Category Archives: Belvidere Street

Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony On Monday

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From the Virginia War Memorial website:

Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony* 5/26/2014 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Co-hosted with the American Legion 11th District – Virginia’s official commemoration of the national holiday to honor and remember valiant men and women who gave their lives in service to America will be held in the Heilman Amphitheater (rain or shine). This is an inspirational tribute dedicated to the proposition that Freedom is Never Free and includes a guest speaker, patriotic music, wreath laying and the playing of TAPS. Extended open hours.
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Hero Performs CPR At Motorcycle Wreck On Belvidere

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Yesterday afternoon there was a severe collision between a car and motorcycle at Belvidere and Spring Streets.

From the NBC12 article:

“A woman was driving north on Belvidere when she hit the motorcycle around 3 p.m. while attempting to turn left onto Spring Street, officers said.”

The motorcyclist is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but according to reports he is still alive in part due to a good samaritan who stopped and gave the man CPR until paramedics arrived.

View of Oregon Hill From Across Belvidere

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The 1991 photos of downtown from the Virginia Penitentiary that recently appeared on the Shockoe Examiner blog prompted me to wonder if there were any views of Oregon Hill from the same vantage point.

While not exactly the same thing, this Flicker photo by Timothy Wood, taken from on top the parking deck at 3rd/Main street, may be the closest to what I was looking for and, with lots of Hollywood Cemetery trees in the background, gives Oregon Hill a small mountain town feel. Click here to see photo.

Silent Memorial Day Run On Monday

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I did not see this listed with the Virginia War Memorial activities, but the Times Dispatch has a story about a ‘silent’ Memorial Day run to honor fallen soldiers.

Stephen Adt, a VCU police officer,

organized an informal silent run for noon on Monday, Memorial Day, from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center to the Virginia War Memorial on South Belvidere Street to remind the community that the holiday is more than just hot dogs.

Read more by clicking here.

Traffic Blocking Intersection

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From SeeClickFix.com report:

Hello – During evening rush-hour traffic, the intersection of Belvidere Street and Main Street is a mess. Due to back-ups along Belvidere, travelers on Belvidere frequently block the intersection, causing traffic on Main Street to not be able to proceed during a green light. I witness this and sit through this everyday. Cars on Belvidere get stuck in the middle of the intersection on a green light and are stuck when their light turns red. This causes cars on Main Street to not be able to proceed. When the cars on Belvidere are finally able to proceed, the cars stuck on Main Street must quickly run through the intersection (and at this point a red light) in order to avoid getting hit by the Belvidere traffic. Is there anyway the intersection ca n be painted and “No Blocking the Intersection” signs be erected. Thanks!

“The last public bath in the city”

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From a neighbor:

There is an interesting photo in the Times Dispatch today of the Grace Arents public baths on the 500 block of Belvidere.

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Caption: In May 1952, the Richmond City Council ended a longtime city service: the Grace Arents public baths, in the 500 block of South Belvidere Street. As a Times-Dispatch story noted: “The last public bath in the city … finally bowed to old age and the home bathtub and shower.” Arents, who lived from 1848 to 1926, was a local philanthropist and niece of Lewis Ginter.