Short Pump Town Center

Short Pump Town Center is Richmond, VAs premier lifestyle Center featuring Nordstrom, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and 140 shops, restaurants and entertainment. Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. Holiday Hours vary. The Short Pump Story The pump is long gone. But the name remains. According to legend, Nineteenth-century stage coach drivers hailed each other just beyond the fork where Broad Street now crosses Three Chopt Road. A tavern stood there, and its rambling frame structure became a beacon along the well-traveled road. At one time the Short Pump well stood out in the tavern yard, but when a new shade porch was built over it, a mistake was made. The pumps long handle had to be cut off to work under the new roof, and it then became a short handled pump. In the days when the tavern was a stagecoach stop between Richmond and Charlottesville, drivers would often say, See you at the Short Pump. Today Short Pump has lots of fresh water at ...