Downtown Mall

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The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia is one of the longest pedestrian malls in the United States. Located on Main Street, it runs from 6th St. N.E. to Old Preston Ave., where it extends to Water St., for total length of about eight blocks. It is laid entirely with brick and home to an array of restaurants, shops, offices and art galleries. On Fridays in the summer and fall, the Downtown Mall is host to Fridays After 5, a weekly concert series. Several side streets are also paved in brick and closed to traffic. On the east, the Mall ends at the Charlottesville Pavilion, an outdoor concert venue, while the west end of the mall features an Omni Hotel and an indoor ice skating rink. The Mall is also home to the newly renovated Paramount Theater and the historic Jefferson Theater.

[edit] History

In 1976, East Main Street was converted into a pedestrian mall, which is now is the largest revenue source for the city of Charlottesville.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, Charlottesville planned a comprehensive rehabilitation and renovation of the Downtown Mall.

The Charlottesville Pavilion at the south end of the mall. A state of the art venue for performances, and the location of the Fridays After Five summer performances.