September 18, 2007
Ask the Mayor: Fulton Gas Works?
Richmond.com’s Ask the Mayor takes a look at Fulton Gas Works and the old Continental Can factory.
Mayor WIlder writes:
Eliminating blighted buildings is a major component of my plan to clean up our community and fight crime.
The Fulton GasWorks property is owned by the City, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) and CSX railroad. The City has submitted a request to acquire the CSX property ownership and then partner with RRHA and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to remove contaminated soil and prepare the site for redevelopment, making it more compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods.
31st Street serves as a linkage between Church Hill and Williamsburg Road and an assessment will be made regarding that street being reconfigured to serve as a route to the Rocketts Landing development. While the City does not plan to purchase the Continental Can property, it’s obvious that some future action will need to take place as the site cannot remain as it is now.
(Photo by 100wordminimum, 3/1/06.)
where was the continental can company?
I assumed that it was in the building on the right in the photo, but only because that it is the only substantial building that I can think of in the area.
I think the gas works should be stabilized and used as a climbing wall and legal space for graffiti.