"Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom" Shockoe Slip Tip by Ewingjr98

Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom, which lie along Shockoe Creek, comprise the city's oldest commercial areas. This area, along the canals and the James River, was home to numerous mills and warehouses for tobacco and other goods. Unfortunately the retreating Confederate Army burned the city of Richmond in 1865 to prevent anything usable from falling into Union hands.

Shockoe Slip Historic District now is full of restaurants, cafes, shops, offices, and residences following preservation efforts in the 1970s and 1980s.

Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

Directions: Shockoe Slip Historic District is located from 12th St. to 15th St. and Main St. to Dock St. on the southeastern outskirts of Richmond’s central business district.