Who was Madge Goodrich?
The Library of Virginia has a digitized collection of just over 100 photos from around the Church Hill area in 1936/1937 by Madge Goodrich. (ABOVE: 316 North 24th Street)
Archive for “Grace Street”
Lewis meet&greet on Sunday
John Johnson will be hosting a meet&greet for candidate Deanna Lewis at 2710 East Grace Street this Sunday from 3-6PM. The invite offers folks the opportunity to “meet candidate Deanna and hear her views, positions, and thoughts on bring our 7th District representative to Richmond’s City Council. Any other last minute campaign events going on [...]
Moving sale this Saturday
Craigslist has word on a moving sale this coming Saturday: Downsizing & need to get rid of quite a bit of stuff! Huge sectional sofa, 2 pc. lighted Hooker Furniture china hutch, Lane cedar chest, large L-shaped glass & metal desk, knick-knacks, clothes, CDs, gardening items & more! Cash or money order only, no checks [...]
Vandalism at the Grace Street overlook?
A reader writes: “I as walking at the end of East Grace Street and I noticed some poles looked out of place. I just happened to have my camera at the time. Didn’t know who to contact.”
Beware of suspicious solicitors
In northside they are pretending to be from the elementary school, around here they are selling magazine subscriptions: Last night at around 6:30 pm on the 2200 block of Grace St. a black man in his early twenties rang our doorbell. He was wearing a white button down shirt. My girlfriend answered and he proceeded [...]
Friday’s storm clouds get wide exposure
A Boston.com photo essay on Hurricane Bill includes a shot from the end of Grace Street.
Beautiful Richmond
Detail of a panorama of the city skyline as seen from the end of Grace Street by Will Weaver (in the Church Hill flickr pool).
Missing a male lab?
Contact Mandy at mandy@tigerlillyjewelry.com or (804)246-9467 if you’ve lost a lab: I found a dog at 26th and Grace [on Friday] around 8:30AM. He is a young male lab, with a green collar and very friendly… no tags. I was wondering if you could post that I have him and he’s safe?
Renovators open house @ Elmira Shelton House
Celebrate with the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods and Restoration Builders of Virginia (RBVa) and see the completed restoration of the historic Elmira Shelton House. According to local lore, Edgar Allen Poe’s sweetheart, Elmira Shelton, was living in this residence in Church Hill “when she bade Poe farewell in September 1849″, said Mary Wingfield [...]
Rape at 24th & Grace
There was an attack at 24th and Grace last night, details inside…
31st and Grace open again
Almost 2 1/2 years after the storm, the Gaston-damaged intersection at 31st and Grace Street re-opened today. [via]
Sinkhole + 2 years
nbc12.com follows up on the sinkhole at at 31st and Grace left behind after Gaston, with work estimated to be complete “by the end of the year”.
Where the sidewalk (still) ends
100wordminimum was a nice piece about the big hole at 31st and Grace Streets.
