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140 South Cherry Street
This wonderful photo is from a relation of W. R. Fensom, who built the livery stable at 917 Green Alley. The photo shows Fensom’s mother seated in the vehicle, which is in front of 140 S. Cherry (now demolished at the corner of Cumberland and Cherry). Fensom’s plumbing business was to the rear of this building.
The man in the middle with the hat on is Ashby D. Fensom Sr. I think the older woman sitting in the car is Mrs. Emma Arline Rowe Fensom White. She is the mother of William Rowe Fensom and Ashby D. Fensom Sr.
TODAY: Byrd House Market, OHNA meeting
The Byrd House Market is the best place in town to purchase locally grown fresh produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, unique plants, crafts and much, much more, and is on from 3:30 to 7:00PM today. Also – Music at the Market offers an Acoustic Jam Session, all musicians invited@Byrd House Market. AND – Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting from 7-8PM) @ William Byrd Community House, meetings are open to all people and anyone living in Oregon Hill is automatically eligible for membership.
Modern, modular Victorian
Congratulations to Allen Townsend for this article on the front page of the Real Estate section in the Times-Dispatch! Also thanks to Carol Hazard for such a nice article: Modern, modular Victorian – Prefabricated house fits in among historic Oregon Hill’s homes.
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VCU party house problem on Cherry St.
There was a large VCU party on the 300 block of Cherry St. this past weekend, causing complaints of fighting, public urination, public drunkedness, and noise disturbances.
Police were called and there was a report of at least one arrest. VCU officials have been notified and the matter is likely to receive attention at the next meeting of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association this coming Tuesday night.
Chuckwagon/Hollywood Grill for sale
An Oregon Hill resident shared this news:
I just saw up signs up in all of the windows of the Chuckwagon that it is
for sale by owner. If so, that marks the end of a decades plus run by the
same family. Anyone interested in one of the very few available commercial
spaces in the neighborhood should walk by and give it a look.
Byrd House Market & Music at the Market
It’s that time again! The Byrd House Market is TODAY from 3:30-7PM. We’ve also got Music at the Market starting at 4:30PM, with Pam McCarthy as today’s guest.
OHHIC working
All volunteer OHHIC work crew seen at 515 South Laurel this morning.
TODAY: Byrd House Market
Being not nearly as hot as last week, today is a great day to wander on over to the Byrd House Market (open from 3:30-7PM).
Tredegar not faring well
An article about declining museum attendence in the The Petersburg Progress-Index mentions that the American Civil War Center at Tredegar “isn’t close to their projected 60,000 annual visitors nine months into their opening, and officials would not say how many visitors had come so far”.