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James River Park Public Service Announcement
James River Park System PSA - Pick up Your Trash! from Max Posner on Vimeo.
A message from James River Park System Superintendent, Nathan Burrell on the importance of picking up the trash you bring into the JRPS.
Please pack out what you pack in to The James River Park System.
Don't trash our treasure!
Brought to you by The James River Outdoor Coalition.
https://www.facebook.com/jroc.rva?fref=ts
…same goes for Oregon Hill. Resident or visitor, please pick up your trash!
Pratt’s Castle
Quite visible from Oregon Hill was one of the most celebrated buildings of Richmond, known as Pratt’s Castle (Folly or Cottage). This building with crenelated towers was constructed on Gamble’s Hill above the Penitentiary Basin by a master of the daguerreotype, William Pratt. An article in the Daily Dispatch from February 1853 records that the unusual edifice was under construction: “[W]e observed the new and unique cottage of Mr. Pratt, the Daguerrean, looking up in skeleton grandeur … The architect has, even in its chrysalis state, imparted to this building an imposing aspect.” This reporter also notes that two “spacious and comfortable” canal boats were being built in the Penitentiary Basin below Gamble’s Hill.
A later article in the Times Dispatch from May 1904 details the rich contents of the castle, lately owned by Samuel Cornick and his wife Hennie, the daughter of Mayor Joseph Mayo. All of the extensive art work, silver, china and diamonds were being sold, including, “25 tons of coal, stores of provisions sufficient to withstand a siege of famine …”
An advertisement for the sale of the castle in 1906 highlights the “cathedral glass” in the hall and parlor. This cathedral glass is notable in the 1865 photograph (detail) of Pratt’s Castle taken by Matthew Brady, found in the National Archives.
In 1958, Ethyl Corporation demolished Pratt’s Castle, one of Richmond’s most distinctive buildings, over the strong objections of Richmond’s preservationists. Around 1983, Ethyl Corp. traded Brown’s Island on the flood plane for the city’s prominent Gamble’s Hill Park with spectacular river views.
Photo credits:
Daily Dispatch, February 4, 1853, Library of Congress
Times Dispatch, July 1, 1906, Library of Congress
Pratt’s Castle, by Matthew Brady, National Archives
Pratt’s Castle, by Matthew Brady (detail), National Archives
Pratt advertisement, February 6, 1854, Daily Dispatch, Library of Congress
Pratt’s Castle, 1905 Sanborn map, Library of Congress
RVA Clean Sweep – Oregon Hill Monthly Clean Up
RVA Clean Sweep is an all volunteer trash clean up group that aims to help neighbors and neighborhood associations establish monthly clean ups. From the MeetUp.com event page:
Sunday, August 2, 2015
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMWe will be holding trash pickers & wearing some orange shirts!
We will be meeting on the corner of Idlewood & Cherry and covering Harrison to Belvedere.All supplies will be provided. Please wear closed toed shoes and bring a water bottle.
Lane Closure – Belvidere Street Bridge
From City press release:
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2015
For more information, contact:
Paige Hairston – (804) 646-3659Lane Closure – Belvidere Street Bridge
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public WorksWHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Wednesday, July 29 through Friday, August 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Belvidere Street Bridge over Brook Road and CSX
BACKGROUND: There will be alternating lane closures between northbound and southbound Belvidere Street to prepare for the mill and overlay of the bridge.
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Richmond2015/UCI Bicycle Race Information Meetings Schedule
From Richmond2015 email:
Richmond 2015, the organizers of the UCI Road World Championships will host a series of informational meetings to help the community “Get Race Ready”!
During these meetings the community can learn from race officials about the race routes and schedules, the traffic management plan, where to party and how they can get engaged with this once in a generation opportunity to see the best cyclists in the World race through their backyards.
The series of meetings will take place daily the first two weeks of August at various times and locations throughout the region. See below and attached for a schedule of these public meetings.
Please share this information with your customers, patrons, members, employees, etc. As well as on your webpages, social media pages, etc. to help Richmond 2015 reach those who live, work and play in the impacted areas.
Projected Density
From the GRTC BRT handout…
B & E/Burglary On 400 Block of S. Laurel
From RAIDSonline.com:
BURGLARY/B and E/RESIDENTIAL
4XX S LAUREL ST
Jul 26, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
Also,
CITY CODE VIOLATIONS
6XX W CARY ST
Jul 25, 2015 at 1:15 pm
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association President Jennifer Hancock sent this email:
Hello all
Just a reminder that OHNA will be holding their monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th, at 7 pm at WBCH ed. note: William Byrd Community House).
The parking committee will be meeting after the OHNA meeting.
Thanks
Jennifer
OHNA
Nearby Townhouse Project Update
Excerpt:
Foundations for the third and final phase of TriBeCa, a 23-unit townhome development just south of VCU whose name is an acronym for “Triangle Below Cary Street,” are being built along South Harrison Street, across from the project’s two completed phases.
Construction began at the start of this month and is expected to wrap up by mid-March, said Dave Johannas, the architect and one of two developers on the project.
Two rows of attached homes have been built on the east side of Harrison, just south of the triangle that inspired TriBeCa’s name – a vacant piece of land bordered by Harrison and Grayland and Idlewood avenues.
The first phase along Harrison was completed seven years ago, while a second cluster of homes on the Dobson Street side of the block wrapped up earlier this summer. The third phase will add a row of nine detached homes along the west side of Harrison, between Idlewood and Wallace Street.
It should be noted that there will be change in the traffic pattern near this project, with the planned Idlewood Roundabout.