Revisiting Old Petersburg, VA

On Friday April 2 made a stop in the Old Petersburg section of Petersburg, Va. It is always a very interesting town, saw it a while back, and had enjoyed it greatly, so thought it was well worth a second visit. There is a lot to see there. For instance, this photo at left was in a section of old buildings converted to apartments, and is a collection of old industrial equipment. I would imagine that this stuff was used in the old buildings I saw. All of Old Petersburg is old buildings, many with a lot of history. The remains of the train yards are ruins dating to the end of the Civil War when Union troops captured them.
The second photo is the (what I believe was) the newer train depot, and the white building used to be the Visitor Center. Now the Visitor Center is just up the street in an old bank building. That is worth a tour for sure, and I took one (but not any photos...not allowed). Like the old cobblestone streets too down there.
As I noted, a lot of very old buildings, restored (for the most part...in fact one was undergoing restoration near this area) and reused for a number of uses such as restaurants, stores and apartments. It has a variety of places to check out, plus a number of museums in the area, and a lot of history to explore. As I noted has been my second trip to Old Petersburg, I also on a previous visit went to the Petersburg National Battlefield, which was one of the best Civil War sites that I have seen just about anyplace. There you can get a real idea of what the Civil War siege of Richmond and Petersburg was like for the troops of both sides who fought the battle.