Many Gwinnettians may have come across today’s Mystery photo in their wanderings. Now, can you pinpoint the location of this waterfall? Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville was the first to recognize a photograph of the Canal Walk in Richmond, Va. The photo came from Chuck Paul of Norcross. Several people thought it might be in San Antonio, Tex.
Others getting this one correct included George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., who wrote: “ Today’s mystery photo is indeed a beautiful, reflective shot taken from the Canal Walk in the Shockoe Slip Historic District in the downtown area of Richmond, Va. The photo was shot, facing west, from under the stone bridge that crosses the canal at Virginia Street. The arch of the bridge can be seen at the top of the photo, and the red brick and granite building, the main focus of the photo itself, is known as the Lady Byrd Hat Building.
“The building was originally built in 1894 to house the Virginia Paper Company, but became the home of the Lady Byrd Hat Factory in 1965. The building is actually the only historic building along the canal as its foundation was built on the original wall of the James River and Kanawha Canal. The canal was built over a number of years, starting in 1785, as part of George Washington’s grand plan for the transportation of goods from Richmond to the Mississippi River.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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