Thanks to John Murden at CHPN for his post. Here are the Oregon Hill sections of the Engineers Map of Richmond:
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Fundraiser at Pescados China Street for AIDS Walk Washington
Pescados continues to do its Monday charity thing.
From the FaceBook event page:
Pescados China Street will be donating fifteen per cent (15%) of the day’s take on August 15th to AIDS Walk Washington 2011 to benefit the Whitman-Walker Health in DC. “Team Superheroes!” is walking in memory of our beloved friend and brother Andy Ward.
Come out for lunch or dinner (or both!!) and support the cause.
Lunch from 11:30am-2pm
Dinner from 5pm-closingAIDS Walk Washington is a 5K fundraising walk and timed run benefiting and produced by Whitman-Walker, a nonprofit community-based health organization which provides dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
In the city of Washington, DC, where three percent of adults are known to have HIV and an additional three percent are infected but don’t know it, AIDS Walk plays a vital role in raising funds to fight the epidemic.
Reported Stabbing On Pine Street
A neighbor reported a stabbing:
Was woken up around 3:40 am last night to 4 or 5 cop cars and ambulance on my block, the 300 of Pine Street. Apparently there was a stabbing, and a young woman was taken away by the paramedics. I don’t know the whos or whats or really anymore than that. It was a surreal and unfortunate event to have to wake up to. She appeared to be conscious when she was put in the ambulance.
I will post more official information when I get it.
1979
Somethings just have not changed.
Longer Hollywood Cemetery Tour This Sunday
From the Richmond History Center:
Aug 14 (2-4pm)
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY An extension of the daily “Highlights” tour, this version covers in more detail the cemetery’s unique history, landscape design, architecture, symbols and residents. Meet at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle Streets.
Kitty Missing
One my three 5 week old kittens is missing. Sarah, a sweet little gray kitty has been gone for 4 days now. These are strays that were born under my porch but I am keeping and providing a home for all of them. If someone nabbed her (as they and their mama play outdoors) please note that she shouldnt be taken from mama so soon. I would like to have her back…
Todd Woodson
302 S Cherry
783 8829
Brookfield Group Home Story Has Oregon Hill Roots
Richmond BizSense carried this story today: Glen Allen nonprofit shuts down
Here is an excerpt:
Brookfield Group Home, a rehabilitative facility for teens and young women, shut down in June. The organization on Brook Road has been around since 1874, and until recently provided housing, counseling, transportation and other services to female youth with behavioral and emotional problems.
Executive director Tim Reading wrote in an email to BizSense that the nonprofit had ceased operations effective June 30. He would not comment further on why the nonprofit was closing or whether the residents would be transferred to another home.
How does this relate to Oregon Hill?
Neighbor Charles Pool has the local history:
Yes, there is a direct link between Brookfield and the Parsons House, which took some tracking down. Here is some info from my Parsons House report:
In 1874 the Magdalen Association established the Spring Street Home at the Parsons House as a home for rehabilitating “women of the street,” and later provided care for unwed mothers. In 1932 the Spring Street Home moved to the 90 acre “Brookfield Estate” off of Broad Street where the Richmond Hyatt is today. The Brookfield name was adopted and the agency continued to care for unwed mothers. The new president of the agency announced that, “We wanted to call it ‘Brookfield’ instead of the Spring Street Home to save the girls from any embarrassment in being in a ‘home.'” In 1968 Brookfield sold this valuable property at the I-64 interchange for $1,280,000 and moved to the location on Brook Road near the Henrico-Hanover boundary. Brookfield maintained the original motto of the Magdalen Association: “Ut Misercordiam Obtineant” (They Shall Obtain Mercy). In 1975 the mission of Brookfield changed from working with unwed mothers to helping adolescents of both sexes.
Theft From Vehicle Reported
From Richmond Police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
8/5/11 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
100 block of South Belvidere Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a book bag with a laptop, iPod and Kindle inside.
Ask Questions Of New City Bicycle and Pedestrian Official
RVANews.com is going to be meeting with Richmond’s new bicycle/pedestrian
coordinator and they thought it might be a good time to try out using
Google Moderator to solicit questions from residents from all over Richmond.
Click here to read, rate, or submit a question.
Here’s one I submitted (in reference to my neighborhood issue #4):
What is going on with my neighborhood’s new canal bridge? Its more than a bit frustrating, given that it was the neighborhood association that applied for the state transportation grants.
Pictures of Bikes In Oregon Hill
Nope, nothing crazy, just wanted to point to this “Spokies” blog post- “Pretty pictures – Bikes in historic Oregon Hill, Richmond”.



