Historic Richmond Foundation
presents
The Main Street Station Gala
Saturday, October 18, 2003

Sponsored by Dominion
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Historic Richmond Foundation and Dominion invite you to be a part of Richmond's exciting future while helping to preserve her wonderful past as a sponsor or guest of the 2003 Main Street Station Inaugural Gala. Be the first to see this beautifully-restored building, one of Richmond's most important landmarks.

Music by Paul Ross and the Kadillacs
Black tie

~Event details
~ History of Main Street Station
~Sponsorship opportunities
~ Program book and advertising
~ Ticket information
~Directions

A thank you to our current sponsors:
Red Engine
First Market Bank

Conductor
Philip Morris USA
SunTrust

Caboose
Performance Food Group
Owens & Minor
Daniel & Co.
Commonwealth Architects
Hunton & Williams
LandAmerica Financial Group
RR Donnelley
Troutman Sanders
William Byrd Branch of the Association

~ Event Details
All aboard! Enjoy an evening of dinner and dancing as you revisit Richmond at the turn of the century.

Built in 1900 when passenger trains were king, Main Street Station is a Beaux Arts masterpiece with the largest intact train tressle in the United States. Cocktails begin at 7pm, and an exquisite dinner will be served at 8:30pm, followed by the band. Valet parking is available. Please call HRF at 804.643.7407 if you would like to receive an invitation.

~ Ticketing information

• $200/ individual
• $400/ couple
  
  *$100 of each ticket is tax-deductible
  
  To purchase tickets, please contact Katie Taylor at Historic Richmond Foundation, 804.643.7407x18, ktaylor@historicrichmond.com.
  
  All proceeds benefit HRF's preservation projects, for more information, click here.

~Directions

From 95 South, take the Franklin Street Exit.
Take a left at the light
Follow the road to Main Street
Take left on Main Street
Valet Parking will be on the East side of Main Street Station

From the Downtown Expressway take 95 North to the Broad Street East Exit
At the stoplight take a left on Broad Street
At 19th Street turn right and go three blocks to Main Street
Turn right on Main Street
Proceed three blocks to Main Street Station

~ Sponsorship Packages
If you would like to reserve a sponsorship, please fill out the contract and either email it to ktaylor@historicrichmond.com or fax to 804.788.4244.

• 3 central tables (seat 10 each)
• 30 tickets
• Acknowledgement in HRF annual report and e-news flash to membership
• 30 Main Street Gala Programs
• Prominence in all branding, including:
  • Full-page ad in program book
  • Acknowledgement in program book
  • Logo on all fliers, posters, marketing materials, etc.
  • Prominent mention in all press releases, advertisements, PSAs and commercials
  • Website listing

• 2 central tables (seat 10 each)
• 20 tickets
• Acknowledgement in HRF annual report and e-news flash to membership
• 20 Main Street Gala Programs
• Inclusion in all branding:
  • Half-page ad in program book on
  • Acknowledgement in program book
  • Logo on all fliers, posters, marketing materials, etc.
  • Website listing

• 1 central table (seat 10 each)
• 10 tickets
• Acknowledgement in HRF annual report and e-news flash to membership
• 1/4 page ad in program book
  
• 10 Main Street Gala Programs
• Acknowledgement in program book
• Website listing

2003 ADVERTISING RATES:
Inside front or inside back cover (4"x11") $1200
Full page (4"x11") $1000
Half page (4"x5.5") $500
Quarter page (2"x5.5")$300

Camera-ready advertisements or company logos and full payment must be submitted no later than October 1, 2003 to Historic Richmond Foundation. Ads are black and white.

To reserve an ad space in the program, please click here to fill out the contract and either email it to Katie Taylor, ktaylor@historicrichmond.com or fax to 804.788.4244.

History of Main Street Station
Located in the Shockoe Valley historic district, Main Street Station was opened on November 27, 1901. The Dispatch reported that thousands of people were on hand at the opening and passengers had trouble alighting from the train because of the crowds. The Times called Main Street "the finest railroad station south of Washington." The headhouse, train shed, tracks and several miles of viaducts cost around $2 million. Wilson, Harris & Richards of Philadelphia were the architects. Main Street Station is a Beaux Arts masterpiece with the largest intact train tressle in the United States. The train shed in the back is one of the last of its kind in the country.

Increased traffic, longer trains, and heavier locomotives rendered Main Street obsolete almost from the beginning. During the period commencing just before World War I and ending just after World War II, numerous plans were proposed to improve the situation. But the traffic dropped dramatically after WWII, and changes were not necessary. The Seaboard moved its train to Broad Street Station, and Amtrak continued to use the station until October 15, 1975.

The station remained vacant for several years. SWA Development Corporation bought it in 1983 with plans to turn it into a shopping mall. On the eve of the conversion, a spectacular fire destroyed the upper floors and roof of the headhouse. The building was restored, including exact replicas of the terra cotta roof tiles fashioned from the 1901 molds. The shopping mall opened in 1985, but closed after 2 years. It was then used as offices for the Commonwealth of VA.

Greater Richmond’s current restoration of Main Street Station--a symbol of the city to many--promises to strengthen the transportation network of the region and bolster economic vitality downtown. The $48.2 million renovation of the Main Street Station property into a multimodal transportation center will serve Amtrak, Greyhound, GRTC buses, airport shuttles, taxis and tour buses at one centralized location. It will become Greater Richmond’s Travel and Welcome Center.

Learn more about the Shockoe Valley District.

Historic Richmond Foundation - The William Byrd Branch of APVA Preservation Virginia