No one is going to build an ugly bridge in front of my house!
Have you ever seen the white house with the red roof on the hill just east of the Atlantic Coast Line Bridge on the north bank of the James River? Why does that place have so much real estate in such a scenic spot above the river? An interesting tidbit about the house from a sign on […]
Have you ever seen the white house with the red roof on the hill just east of the Atlantic Coast Line Bridge on the north bank of the James River? Why does that place have so much real estate in such a scenic spot above the river?
An interesting tidbit about the house from a sign on Riverside Drive about the bridge:
A note on folklore:
Tradition has it that the chairman of the board bought a house on the north side of the river about the time the old bridge was removed. Initial plans had been for a new bridge to look just like the old one. He was reported to have said “No one is going to build an ugly bridge in front of my house!” If true, the classic design chosen represents a wonderful confluence of money, power, influence and taste. The designer was John Edwin Greiner — one of America’s most famous and prestigious bridge engineers.
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