While touted as a progressive, monumental project to drastically alleviate traffic congestion, improve tourism and bolster commerce, the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike also called for the demolition of thousands of homes and the forcible displacement of neighborhoods – much to the dismay of Richmond residents.
After a long Memorial Day weekend, Raymond Royall decided he would take his 1977 fiberglass open motorboat out for one more time before selling it for good.
While Raymond Royall s disappearance shocked the city, Richmonders were in for even more of a shock when days following the search, a bank closed the doors on his car dealership.