History

A map of proposed bus and trolley routes, from just a few years before the end of Richmond’s trolley’s in 1949.t Richmond (Virginia) City Planning…

Come out for a group bike ride following some of the trolley routes of the early 1900s (with sprinkles of local streetcar history) on May…

Now at Sisco and Richmond Highway. via James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives

Map of the city of Richmond showing corporation lines as established Dec. 6, 1906. Manchester was still an independent city, Forest Hill Park was the…

The standalone building that was Ruffin Road Elementary was built in 1965 in what was then Chesterfield County. The property, still owned by the Richmond…

The same but different. Top is Midlothian and Arcadia, 2nd is from Agency and Midlothian (the former BEST building), third is from Labrook Drive and…

Built in the late 1750s, the Patteson-Schutte House at 5613 Kildare Drive is believed to be Richmond’s oldest frame house. The Old Stone House in…

There is a large rectangular brick building at Agency Avenue and Midlothian Turnpike that was art for almost 2 decades. BEST Products was founded in…

After John Cullen Robertson (one of the original owner-developers of the Forest Hill streetcar line) died in 1922, his widow, deGraffenried “Graffie” Taylor Robertson, demolished…

At Midlothian Turnpike and Hull Street

“Model Tobacco Factory, Petersburg Pike (U.S. Route No. 1), Richmond, Va.” via James Branch Cabell Library – Special Collections and Archives . Reverse of the…

This great video from VDOT has an early pic of Stratford Hills: In November 1954, new signs and pavement markings had just been installed to…

Four historic postcards from VCU Libraries’ “Rarely Seen Richmond”. Source link for top image. H/T The Shockoe Examiner

Richmond bottomed out in 1994: one city council representative went off to rehab for his heroin problem and another was in hot water for not…

Advertisement in the Summer 1955 issue of University of Richmond Magazine Now the home of United Nations Church.

In 1977, Richmond elected it’s first City Council under the current nine district set up. The big deal in 1977 was whether or not it…

vía James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives

It’s simple story of a man found dead in a box car in 1922, who was embalmed, became a mummy, and was kept low-key on…

via James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives

Raymond D. Royall, Southside resident and owner of a Highland Springs auto dealership, ran for City Council in 1970 and came in 21st place. This…