2600 East Marshall
[LARGER] Undated photo of 2600 East Marshall Street from American Memory at the Library of Congress.
View ArticleOld House Diaries: Before and After on 23rd Street
The Richmond-based Old House Authority’s Old House Diaries, “a national record of the living history of old houses”, has got some great information about properties in the area. The entry for 701 North...
View ArticleChurch Hill from above (1972)
Bill Hartsock dropped off these two fascinating aerial shots of the area by Demementi studio from 1972. Scroll around the larger versions to spot the differences… A few things that jump out: the...
View ArticleCorcoran Hall (1936)
Another from the Library of Virginia and Madge Goodrich… Corcoran Hall was built in 1843 and stood at 311 North 25th Street (now the parking lot for Nolde). The photograph is a part of the Virginia...
View ArticleA look at Richmond’s Post-Industrial East End
Richmond’s Post-Industrial East End by the University of Virginia Community History Project 2011 is a fascinating look at an aspect of the history of the area: This guide explores the varied...
View ArticleRichmond (1961)
VIEW LARGER Richmond Skyline 1961 from the awesome RTD Archives Blog: The June 10, 1961, edition of the Richmond News-Leader included a photo essay titled “Contrasts.” The photos depicted old and new –...
View ArticleTrolley Rides (circa 1909)
There are no two more fascinating bits of our lost 20th century infrastructure to me than the Marshall Street Viaduct and the city’s system of trolleys. This undated guide to the Tri-City Trolley...
View ArticleThe lost block of East Broad Street
VIEW LARGER The RTD’s from the archives has the best look that I’ve seen of the buildings that used to stand on the block across from St.John’s Church. The April issue of the CHA Newsletter has a great...
View ArticleO Street project will revamp entire block
Today, June 11, is the 140th anniversary of when James Netherwood bought a lot on O Street. This summer should see the renovation of the stretch of 8 houses that he built between 25th and 26th Street....
View Article821 North 25th Street (1950s) (UPDATE)
view larger Deanna sent this in as a accompaniment to the piece on her O Street project: “Here is a photo of 821 n 25th st from the 50’s from city hall.” UPDATE: A undisclosed buyer says “the property...
View ArticleIs there interest in a pool in Church Hill?
By Tom Oristan With the summer heat upon us, I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of a Church Hill community pool. I figure CHPN would be a great way to get an informal sense of the interest in...
View ArticleBroad Street (1963)
Cold Harbor Antiques in Mechanicsville has this neat collection of photos from the 2300 blocks of Broad Street and Grace Street from 1963, from the estate of Bruce English (1960s president of the...
View ArticleA talk with Philip Johnson (1968)
Philip Johnson’s now-iconic WRVA building was dedicated on May 29, 1968. Following the ceremony at the station grounds, architect Philip Johnson, Bruce English (President of the Historic Richmond...
View ArticleMain Street towards Church Hill (1856)
VIEW LARGER Stolen shamelessly from Harry Kollatz’s Facebook: Main Street looking toward Shockoe and Church Hill, 1856. The “daguerrean gallery” of William Abbot Pratt (he of Pratt’s Castle renown) is...
View ArticleKitty Snow’s “Up & Down Church Hill”
The third of Kitty Snow’s books of Harris H. Stilson’s photography, Up & Down Church Hill, has just been released. Up & Down Church Hill shares images and oral histories from Church Hill,...
View ArticleWant to restore the Haley House?
The historic Haley House at 623 and 621 North 30th Street is for sale for $70,000. A report by Madge Goodrich (via the Library of Virginia) dated January 28, 1937, traces the history of the property...
View ArticleWhat we talk about when we talk about Church Hill
Harry Kollatz sketches the history of Church Hill and the current state of the neighborhood in advance of Tuesday’s Community Conversation at The Valentine and the bus tour the next Saturday (and with...
View ArticleCAR to consider 9 new houses, mixed use for 25th Street
The agenda for the Tuesday, February 24, 2015 meeting of the Commission of Architectural Review includes a number of local projects: 3005 E. Marshall Street – Replace existing vinyl windows with wood...
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