The Richmond Gun Hole Goes to The Valentine

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, MUSEUM & GALLERY NEWS, STREET ART

What started as a Twitter joke has officially entered the city’s canon. The Valentine announced this week that the now-famous “Richmond Gun Hole”, a gun-shaped indentation in the sidewalk on South Addison Street, will be part of the museum’s “This Is Richmond,...

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