Remains of a bridge that once crossed the James River near Brown’s Island. Sights such as these aren’t uncommon when you visit the older parts of the city.
Archive for May, 2009
Monuments to the Past
Posted in Downtown, James River, Richmond, tagged bridges, Brown's Island, Downtown, historic Richmond, James River, Manchester, railroad bridge, Richmond, Richmond VA on May 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
J.E.B. Stuart Monument
Posted in Downtown, Monuments, Richmond, The Fan, tagged civil war, equestrian, general, horse, J.E.B. Stuart, monument avenue, richmond monuments, stuart circle, Virginian on May 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
An equestrian bronze statue 15 ft. high mounted on a granite pedestal 7 ½ ft. high embodies the Confederate States Army general of the American Civil War. The statue faces north and is the most animated of the Monument Ave statues. It was dedicated May 30, 1907.
303 North Twelfth Doors in Richmond VA
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
These two doors formerly connected 12th Street and the courtyard
between the A.D. Williams Clinic and West Hospital. They are now in
storage.
The Markel Building
Posted in Downtown, Richmond, tagged alien, aluminum siding, architecture, Jiffy Pop Building, Markel Building, modern, Richmond, Richmond VA, spaceship, weird on May 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Fondly known as the “Jiffy Pop Building,” this three story aluminum covered building was created by Richmond mid-century architect Haig Jamgochian in 1962. A fun fact, Reynolds Metal supplied the metal, each floor using 555 feet of aluminum, the longest unbroken piece of aluminum siding in the world. The third floor of the building was sledgehammered into it’s shape by Jamgochian in four hours. A contractor later finished the job on the other two floors in 1965.
From Italy to Japan
Posted in Northside, Richmond, tagged cascading fountain, fountain, italian garden, Japanese garden, Maymont, Maymont park, Richmond VA, staircase on May 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A great shot of the stairs and cascading waterfall that lead from the Italian Gardens to the Japanese Garden in Maymont.
Nickel Bridge
Posted in Richmond, tagged boulevard bridge, boulevard road, nickel bridge, Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Richmond VA, RMA, route 161, toll, toll road on May 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Also known as the Boulevard Bridge, the Nickel Bridge opened in 1923 and was 5 cents until 1973 when it became 25 cents.
The Virginia State House
Posted in Richmond, tagged Capitol Hill, classical architecture, historical richmond, old richmond, politics, Richmond, Richmond VA, state house, virginia state house on May 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Richmond, VA Photograph of The Virginia State House (1788) (2 of 2), uploaded originally by Tony the Misfit
Located on Capitol Hill, it was built in 1788 and is the second more continuously used statehouse in the United States. During the Civil War it was the Capitol of the Confederacy until 1865.
View from the Floodwall
Posted in Downtown, James River, Richmond, tagged city lights, downtown richmond, dusk, floodwall, James River, Richmond, Richmond skyline, Richmond VA, skyline on May 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Richmond skyline as seen from the Floodwall of the James. If we didn’t know better, it would look like a seaside city.
Jim’s Parking System
Posted in Downtown, Richmond, The Fan, tagged advertising, Downtown, downtown richmond, garage, Jim's Parking, painting, parking system, Richmond, Richmond VA, VCU on May 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Few things have transcended all the ages of the Earth: death, taxes, and finding a good parking spot.
Riot Different
Posted in Downtown, Richmond, tagged apple, CNN, computers, laptop riot, Macintosh, news article, Richmond, Richmond VA, riot on May 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Who doesn’t remember this eventful day? Thankfully, though I was in the line, I left before things got messy. Unlike others, I valued my safety over a free laptop formerly used by middle schoolers.
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