Another great photo courtesy of William Pickett.
1980’s mishap at the Overlook…
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Category Archives: Overlook
Gazebo To Get Solar
Oregon Hill residents are gratified that the City workers recently repainted the historic gazebo that sits as the end of S. Pine Street, near the overlook. With the UCI Road World Championship bicycle races approaching, residents are hoping the gazebo will look enticing for spectators.
But now the City has additional news: As part of longterm restoration plans, the gazebo roof will be fitted with not only roof-flush photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and batteries to power the lighting installations around it, but also a retractable solar thermal array that will provide steam for picnic cooking as well as hot beverages in cooler temperatures.
The design for this array comes from Wolfgang Scheffler, who is well know for designing similar arrays for community kitchens across India. City officials expect to have both the PV array and the thermal array up later this summer, as long as they can get past regulation in the City’s VEPGA.
Little Ramp
Another old photo from William Pickett. He says it is from the 700 block of S. Laurel, overlooking the river.
Beginning Snow
Overlook Condos Pedestrian Path
End of Pine Street – 1953
Another great photo from the Visual & Vintage Virginia FaceBook group:
Riverside Park house-end of Pine Street
Oregon Hill-1953
Update On LOVE
From OHNA President Jennifer Hancock:
There was a question at last night’s OHNA meeting about what happened to the LOVE sculpture. It was up one week and then disappeared.
The sculpture’s “O” was damaged during a storm around July 3rd or 4th. It is currently in a neighbor’s garage awaiting repairs. Once the repairs are complete, it will resume its stay at the Overlook.
Neighborhood resident and artist Chris Milk and friend install sculpture. Photos courtesy of resident Lynn Ivey.
Getting the ‘LOVE’ Sculpture Ready
As previously reported…‘LOVE’ sculpture at Overlook..
No Parking On Oregon Hill Pkwy For Fireworks
Partly in response to the illegal parking during Dominion RiverRock, and partly due to the desire to make more room for pedestrians, the Oregon Hill Parkway will be closed to parking during the July 3 fireworks. Holly Street will be closed, except for Oregon Hill residents. As stated before, expect more Richmond police presence in Oregon Hill during the July 3 event.
‘LOVE’ Sculpture Proposal
From Councilperson Agelasto:
The temporary “LOVE” letters sculpture may be coming to the Oregon Hill Overlook pending the Public Art Commission approval on Tuesday, May 13th, at 9:15 am in the 5th Floor Conference Room at City Hall.
For some examples of “LOVE” installations, click here.
Plans for Zip Lines Across James River
Last night at the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, most of the discussion was about Venture Richmond forcing a 10,000 person theater upon the neighborhood, with no restrictions.
There was also a short presentation by Kern Smith on a business plan to put zip lines across the James River in several places, including a site near the Lee Bridge on Oregon Hill’s side. It remains to be seen if this will be considered an acceptable use under the James River Park Conservation Easement.
Here is a video of a zip line, similar to what is being proposed, in action in San Francisco: