Brown’s Island history: From pleasure garden to Richmond concert hub

From a 19th-century “pleasure garden” and “Confederate Laboratory” to a beloved 21st-century concert destination, Richmond’s Brown’s Island has had quite the journey.

Why it matters: In celebration of the nearly halfway mark of the Brown’s improvement project, we thought we’d take a look back at the surprising history of “Richmond’s biggest little island.”…

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