One highlight is the April 10 History Hounds Explore Oregon Hill, which allows dogs to join owners.
Check it out.
HISTORIC RICHMOND TOURS: WALKING AND SEGWAY TOURS
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Some Saturday Photos
Just a couple of quick pics from around the neighborhood late yesterday after taking part in the cleanup:
A pickup soccer game near Ethyl (Afton Chemical)
An attempt at sculpture or just destruction?
The crowd queues at Mama Zu's.
Nothing like a little sidewalk piano.
Happy Birthday and Congratulations, WRIR!
And, congratulations to former Oregon Hill resident and WRIR founder Chris Maxwell, as well as other founders, many who are still part of the Oregon Hill community.
WRIR, 97.3 FM, Richmond’s alternative community radio station, celebrated five years of being on the air last night at the Renaissance Center on Broad Street as part of First Friday festivities. Of course the winter storm dampened much of the rest of First Friday, but WRIR leadership bravely went ahead and held their party and were rewarded by a crowd that enjoyed one of the few Richmond events not canceled last night.
Here is local band Amazing Ghost rocking the ballroom:
Oregon Hill Christmas Carol(?) from 1896
From Richmond Dispatch, December 20, 1896:
Christmas comes and Christmas goes-
Stayeth with us never,
But the Broad-Street bob-tall car
Mule abideth ever.Oh, will it be always thus,
‘Spite of all endeavor?
Can we not this antiquate
bond of union sever?Ask the winds of Oregon
Hill, that blow so, ever;
Ask the Ninth-Street-hill horse drear
Echo answers, never!
Snowball Fight Scheduled For Monroe Park This Evening
According to this Facebook page, there is a snowball fight scheduled for Monroe Park this evening. Hopefully there will be some fresh snow for it. NO ROCKS!
SynerGeo Art Show on Thursday
From announcement:
SynerGeo would like to invite you to our children’s art show on Thursday,
Dec. 10, 5:30-7pm. We will have some refreshments and we hope you can
make it out to see the great works they have created during our studies of
Chinese art.We are located on the corner of Laurel and Albermarle streets, look for
our blue building. Our newsletter will be delivered this week.Thanks,
Bonnie
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” Not all who wander are lost”Bonnie Hofmeyer
SynerGeo, Inc.
804.648.2287
www.synergeo.org
China Street Meets Broad Street Art Walk
I spent part of yesterday evening enjoying the First Friday Art Walk on Broad Street. I got the chance to briefly speak with its main organizer Christina Newton, who was dutifully working the Curated Culture/First Fridays booth and table right there on Broad. I won ‘nada’ from the “zero sum game”/bailout register at the Metro Space Gallery (CannonballPress.com exhibit).
I saw many Oregon Hill neighbors- including just of a few of the neighborhood artists. Mary from China Street was there with some her hats and scarfs. She says she has also had good luck selling her wares at the South of the James Farmer’s Market.
The Schindler Satellite Gallery has a strong Oregon Hill representation. David Rohrer has his oil painting, “Alley 2, Oregon Hill” there:
While Julie Elkins exhibits her porcelain wall sculpture, “Oregon Hill Blue”.
Other artists at the Schindler Satellite include Jennifer Holloway Bopst, Lisa Taranto, R. Sawan White, and Chris Milk. My neighbor British Bob, a big First Fridays fan, told me that Chris Milk used to be one of Skillet’s roommates on China Street.
Free holiday performance set for Dec. 6 at Landmark
From City press release:
For Immediate Release
Dec. 4, 2009Media Contacts:
Tesha Davis – (804) 646-3998
Christy Everson – (804) 646-5944Free holiday performance set for Dec. 6 at Landmark
The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will present its annual holiday gift to the city, its production of “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Landmark Theater.
The musical tells the story of the mischievous shepherd boy Amahl and his mother, whose lives are changed forever after meeting three kings. It’s a heartwarming and humorous story that will charm and delight the entire family.
This is the department’s 48th year of offering this free holiday musical, which with its all-volunteer cast, has become a Richmond tradition.
The performance is free and no reservations are required.
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How Far We Have Come…? Hollywood Rail, 1900
From The Times, November 25, 1900,
(The article is entitled, “Pushing Work On Hollywood Line”).
It is claimed by friends of the Passenger and Power Company that the placing of this additional line from Hollywood and Oregon Hill down Main Street all the way to Fulton will give the public better facilities not only through the business and residential sections of Main Street, but will enable a great many people who reside in the southwestern part of the city to reach the factories in the lower part of Main and Fulton without changing cars.
General Superintendent Calvin Whiteley, Jr., of the Passenger and Power Company, who is also engineer for the company, stated yesterday that he had been able to considerably increase the service already on both of the lines- Clay Street and Main Street- and that he was now giving on Main Street a four minute schedule, which is increased to a three minute schedule during the busy hours of the early morning and afternoon. He added that on the Clay Street line he was giving a schedule ranging from four to five minutes, according to demands of traffic.
Four minutes! Think about that next time you are stuck at the light at Idlewood and S. Cherry.
I would like to dedicate this post to my friend, Peter Bain, who is no longer teaching at VCU and is now living in Louisiana.
Richmond’s Hills, In 1904
This column appeared in The Times Dispatch, on November 23, 1904:
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir, -Please answer in your query column what per cent. of grade are the hills in and about Richmond, and oblige,
B.W.….
Oregon Hill – Albemarle and Pine Streets, elevation 170.6.
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These elevations are above mean high tide.
Editor’s note: to see the other hills’ elevations, go to article in link above. Oregon Hill has the most elevation for hills next to the river.