the world. The Fan was the westernmost part of the city following the Civil War, and the system helped people get to work in other parts of the city, and offered easy access to open spaces like Monroe Park.
Click here to read about the Valentine’s alley tour in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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