Archive for “Mary Wingfield Scott”
Almost 20 great books about Richmond or specific parts thereof
Just in time for the holidays, a write-up of some great books about Richmond and/or specific neighborhoods or other areas. Stop by Fountain Bookstore or Black Swan and see if you can pick up a copy in person or hit the links below to order online.
Mary Wingfield Scott’s Old Richmond Neighborhoods
I picked up Paul Clemens’ Made in Detroit and Mary Wingfield Scott’s Houses of Old Richmond at the library on 25th street yesterday. I’d heard an interview with Clemens on NPR a while back and his story of growing up in Detroit during the demographic and economic changes of the 1970s and 1980s is interesting. [...]