Accident at S. Cherry and Idlewood
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Category Archives: Cherry Street
Fire On S. Cherry Street Last Night
Shortly after 9 pm last night a fire broke out on the second floor of 223 S. Cherry Street.
According to a neighbor’s report, the young resident had not been aware of the incident until she arrived home and said that her neighbor’s door had been busted in to get to the fire but that the fire seemed to be confined to a stairway area and it smelled like an electrical fire.
(Speculation is that the fire started when the power came back on for most of the neighborhood after Thursday’s storm.)
Thankfully, no one was injured and, from the rear of outside the building, it does not look like there was much damage.
Oregon Hill residents are very, very appreciative of the fast response and good work of the Richmond Fire Department.
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By the way, this is not just another apartment building. It was built as part of Grace Arent’s legacy and originally housed the Instructive Visiting Nurse Association (IVNA), one of the earliest forms of public health care in Virginia.
From a 2009 Richmond Magazine article from Harry Kollatz, Jr:
The IVNA provided health care for young mothers, babies and the chronically ill who could not afford proper care. A building she constructed in 1903 for St. Andrew’s teachers at 223 S. Cherry St. became in 1911 headquarters for the IVNA. The IVNA, founded in 1900, is today the largest noninstitutional, nonprofit home health-care agency in the Richmond region.
Happy Flag Day
Run-over lighter found this morning at intersection of W.Cary and S. Cherry.
Gridlock on S. Cherry Street
New House On S. Cherry
It looks like a new small house is going up on the 300 block of S. Cherry, near the old stone cutter’s storefront. There used to be a larger attached house there.
Alleys Awash
Behind 300 block of S. Pine and S. Cherry…
Behind the 700 block of Idlewood just south of 195…
New Fire Hydrant On S. Cherry
I was gratified to see workers installing a new hydrant yesterday (Sunday). Click here for the SeeClickFix post. Here’s a photo before the new replacement:
City Responsibilities
Picking up where we left off last year, just as it is residents’ responsibility to clear off the sidewalk in front of their houses to the best of their abilities, it is the City’s responsibility to clear off the overpass bridges and their sidewalks (not the RMA or VCU!).
On S. Laurel Street overpass:
On S. Cherry Street overpass:
In front of Open High School:
There is also a missing public trash can at the corner of S. Pine and Idlewood. Which begs the question of when Oregon Hill will receive better public trash/recycling containers? (Councilperson Agelasto has done what he can).
Short editorial:
When it comes to money and attention, maybe Oregon Hill can pass a collection plate at Mayor Jones’ church.
More City Pipe Work At The End of S. Cherry
Some residents are concerned about how much ice is being created on the street.
Cherry Street Closed Again
Looks like pipe work at the intersection of Cherry and Idlewood.
