Say what you will about climbing real estate assessments, gentrification, and white flight to and fro, the homicide and crime numbers may tell the most significant story about the neighborhoods that sit just south of the Fan. In an impressive overview of 1994, the most violent and deadly year Richmond has seen since the Civil [...]
The Quoit Club is sponsoring a tour of the Byrd Park Pump House on Thursday, July 15th at 6PM.
An August 1969 issue of the Afro-American identifies the 1800 block of Parkwood Avenue as a prime example of “rat infested” in Richmond:
Found in wtvr’s Video Vault, here is a May’79 story about the draining of the lake and fish that were left behind.
The National Park Service’s Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary has a wonderfully informative page on the Byrd Park Pump House: Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, who oversaw the building’s design and construction, was a grand figure in the development of Richmond. During his 34-year tenure as City Engineer, Cutshaw’s endeavors included roads, sidewalks, schools, armories, parks, [...]
The Byrd Park Civic League has some great info on the etymology of local street names culled from Thomas F. Mustian’s Facts and Legends of Richmond Area Streets…
