CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – After being talked about publicly for months by city leaders, the itinerary for the 50th birthday bash for the Downtown Mall on July 3 has been released by Friends of Downtown Charlottesville.
“The final brick was laid on July 3, 1976 as a project inspired by the bicentennial, and this lines up also with the nation’s 250th” Friends of Downtown Executive Director Greer Achenbach told Cville Right Now. “You know, 89% of pedestrian malls fail and ours has been successful, so we think that’s something the community should really celebrate.”
The day will begin at 10 a.m. when the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society will hold the first birthday event, a historical walking tour of the Mall…