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OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night
From email announcement:
Hello all,
We (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) are meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28th, at 7 pm in the Little Chapel at St. Andrew’s.
On the agenda:
STOP Signs. Basket weaving options 1 and 2.
Presentation by 3North architects on the Laurel Street Event Venue (in Monroe Park). It will be going before the UDC on April 6th.
Note: these plans may be altered in the near future prior to being reviewed by the UDC on April 6, 2017.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yv3aglpmtdi3ejw/LAU_EventVenueUDCBooklet_2017-03-16_REV.pdf?dl=0
Thanks
Jennifer
Flying Brick Library Moving To Gallery 5
From FaceBook event Flying Brick Library Housewarming:
GOOD NEWS everyone! After months,ahem, years of planning the Flying Brick Library is moving & we couldn’t be happier. After over a dozen years in a private residence in Oregon Hill we’ve decided to take the plunge & expand to a public location. We are joining forces with the fine folks at the Richmond Zine Library at Gallery 5 in Jackson Ward. Now not only can you dive into the ever growing zine collection, but now you are welcome to cozy up to the hundreds of books that the library will have on hand.
Help us celebrate, not just our new digs, but also Gallery Five’s twelve year anniversary that week. Performances by Jake Mayday & Andrew Alli will round out a very festive evening.
Thursday, April 6 at 7 PM – 10 PM
Bill Inge 1938-2017
From the obituary:
INGE, Vernon E. Sr., known as Bill, was born in Newport News, Va., on November 22, 1938 and passed away on March 17, 2017, after a prolonged illness and then cancer. Mr. Inge grew up in Oregon Hill in Richmond, attended Randolph-Macon College and received his law degree from the University of Richmond. Mr. Inge practiced law in Richmond for many years until he realized the dream of many lawyers and bought a fishing pier in the Outer Banks.
Earth Hour Tonight
Eliza Jane and 811 W. Cary
I am sorry to say that I just heard that “Granny”, the woman who inspired the “Eliza Jane RVA” blog, passed away earlier today. I enjoyed relating “The Lady in the Lavender Hat”. Here’s “Laughter & Freedom”, in her honor:
Granny’s family lived at 811 W. Cary Street. In those days Oregon Hill continued into that area, before the Downtown Expressway sliced through it’s edge, and before Virginia Commonwealth University put up a parking deck at Cary and Laurel. The house was just a few doors down from Paragon Pharmacy, where Granny and her friends would roller skate out front due to it having the only concrete. The rest of the sidewalks in the neighborhood were red brick. The family’s house had two sets of steps on the front: one set went up to the porch and front door, the other set went down to the family grocery store where Granny would steal penny candy throughout the day.
Backyard at 811 W. Cary St., Oregon Hill
The house was attached on the right side to another home and the two families were friendly. Granny says she rarely got from one place to another in the usual fashion, much to her mother’s (Lena’s) chagrin: To visit her neighbors, Granny would simply climb over the railing dividing their porches.
Sisters Frances and Claryce (“Ikey”), eldest two of the four siblingsEventually the family moved around the corner to Randolph Street. On the left side of the home there was a low building with a metal roof. Instead of going downstairs and out the front door, Granny would jump from her second story bedroom window onto the metal roof next door, then jump once more to the ground to run off and go play. She still describes this act with a far away look in her eyes and laughter in her voice.
811 W. Cary Street (with Harvey Hardware in the background) Photo courtesy of Charles Allen Sugg
Author’s note:
The two middle homes pictured here – the first of which is 811 W. Cary St. – were torn down just a short time before I arrived to take a picture for my Granny. I was devastated. She had given me the address in her distinctive “Old Richmond” accent: “Eight Eleh’m West Curry Street” (811 W. Cary Street). Fortunately, Charles Allen Sugg had photographed it in 2008 and came to my rescue. A copy of this photo now sits framed in my Granny’s home.
Shirley Anne Trower’s Memorial Service Tomorrow At Pine Street Baptist Church
From obituary in Times Dispatch:
TROWER, Shirley Anne, 87, of Richmond, passed away March 16, 2017… Shirley was a native of Oregon Hill and was a lifelong member of Pine Street Baptist Church. She was a retired employee of the City of Richmond…A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Pine Street Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 20, in Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Endowment Fund of Pine Street Baptist Church, 400 S. Pine St., Richmond, Va. 23220.
Stormy Night Problems
Neighbors reported various problems last night in the midst of stormy weather-
At 11pm Monday nite, at two Intersections, Traffic Lights completely dark. Corner of Belvedere & Idlewood Ave. and corner of S. Laurel St. & Idlewood Ave. Reported to SeeClickFix.
2:15am Power outage here 500 block S. Pine St.
Report all outages (888) 667-3000Chimney fire on 600 block of S. Pine. Thank you RFD for a quick response.
Power out on part of 400 block Laurel.
Also, sometime between 8-10pm, there was an apparent hit and run on 1000 block of Idlewood. Looks like someone coming off expressway too fast hit two parked cars, knocking them into each other and up onto the sidewalk.
Multi-Neighborhood Yard Sale Day Planned For April
After some coordination, there will be a multiple-home yard sale on Saturday, April 8th to include Oregon Hill, Randolph, Maymont neighborhoods.
Click here to sign up your own yard sale for April 8th.
Rain date is Saturday, April 29th.
Pine Street Baptist Partners With Grace Baptist To Serve Homeless Breakfast On Thursday
From Grace Baptist Church (Dover Road):
On March 9, Grace Baptist Church will be partnering with Oregon Hill Baptist Center to provide and serve breakfast to 40-60 people as part of the Center’s homeless ministry. Grace had this opportunity last October and it was a most rewarding experience. There is a signup sheet on the table outside the office to volunteer to provide food for the breakfast and/or serve the meal. In addition to the breakfast, Grace will be providing snack bags for the guests to take with them as they leave the Center. Please consider making a contribution by check or online (designate “Snack Bags”) to help cover the cost of items for the bags. Your contributions of food, time and monetary gifts will be appreciated.