Thursday morning on February 27, took off in search of sights around Richmond prior to work. This old mall is near my apartment on the Midlothian Turnpike. I have been told there are plans for redevelopment, though nothing appears to be going on there at the present time. There is a Firestone Auto Repair place out front in a stand alone building. I looked inside the front door, it is sitting and kind of waiting. Perhaps this will be the site of a future "Blues Brothers" remake, or a new Zombie movie. At any case, an interesting site to explore from outside the locked doors.I had directions, rolled on down I-95 to I-64 East following the signs to the Virginia Aviation Museum. It is just outside of the Richmond International Airport in a cant miss building, with a pair of can't miss planes right out front. It is not often that you see an SR-71 Blackbird (there is also an F-14 Tomcat right beside it). The museum was really interesting for this aviation fan. Lots of amazing aircraft were found in there, including some Wright replica gliders and planes, some WWI aircraft (those were not replicas) and some historic and classic planes. There are quite a few hands on aviation displays, and everything is in really good condition. I often went to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, NC and this collection was really in outstanding shape. Charlotte is short on storage space, and much of the collection sits outside; so sun and weather really take a hit on the planes.
I had a great visit at the museum, and also got a feel for some of the sights going into the city. Plan for the weekend is to do some exploring downtown. Had hoped to do some outdoor exploring, but looks like the weather this weekend will not cooperate. Area though seems to have a great deal of interesting sights to check out, and I am looking forward to exploring it.
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