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  • Unique Neighbourhoods, Richmond

    1. Unique Neighbourhoods

    The Fan, centred on Monument Avenue, is named for the fanning street pattern in which the neighborhood was built upon. The neighbourhood has several small parks and playgrounds that have been placed...   more
  • Skyline, Richmond

    2. Skyline

    Another good vantage point is the observation deck of the new (in Richmond terms) City Hall. Since 11 September 2001, you sign in on the ground floor and then take the lift up to the 17th floor...   more
  • Statues & Monuments, Richmond

    3. Statues & Monuments

    One of the most interesting facts that I learned during my tour of the Virginia Capital building is that Virginia has the largest number of Presidents of the United States! George Washington Thomas...   more
  • Historical Sites, Richmond

    4. Historical Sites

    Some people say that constructing new buildings at or near the Jackson Ward area is a sacrilege and it encroaches on the neighbourhood. The best option is to revitalise old delapidated buildings with...   more
  • Azalea Mall, Richmond

    5. Azalea Mall

    Azalea Mall was Richmond's first enclosed shopping centre when it opened in Richmond's Northside in 1963. In its heyday, it was anchored by Woolco, Thalhimer's, and Woolworth's. There was also a Food...   more
  • Richmond Flood Wall, Richmond

    6. Richmond Flood Wall

    The Richmond Flood Wall serves as a protective concrete wall against a sizeable flood. The flood wall is 15-25 feet (4.6-7.6 m.) tall. The Flood Wall has two overlooks on the Southside and several...   more
  • Jackson Ward, Richmond

    7. Jackson Ward

    Known as the Harlem of the South, Jackson Ward is known for its strong black heritage and culture. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, allowing for generous tax credits for people...   more
  • personal memories, Richmond

    8. personal memories

    Sadly, Andy couldn't stay with us all day for the grand tour because of a long honey-do list (for those on the Left Bank, that's a long list of small errands wives or girlfriends give their husbands.)...   more
  • Cloverleaf Mall, Richmond

    9. Cloverleaf Mall

    In its heyday (from the 1970s through to the late 1990s), there were 78 stores including 3 anchor department stores, a movie house, and a whole bunch of specialty and clothing stores. The downfall...   more
  • Surprisingly international cuisine, Richmond

    10. Surprisingly international cuisine

    Richmond is most well-known for its monuments to Confederate heroes, being the national capital of the Confederacy, its park-like Capitol Square, the architecture of many old buildings, and its sense...   more
  • Famous Foods of Virginia Cookies, Richmond

    11. Famous Foods of Virginia Cookies

    This is one Richmond institution that stubbornly hangs on in the ashes of Miller & Rhoads, Thalhimer's, Azalea Mall, and Sixth Street Marketplace. Since 1899, the sweet smells of the Famous Foods of...   more
  • Capitol Extension, Richmond

    12. Capitol Extension

    From late 2004 through to spring 2007, Capitol Square underwent a massive renovation. That's why I couldn't take some of y'all on a Capitol tour when you came to Richmond. Visitors used to enter the...   more
  • A.P. Hill Monument, Richmond

    13. A.P. Hill Monument

    On 2 April 1865, Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill, fell near Petersburg mortally wounded by Corporal John W. Mauck of Pennsylvania. As Richmond was being evacuated, Hill's men tried without...   more
  • Rite of passage every four years, Richmond

    14. Rite of passage every four years

    Every four years in Virginia, a new governor takes office. As of January, 2010, Virginia is the last state in the union not to allow governors to immediately succeed themselves. The only governor to...   more
  • Sixth Street Marketplace, Richmond

    15. Sixth Street Marketplace

    Built in 1985, Sixth Street Marketplace was an enclosed 3-level shopping centre spanning 3 city blocks. There were several kiosks and shops including a food court. Connects the Carpenter Centre, the...   more
  • Old CNB building, Richmond

    16. Old CNB building

    At one time, the old CNB building was the tallest building in the city until the Federal Reserve building and the Monroe building were built. The thing that made the Central National Bank building...   more
  • Closed down restaurants, Richmond

    17. Closed down restaurants

    Restaurant Name: Brasilian Cafe (closed: late 2005) Ironically enough, this short-lived Brazilian restaurant was located cattywampus from the J.E.B. Stuart statue on Monument Avenue. Maciek, Urszula,...   more
  • Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimer's, Richmond

    18. Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimer's

    Folks, I'm not real big on shopping, but Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimer's were real downtown Richmond institutions. I can remember when I was real young, in the days before there was a Taco Bell on...   more
  • Easter Parade, Richmond

    19. Easter Parade

    This is not the kind of parade where you have some guy dressed like the Easter bunny riding a float with an off-key high school band in tow. At this party, it's the folks who make the parade. The...   more
  • C.F. Sauer's, Richmond

    20. C.F. Sauer's

    While every old Richmond institution seems to be going by the wayside: even FFV Cookies is moving to a different part of the state, the Sauer's plant still remains at 2000 West Broad Street where it...   more
  • Virginia's Ultimate Honour Roll, Richmond

    21. Virginia's Ultimate Honour Roll

    One of my favourite things about Richmond is how they chose to honour Richmond's war dead. Many war memorials of all shapes and sizes have the names of heroes engraved in stone. It is ingenious how...   more
  • Markel building, Richmond

    22. Markel building

    This isn't really a fondest memory, folks, but just something that sticks out like a watermelon in a bowlful of chickpeas. I'm not a devotee of architecture, sport fans, but I know an ugly building...   more
  • Art on Display, Richmond

    23. Art on Display

    To be fair, Oregon Hill isn't the only place in Richmond to find murals. There are plenty near the VCU campus, for example, but these two on the edges of Oregon Hill really stand out. The first one is...   more
  • Richmond Fire Department, Richmond

    24. Richmond Fire Department

    Every once in a while, while on my travels, I get the opportunity to see America's civil servants in action, yet often we forget to recognize the men and women of this country who put their lives at...   more
  • James River, Richmond

    25. James River

    The James River neatly bisects the City and its suburbs. This river is deep enough to accommodate seagoing ships and make Richmond a seaport. It is a beautiful river to watch as some of Richmond's...   more

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Richmond, VA

 After writing up my excellent adventures around the world, I am finally writing up Richmond. This page encompasses not only the city of Richmond, but some surrounding areas including Highland Springs... 

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PAGE DEDICATED TO NAT (b1bob on VT)

 Richmond was the first city I visited during my second U.S. trip. My friend Nat Atkins, also known as b1bob, invited me to his hometown and gave me a great tour of the place. I found Richmond to be a... 

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richmond, virginia

 the area around present day richmond was originally inhabited by the powhatan native american tribe. in 1673 william byrd I was granted lands on the james river and built a fort near present day... 

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 I've been living in Richmond since 1997 having moved here from southern California. It is a nice sized city with about 200,000 in the city proper and about 600,000 additional folks spread out over... 

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 Richmond is a city with a long history, and a diverse background. Richmond was once the capital of the Confederacy, and was also once described as a 2nd Harlem. A drive thru downtown Richmond will... 

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