Richard Waller Jr. is hoping the family jewelry business can recover now that construction of the new bus rapid transit system is nearly done. Founded in 1900, Waller & Co. Jewelers is about the only jewelry store still operating in Downtown. Right, view of the new, virtually complete Pulse station at Adams and Broad streets, about two blocks west of Waller & Co. Jewelers. Service is expected to begin July 1, GRTC has indicated.
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By Jeremy M. Lazarus Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray has been getting an earful from restaurants and businesses along Broad Street that have seen customer numbers fall and revenues shrink during the 20-month construction of Pulse, GRTC’s new bus rapid transit system
