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The streets of old Fulton

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Lucky Canine 04/13/2012 at 8:10 AM

Every time I hear the story of old Fulton it makes me sad.

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myk 04/13/2012 at 8:50 AM

John, I love your historical articles. Thanks for posting. Keep up the good work.

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Dear Neighbor 04/13/2012 at 9:43 AM

The trees and clean sidewalks look better than parts of church hill and union hill today

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c 04/13/2012 at 10:33 AM

Just saw this article about Fulton Bottom. 900 families, wow.

http://richmondthenandnow.com/Newspaper-Articles/Fulton-2.html

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Pete Hubbel 04/13/2012 at 10:44 AM

Wow. What people would pay today for that sense of history & place…

When will we learn that large gov’t projects (e.g. Urban Renewal) often do greater harm than good ?!?

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Houdon 04/13/2012 at 11:01 AM

@Dear Neighbor: I was thinking the same thing myself. I’m ready to get back on the sidewalk and street tree crusade. Another dear neighbor (perhaps you) reminded me of the Love Your Block grants that would be perfect for this purpose. They are due April 21st!

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Lora 04/13/2012 at 3:10 PM

@Houdon, I just saw the announcement for the Love Your Block grants, and agree that a sidewalk/street tree project would be great.

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crd 04/13/2012 at 9:35 PM

Lora and Houdon, I read the application guidelines. You need a minimum of 25 people, non-related, with a proven record of working together; they need to all live in the same council district; group does not need to be a non-profit (501c3) and I can’t remember a whole lot of other restrictions. I’d think that the Union Hill folks would have a really good chance of getting a grant – you’ve worked on the park and other projects – best of luck to you! I’ll look forward to hearing that your application won!

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elaine odell 04/14/2012 at 8:42 AM

@ 7, 8, 9, the “Love your block” grants have rolling deadlines. The first is 4/21/2012, the others are 6/15/12 and 10/15/12.

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Cadeho 04/17/2012 at 12:55 AM

I have tried to find the locations of these pictures and most of them I have found. Two of them I cannot figure out, pictures Fulton-06 and Fulton-08. If anyone has any idea where they were, please let me know. I think I have an idea but I am very unsure.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207185548068201764998.0004bdd5a1fdeace18352&msa=0

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Lucky Canine 04/17/2012 at 8:24 AM

Does anyone know where I could find old pics of church hill? I am very curious to see street scapes up around chimbo. I am very curious about the houses that were torn down on our street. Would love to see what it looked like before.

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Cadeho 04/17/2012 at 9:29 PM

I think I’m going to try to do a before and after… if I am able…

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Gene McCabe (Rocketts) 01/10/2013 at 7:40 PM

Cadeho, don’t know if you remember from the other site, but as you know my great-grandfather had two business in Fulton..Plus I have some pictures from a railroad man one is of the round house. I love the map you put on here I’m got to go the library to get copies of it..Rocketts

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Gene McCabe (Rocketts) 01/10/2013 at 7:43 PM

Cadeho, contact me thru Facebook Gene McCabe..Thanks hope to here from you..Rocketts

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Tara Brown 02/01/2023 at 2:04 AM

Good evening my name is Tara Brown. I lived at 401 Louisiana Street upstairs on the corner of Louisiana Sts and 36 1/2 Street where there was a barricade on the corner of 37th Street and Louisiana Sts. the Fulton GRTC bus via route to Gilliam and Louisiana had to go down 36 1/2 Street near this holy sanctified church owned by my great grandparents and duplex upstairs we rented from them which had two bedrooms living room kitchen bathroom and hallway and stairs. I used to sneak out leaving the door open to go to Frozen Delight for a cone of ice cream late at night but never got caught. The Fulton Broad Street 6 and the Main Street 53 would go up and down Louisiana Street almost at the time where Main Street almost got near the curb as I was coming out the door but it has passed by it. One time the Fulton bus beeped at us while we were playing dodgeball on 36 1/2 and my initial thought this bus will not make it through this narrow street but it did but we moved first. My father and my mother had to work so I trusted myself to walk 10 blocks from school to get home or go to a next door neighbor where he or she would have the key to let me in to do homework and watch us until my mom gets home from work. Later I had to be bused to Chimborazo School for a quarter but we used to walk these stairs near the RR tracks towards Fulton Street and I would stop at Dutch’s to play the pinball machine. I used to get my lunch and milk money taken before I got to school so one day I got tired of it so I had to fight and got picked on. I would be hungry before dinner so I had to fix peanut butter and jelly or bologna and cheese sandwiches. We had soups and sandwiches and oatmeal in the morning for breakfast. Later I was approved for reduced lunch since my mother worked on the school system and worked in the cafeteria. I got pizza hamburgers hot dogs salisbury steak chicken mashed potatoes green beans and peanut butter cookies and milk. We all would go to the.playground for activities parties getting wet in the swimming pool play hopscotch for recreation. I would attend church regularly on Sundays watch classic cartoons American Bandstand and Soul train both Saturday afternoon and late nights. We manage time to visit family friends and neighbors far and near. Everybody knew each other in the Fulton neighborhood never needed or wanted anything. People were very nice using phone not even had color tvs keep warm using kerosene heaters coal and wood stoves gas stoves for cooking and washing boards to keep clothes clean. There were department stores grocery stores stores at every corner and laundromats Smitty’s grill and Frozen Delight up the street. My father grew up there but we lived there five years. Those were modern times and I hope we will not encounter them now because this generation will not know how to survive if they never experienced it. This time made me feel stronger to get me through anything and appreciate what life is out there. God bless us for survival. Amen.

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