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800 block West Cary facelift

Through talking to an employee at 821 Cafe, I cobbled together the following information about businesses on the 800 block of West Cary Street, Oregon Hill’s commercial face, and it’s all exciting news.

  • June 17, 2008 at 10:47 pm
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Synergeo Community Dinner

Hi everyone- On Monday APRIL 21ST will be another community dinner @6pm. They are now every 3rd Monday of the month. A lot of people didn’t get our newsletter, don’t know what SynerGeo is, or aren’t on this group so they don’t know about it. So we want your help to spread the word. Please [...]

  • April 14, 2008 at 10:17 am
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Historic OH stable house to be moved soon.

If anyone hasn’t noticed yet, VCU is moving full steam ahead with the moving of the remaining Oregon Hill stable house from the rear of the former City Auditorium to the 100 block of south Linden Street. It’s quite an involved process that includes the construction of a temporary crushed gravel road to transplant the [...]

  • April 2, 2008 at 10:46 pm
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Callahan and Moore @ Flying Brick Library 3/13

Folk musicians Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore perform this Thursday March 13, 2008 @ 7PM at The Flying Brick Library (506 S. Pine Street). Donations will be accepted – No Alcohol, No Smoking inside.

  • March 9, 2008 at 5:28 pm
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Film Series at the Flying Brick Library

Upcoming film series at the Flying Brick Library 506 s. Pine Street. The FlyingBrick Library Presents: Moving Images - Aseries of six movies to educate and ponder while it’s still coldoutside. Come to the library on Thursday evenings and watch somedocumentaries about real people’s struggles and triumphs withus. The Library is at 506 S. Pine [...]

  • February 4, 2008 at 8:13 am
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OH now and then vol II now up

I have posted volume II of the OH then and now series. This set focuses on the changing landscape of the northernmost portion of the neighborhood, most of which is long gone. It’s best to click on the OH now and then set and watch it as a slideshow, as I have the current and former [...]

  • January 22, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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Oregon Hill before & after photos on new Flickr site

I just put together a new flickr site with my first photo set being a series of OH streetscapes from 1965 and those same shots recreated today. The link is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22652858@N07/ Enjoy, Greg

  • January 10, 2008 at 11:22 pm
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