tagged with: map
September 1, 2008
historical architecture scavenger hunt for kids
The Historic Richmond Foundation and the Commonwealth Girl Scout Council have put together a series of scavenger hunts built around learning about and identifying historic architectural details in Church Hill, Monroe Ward, Capital Square, and along Monument Avenue.
August 28, 2008
add your own details…
WikiMapia is “is a Web 2.0 project to describe the whole planet Earth”, as a map to which you can add your own information. [via]
August 9, 2008
all those little lines so close together…
Ever wanted a topographical map of the East End (12.7MB .pdf)? [via]
August 6, 2008
code enforcement a contentious issue
The Richmond Voice has the story of area resident Rosalene Bullock and her experiences with being cited by the city for code violations at her property. Cited for “having trash in her yard, garage roof deterioration, and exterior housing damages”, Bullock was allegedly given 5 weeks to make the repairs to her garage and house (in which she is living) or see the structures demolished.
July 31, 2008
zoning meeting tonight @ EDI
There will be a public meeting to discuss the possible rezoning of properties within the Church Hill and Union Hill areas, and a very small piece of Fairmount. The meeting will be from 6-8PM tonight at EDI on 25th Street. For more info, contact Tarisa Griffith at tarisa.griffith@richmondgov.com or (804)646-6308.
July 22, 2008
wanna catch a bus?
FYI: the GRTC site offers a trip planner which helps clarify which bus you’d need to get somewhere. The system map (PDF) shows where everything runs.
July 10, 2008
vacant lots in Union Hill
As part of the on-the-ground work towards a possible Old&Historic designation for Union Hill, volunteers have scoped the area and identified the vacant lots in the area. Check out the map and drop’em a line if you have any corrections/additions.
July 9, 2008
a short history of the Central Lunatic Asylum
The Fairmount area contained a few non-residential developments prior to 1890 that helped to shape the neighborhood as it displaced them. The most important of these was the Central Lunatic Asylum, built on property originally part of a military hospital during the Civil War. The southern edge of the grounds was S Street, which later became Fairmount Avenue.
July 4, 2008
another way to look around
The Richmond Parcel Mapper is a map of the city of Richmond that “permits querying and display of real estate Parcels”, and can also be used as an interactive map of the various Council Districts.
May 22, 2008
rezoning meeting tonight
The Department of Comunity Development will host a meeting concerning rezoning tonight at EDI @ 6PM. Present zoning allows for development not consistent with master plan, how should this be handled? Check out the proposed zoning map (May 2008) (PDF).
April 29, 2008
Fairmount Community Meeting this Saturday
New Vision Civic League will be hosting a community meeting this Saturday, May 3rd, at the East End Library @ 10AM. Come out and learn about what has been going on in the area! (event flyer)
March 27, 2008
westbound MLK Bridge closed through Sunday
All westbound lanes of East Leigh Street from Mosby Street to N. 11th Street will be closed from 6PM Friday, March 28 until 6PM Sunday, March 30.
March 23, 2008
short Quince?
This map from 1888, scanned from Chesson’s Richmond After the War 1865-1890, shows some alternate names for the alphabet streets north of Leigh: M, N, O, P, and Q Streets are also labeled as Mason, Nelson, Otis, Pendleton, and Quince Streets, respectively.
December 31, 2007
2007 East End homicides
According to the RPD’s Crime Incident Information site, there were 16 homicides in the 1st Precinct in 2007. This is down from 30 homicides in 2006 and 32 homicides in 2005.
December 19, 2007
crime map back up
Changes at our host had killed the neighborhood crime map for a few days there, but it’s all back now.
December 5, 2007
new condos for Oakwood?
According to the City’s online Land Use Logbook (PDF), a Plan of Development (POD) has been submitted to construct a 33-unit condo complex called “Oakwood Heights Condos” at 3618 E Broad St. The property is zoned to allow this, though the address is within a City Old and Historic District and will require approval from CAR.
November 28, 2007
Fairmount DHR application now available
As promised at the October 11 meeting at EDI, the Fairmount draft application to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF) has now been made available. This 121-page document includes a resource inventory with information on each of the 700+ buildings in the area, a description of the architectural styles in the area, and a detailed history of the area. Also included with the application is a a detailed map of the area (PDF).
November 22, 2007
zoning meeting set
A public meeting to discuss the possible rezoning of properties within the Church Hill/Union Hill/Chimborazo areas has been announced for Thursday, Nov, 29, 6PM at EDI (25th/M Streets). Read the announcement (PDF) for more information.
November 10, 2007
McQuinn’s 7th District meeting at Mt.Sinai
Delores McQuinn hosted a 7th District Town Hall Meeting this morning at the historic Mt.Sinai Baptist Church on 25th Street. The agenda included presentations by M.Khara on the 25th Street Traffic Control Circle, representatives from the Department of Public Utilities on Senior Heating Bills/Payment Plans, a preview on 2008 Assessment Updates, and the petition for traffic-slowing measures on Venable Street.
