The 1991 photos of downtown from the Virginia Penitentiary that recently appeared on the Shockoe Examiner blog prompted me to wonder if there were any views of Oregon Hill from the same vantage point.
Community Movie Night
Friday, July 12
at dark in Pleasants Park
(behind Pine Street Baptist Church)
From Craigslist ad:
We are holding a CHURCH YARD AND CRAFT SALE on Saturday, June 1st at 8 am. Lots of kitchen items, glassware, books, clothing, large selection of Christmas items.
400 S. Pine Street, Richmond, VA 23220
If you would like to have your own booth at our sale to sell your art, crafts or yard sale items please just send an email and let us know. Spaces are only $10.
S. Pine Street at Albemarle
From announcement:
Community Movie Night starts at dusk.
Pleasants Park
(behind Pine Street Baptist Church)
Refreshments served:
grilled hot dogs, chips, and beverage
From email announcement:
Our community movie nights will begin on Friday, May 10 and then on the second and fourth Friday of each month May – October.
Community Movie Night
Friday, May 10 at Dusk
Pleasants Park
(behind Pine Street Baptist Church)
Refreshments served:
grilled hot dogs, chips, and beverage
For many years Berry was the Director of the Oregon Hill Baptist Center.
A neighbor wrote of Mr. Berry: “He was loved by so many on OH .
He was a cultivator of flowers and friends – he tended to us all . A good apple pie maker. A gentle man that loved the Lord ”
Excerpt from his obituary:
BERRY, Willie “Bill” A. Jr., died peacefully Monday, January 21, 2013 at the age of 94 in his home at Westminster Canterbury. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Evelyn Phillips Berry; children, Bill Berry III (Kathy) of Richmond, Va., and Ellen Looper (Marshall) of Aiken, S.C.; grandchildren, Micah (Mary-Catherine) and Amber Berry, Sarah and Matthew Looper; sisters, Lucille Whitt and Gertrude Stanfield; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Bill was born on September 28, 1918 in Person County, N.C., where he grew up with his nine brothers and sisiters, and his parents, Willie A. Berry Sr. and Fannie Hall Berry. He was a WWII veteran and attended Wake Forest University and Southwestern Seminary. His ministry career in Richmond included serving the staffs of Tabernacle and Pine Street Baptist Churches, and as Director of the Oregon Hill Baptist Center.
From the flyer:
Need a break from studying for exams?
Join us for the
Pancake Exam
BREAKfast
Who: College Students living in the Oregon Hill Neighborhood
What: FREE Pancakes with toppings
Where: Pine Street Baptist Church (400 S. Pine Street) Come to side door on Albemarle St.
When: December 10th • 9:00-11:00 PM
Why: Because Pine Street Church cares about our neighborhood students!
www.pinestbaptist.com