tagged with: Broad Street
May 17, 2008
church for sale?
Rumor has it that the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church @ 3200 East Broad Street is for sale for an amount between $1.5 and $2.5 million.
May 4, 2008
why that church does not have a steeple
Hurricane Hazel, the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to make landfall as far north as North Carolina, was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. The storm hit Richmond on October 15, 1954, with 79 mile-an-hour winds that bent the steeple of the Trinity Methodist Church on East Broad Street.
April 6, 2008
wanna buy a house?
A previously somewhat contentious (but conveniently located!) house on Broad Street is for sale.
October 5, 2007
ICE CREAM?!?
We’ve heard that an ice cream parlor will be opening at 25th and Broad Streets (in Marshall Hall or the building next door) around Thanksgiving…
September 22, 2007
a delight
richmond.com recently reviewed Acappella and called it
a “German-Italian Delight”.
September 13, 2007
interesting 1923 Public Works map
A detail from a 1923 City of Richmond Public Works map that upon which the darker areas “indicates location of colored population”. [via]
July 10, 2007
McQuinn in court again for house
Councilwoman McQuinn was in court today again about the condition of her house at 31st and Broad Streets. She has 60 days to get the property up to code and the charges may be dropped in a year. [via]
September 6, 2006
Golden Hammer nominees announced, many are in the neighborhood
Winners of ACORN’s 2006 Golden Hammer awards in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill will be named September 28th. Here are the nominees…
December 4, 2004
Captain Buzzy’s is now open!
Capt. Buzzy’s, a coffeehouse and café, opened yesterday at 27th and Broad streets, a block west of the Hill Café.














