Do you know about the South Richmond mummy?
Feb 25, 2024
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…
History
That time a city councilman faked his own death
Feb 19, 2024
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…
Forest Hill and Cherokee (1978)
Feb 13, 2024
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via James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives The city has a photo from 2018 of that since-demolished house at 2916 Cherokee right there…
Scroll though time with the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Feb 12, 2024
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With all the help by Riley Champine The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are a set of incredibly detailed maps of cities across North America published…
City of Richmond Virginia and environs (1925)
Feb 4, 2024
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As I’ve begun looking at the area through a more specific lens, I keep getting echoes of the 1914, 1942, and 1970 annexations that grew…
1928 plat map of Westover Hills
Feb 1, 2024
A map of the original plans for the Westover Hills neighborhood (via the Westover Hills Facebook). The WHNA sold copies of the map for while…
Southside Plaza (1960s)
Jan 27, 2024
From the late great Vintage Richmond blog: Here’s a picture of a booming Southside Plaza in the late 1960s. Southside Plaza originally opened in 1957,…
The Appliance King (undated)
Jan 15, 2024
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Undated photo of 3416 Semmes Avenue, currently Coqui Cyclery. [via]