Oregon Hill is no stranger to the filmmaking and entertainment industries.

In 2011, Spielberg’s Lincoln movie was shot in Richmond, and Oregon Hill is featured in some deleted scenes that are on the DVD release.

National Geographic reality tv show “Doomsday Preppers” supposedly also came to the neighborhood, though the appearance was never broadcast, despite the series continuing till 2014.

Oregon Hill was also part of The Walking Dead Universe, and was featured in 2022 in AMC’s Walking Dead World Beyond. The Belvidere (Lee) Bridge area represented Omaha.

Now, according to various unnamed sources, a revived production of “Parking Wars” will be coming to Oregon Hill this summer. The original A&E tv series let viewers get behind-the-scenes on-the-street perspective, as employees of Philadelphia Parking Authority went on their daily rounds, frequently dealing with irate locals as the workers issued citations, booted vehicles and towed cars. The series also followed the ticket-writers and booters of Detroit’s Municipal Parking Department.

With the new amphitheater and other riverfront events adding to existing VCU and downtown parking pressure in Oregon Hill, the show will take advantage of growing Richmond tourism interest and capture any parking contention in this neighborhood on camera.

Additionally, there are unconfirmed rumors that the new hit Discovery tv show “Filthy Fortunes” may be visiting a site in the neighborhood.

This reality series, which has been airing on Sunday nights at 10 pm and is also available for streaming, features treasure hunter Matt Paxton as he searches cluttered homes across America for valuable items. He cleans properties and sells rare finds for profit.Some memorable episodes include a hoard of collectible marbles and a stash of rare dirt bikes. Although it goes all over the country , the production includes some local Richmond connections and co-stars. According to sources, because the rumored Oregon Hill site is a unidentified smaller house, it may be just portion of an episode rather than a full one.

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Neighbors are encouraged to take advantage of the Richmond Folk Festival. You can be against the new amphitheater but still enjoy world class musicians playing for free only a short walk away.

But then there is also the Festival of India, the Richmond International Film Festival, and then next week, the State Fair of Virginia, the Richmond Veg Fest, the Richmond Zine Fest, and so much more.