Behind Cloverleaf Mall in Richmond, VA: boom years, a chilling chapter, and the end

Cloverleaf Mall plans take shape in Chesterfield

Back in the mid-1960s, when Midlothian Turnpike seemed like the edge of town, plans came up for a large mall in Chesterfield County. The idea was to get ahead of Richmond’s growth before the next big expansion.

The site was the Gresham Nursery property at Midlothian and Chippenham, a large area that fit in with the nearby suburbs, shown by new houses, new roads, and more cars at stoplights each season.

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