These photos were taken this past weekend by neighbor Steve Barnes (much appreciation to him for sharing).
Photos From Hollywood Cemetery Tour
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Re-Connecting Cherry Street to Riverside Park?
What is the City doing?
I suspect they are just creating a service alley before they figure out what they will do with 816 Riverside Park, but could this be part of a larger plan to reconnect Cherry Street with Riverside Parkway? Who has the skinny? Anybody, Historic Richmond?
Update: According to nearby neighbors, this relates to the larger plumbing work that is being done throughout the neighborhood.
Team Shoebaru
Neighbor Joe Pyrek wrote in about his Shoebaru project, which adds background to this previously posted picture:
Over the past few months, I’ve been building up two Subaru Foresters to look like a pair of Chuck Taylors. Many Oregon Hill residents have stopped by and asked what we were doing and have kept up with our progress and everything. Perhaps you too have seen the shoe cars at the corner of Laurel and Idlewood.
Once we are doing “shoe-ing” the cars, we are shipping them to the UK and will then be driving from southern England to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. We are doing this under the team name “Shoebaru” and are raising money for Awassa Children’s Project, an orphanage located in Ethiopia that houses, educates, and cares for children who were primarly orphaned from parents that had AIDS.
Richmond Magazine featured one of the cars in its most recent issue and Joe will be on the Elliot in the Morning radio show tomorrow morning to talk about the trip.
Here’s a link to the project’s website: http://shoebaru.com/
From May 30 Crime Report
From Richmond Police Department:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
5/24/12 – 5/25/12 8:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.
600 block of China Street
An unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and stole a purse.4th Precinct
MOPED THEFT
5/24/12 – 5/25/12 8:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
800 block of Spring Street
An unknown person(s) stole a moped from the above location.
Hollywood Cemetery Article and Cannon Fire for Jefferson Davis
Mario Accordino recently published an article on Hollywood Cemetery for the website ArchitectureRichmond.com. Click here to go to the article.
Here is an excerpt:
Hollywood Cemetery sits dramatically over the James River in Oregon Hill, and many spots in the grounds have views out to the water. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the cemetery serves as one of our major tourist attractions and, for a city that prides itself on a deep sense of history, a truly unique site. Countless Richmond stories are told in Hollywood’s grounds, a narrative of the city’s history as much as it is of individual lives.
Speaking of Hollywood Cemetery, David Gilliam would like to remind neighbors that there will cannon fire this Saturday as part of a memorial ceremony for Jefferson Davis. The ceremony is supposed to start around 9 am. There will be cannon volleys fired as a part of the memorial service. The participants have assured that the minimum amount of powder will be used in the volleys.
Happy Memorial Day
Get Your Carriage To The Museum!
As the new Sweet Frog emerges on Cary Street, please join me in a voyage back in time…
Courtesy of neighbor Charles Pool:
The historic district report lists the construction date for 815 W. Cary as the 1890s. According to the city directory records, this was a residential address until 1893, so either a residential building was torn down at that location and replaced with what we see today or else a residential building was changed into a storefront.
According to the City Directories 815 W. Cary was utilized as a grocery and confectionery from 1893 until 1940. In 1942 the Royal Cafe was at this address. Harvey Hardware is first listed at this address in 1948.
1893 – 1915 W. M. Rankin – grocer
1921-1922 Lee M. Ellis – grocer (home – 2239 W. Grace)
1926 Edward H. Palmer – grocer
1936-1939 David Lieberman – confectionery (home – 2720 W. Grace, Apt. 6)
1942 Royal Cafe
1948 — until recently Harvey HardwareOf the occupants at this address before it was a storefront, it is interesting to note that in 1888 and 1883 it was an integrated dwelling with both black and white occupants living in the same dwelling. (The early directories indicated black residents with an asterisk) . Also it is interesting that in 1885 a harnessmaker lived in the building; I would guess that he may have worked in one of the two livery stables that were on Green Alley on the 900 block behind the city auditorium. The following are the residents listed as occupants of this address:
Fancy Flea Today
From Craigslist ad:
THE FANCY FLEA
Sunday April 29 – 11am-4pmCorner of Idlewood Ave. & S. Pine St.
in Oregon Hill (VCU/Fan area – Richmond)Lots of really cool artifacts from six different collections
Rare, unique retro items
Unusual books & printed matter
Several tables full of LPs Records & CDs
Clothes to wear – cool & stylish
Neat 60s & 70s toys & collectibles
Furniture
Decorative items
MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!*** The Fancy Flea happens every other Sunday all through the Spring & Summer ***
No admission charge to this outdoor event……………………………………………………………………………………
Want to sell your own stuff at the Fancy Flea? Send email to: fancyflearva AT geemale.com
Some of the money you spend will be donated to Thrive Mom, a group that empowers single parents.
[The Fancy Flea is at 700 Idlewood Ave next to Fine Foods Grocery!!! That’s one block west of Belvedere just south of the VCU campus. Look for parking on Idlewood or on South Pine St. From RMA Highway 195 South, take the Belvedere exit & we’ll be on the left in about 3 blocks. CHECK US OUT!!!]
Tournament Standings
From headquarters:
Standings at the end of Sat. so far…
remainder of schedule for Sunday’s tournament:
12:30 Choclate Leg vs. Select FC
1:30 Richmond 1742 vs. Oregonhill Ball Kickers
2:30 Pine St. Barbers vs. Select FC
3:30 Oregonhill Ball Kickers vs. Choclate LegFINALS: 4:30
Bring food for the grill, Drinks, and cash/check for donations! G’luck everyone and PLAY ON!
Previous Canal Bridge Gone/2015 UCI Road World Cycling Race Looms
The previous canal bridge made from utility poles is now gone.
It is great to see people using the new canal bridge. (Though some jerk did dump a bucket of silver paint on it that had to be pressure washed off it). The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association may eventually throw a party to celebrate the new bridge. After all, its important to remember that it was that organization that secured the funding for it.
At the same time, one wonders how this plays into other riverfront planning. Evidently there are some high level meetings happening regarding Richmond 2015, the organizing committee charged with putting on the UCI Road World Championships.
Richmond 2015 has already come up with a course but will not disclose what it is for now. Officials say they want to work out contingencies before approaching affected communities.
The races will be disruptive to some residents because of road closings and the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to descend on the city.
But honestly, what is happening with the proposed ‘2nd Street Connector’? According to sources, C. Wayne Taylor’s questions are STILL waiting on answers from the City’s Economic Development Department.