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Richard Scarry’s Church Hill

Revisiting Richard Scarry’s books for the first time in decades makes me realize I was primed to live in this neighborhood at an early age.

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Sub Rosa
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Sub Rosa

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Lt.Dan chasing the bad guys
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Lt.Dan chasing the bad guys

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Jefferson Avenue traffic circles
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Jefferson Avenue traffic circles

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Cyclus
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Cyclus

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Union Market
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Union Market

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: The Roosevelt, Metzger's, Dutch & Co?
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: The Roosevelt, Metzger’s, Dutch & Co?

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Chimbo Mart
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Chimbo Mart

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Quickness making a delivery for Alamo
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Quickness making a delivery for Alamo

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: Stroop's
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: Stroop’s

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: new houses going up everywhere
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: new houses going up everywhere

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: 25th Street Post Office
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: 25th Street Post Office

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Richard Scarry's Church Hill: WPA Bakery or Proper Pie?
Richard Scarry’s Church Hill: WPA Bakery or Proper Pie?

83 comments

Jenny W. 01/08/2016 at 9:40 AM

The illustrations are so amazing! Found a 1969 printing of “best storybook ever” that really blew my mind! Love the church hill take!

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Anne 01/08/2016 at 10:00 AM

Love it!

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RPDLtDan 01/08/2016 at 11:48 AM

You know you have made it when…..

Love it!!

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John M 01/08/2016 at 5:03 PM

@emily – yeah, but I already had them up top with the oven and all

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Anne 01/08/2016 at 11:11 PM

Every one of those characters is burned in my brain forever. Shoutout to Farmer Gary at the Chimbo Mart!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT8VyXRz0c4

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JessOfRVA 01/09/2016 at 2:56 AM

Seriously, can we have a penny candy store in this neighborhood that’s manned by cats?

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Melinda 01/12/2016 at 1:52 PM

Funny. I had just looked at several of the Scarry BIG books before finally giving the well-loved originals away last fall to a 4-year-old who is entranced with them. All wonderful.

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