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Newspaper articles about 6th Street Market Place:
Below are a number of articles pertaining to the Sixth Street Marketplace. Including articles prior to construction, opening day, and recent articles related to public information about the Marketplace's pending demolition.
 
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Times-Dispatch
   Times-Dispatch article entitled, "Marketplace details are released" presented to the public for the first time the proposed plan for the Sixth St. Marketplace. From very early on "The Bridge" was identified as a "symbolic link between the black and white communities." Interesting to note, early plans included using the second floor of the amory for "the arts."
Saturday
  
April 14, 1984
  
 
Times-Dispatch
   Richmond Times-Dispatch article entitled, "Deal is first of its kind" that explains the complex financing that surrounded the Sixth Street Marketplace development. It was Richmond's first major "public-private" partnership. An excellent read considering how the deal has worked out for tax-payers, and in light of the new, even more expensive plan proposed by city officials, developers, the Broad Street CDA, and Richmond Renaissance.
Sunday
Sept. 23, 1984
 
Times-Dispatch
   Richmond Times-Dispatch report entitled "6th Street Marketplace doors open with day full of festivities." Sites key players in the Marplace Project: T. Justin Moore (of Richmond Renaissance), City Manager Manuel Deese, Henry L. Marsh III (former mayor and councilman) and gives a little history on Richmond Renaissance, developer James Rouse, and details of the public and private monies used. The Marketplace was expected "to generate taxes for the city of $700,000 to $1 million annually. About 1,000 permanent jobs [were] expected to be created."
Thursday
  
Sept. 19, 1985
  
 
Times-Dispatch
   Richmond Times-Dispatch article entitled, "Bonds clear way for razing" which announced the closing date of the bond for May 29, 2003. Mentions that the Broad St. CDA had lowered their bond price from $93 million in January 2003 to $65 million in March. The bond came before City Council on May 12 for approval.
Saturday
May 10, 2003
  
 
Times-Dispatch
   Richmond Times-Dispatch ran no City Council report in the Tuesday, May 13, 2003 issue, instead the announcement of Council's decision to sell $67 million in bonds was mentioned briefly in Saturday's paper.
Saturday
May 17, 2003
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May 29, 2003