Richmond Mayor talks about City Stadium
Staff Writer
2011-02-26
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City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia is used by the Richmond Kickers for soccer and was used by the University of Richmond for American football from 1929-2009. It is owned by the City of Richmond and is located south of the Carytown district off the Downtown Expressway. The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people. From 1964 through 1967 the stadium was home to the Richmond Rebels of the Atlantic Coast Football League and the Continental Football League. The stadium was known as City Stadium until 1983, when it adopted the name University of Richmond Stadium or UR Stadium as part of an agreement in which the University of Richmond agreed to lease the stadium for $1 per year in exchange for maintaining the facility. The facility's name reverted to City Stadium in 2010 when the University of Richmond ended its tenancy and moved its football games to its new on-campus E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.[1] The University of Richmond's final home football game at the stadium was played on December 5, 2009 against Appalachian State University in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
A Richmond company wants to get its message across over plans to turn City Stadium into a residential and retail development. source
Will the Mayor of Richmond stick to his word. If you read some of quotes, you would hope so.
"We want to grow this city and we will explore all good opportunities. But development will not be dictated by developers. We will be intentional about the quality of the development in our city and we will be intentional about engaging affected communities.
"I understand and appreciate the history of City Stadium. But our city is land-locked. We have to find ways to repurpose property to ensure that all of our assets are productive and move our city forward. A good government should always look for the highest and best use of its assets. With that said, let me be clear that no decisions have been made about the City Stadium property. Everything that has been presented to me has also been presented to the councilperson from that district in the interest of being transparent and ensuring that the appropriate community outreach begins.