Comments on: Cast and Wrought http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/02/cast-and-wrought_8865/ Thu, 24 May 2012 22:31:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: chpn http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/02/cast-and-wrought_8865/#comment-452084 chpn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:29:23 +0000 http://chpn.net/news/?p=8865#comment-452084 Here's a good look at the history of the Jewish Confederate Cemetery: http://historyreplaystoday.blogspot.com/2012/03/only-jewish-military-cemetery-in-world.html Here’s a good look at the history of the Jewish Confederate Cemetery: http://historyreplaystoday.blogspot.com/2012/03/only-jewish-military-cemetery-in-world.html

]]> By: katzenjaammer http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/02/cast-and-wrought_8865/#comment-127056 katzenjaammer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:17:15 +0000 http://chpn.net/news/?p=8865#comment-127056 I've been to many other southern cities and IMHO none compare in the variety or sheer quantity of existing ironwork as we have here in Richmond. It really is so lovely, and distinctive. My favorite designs are figural, like the colonial ladies heads I spotted on Grace Street and in the Fan, or the Jesus head with Grapes at Hollywood Cemetery. I've also taken lately to counting horsehead hitching posts, four sites at last count! {Hey, it keeps me amused :-p} Does anyone know of more? I’ve been to many other southern cities and IMHO none compare in the variety or sheer quantity of existing ironwork as we have here in Richmond. It really is so lovely, and distinctive.

My favorite designs are figural, like the colonial ladies heads I spotted on Grace Street and in the Fan, or the Jesus head with Grapes at Hollywood Cemetery.

I’ve also taken lately to counting horsehead hitching posts, four sites at last count! {Hey, it keeps me amused :-p}
Does anyone know of more?

]]> By: Brandon http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/02/cast-and-wrought_8865/#comment-127038 Brandon Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:04:35 +0000 http://chpn.net/news/?p=8865#comment-127038 Thanks for the photos, John! The wealth of cast iron in the city really is amazing - I seem to remember hearing somewhere that a lot of cities lost their cast iron in the metal recycling drives in WWII. I wonder if that really was the case, and if so, how did so much survive here? Thanks for the photos, John! The wealth of cast iron in the city really is amazing – I seem to remember hearing somewhere that a lot of cities lost their cast iron in the metal recycling drives in WWII. I wonder if that really was the case, and if so, how did so much survive here?

]]> By: Luke Sponholz http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/02/cast-and-wrought_8865/#comment-127019 Luke Sponholz Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:57:29 +0000 http://chpn.net/news/?p=8865#comment-127019 Time for a new subject photo safari! Time for a new subject photo safari!

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