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Category Archives: Cherry Street
Sunflowers Along Cemetery Fence
A lot of sun in this week’s weather forecast…
821 Cafe Announces New Hours
From social media post:
We got some exciting changes starting next week at the ol’ cafe! We will now be open 9am to 9pm Tuesday-Sunday. That’s an hour earlier on the weekdays, an hour later on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. and more importantly, we’ll now be staying open until 9 pm on the weekends! So, come see us a little earlier during the week or a lot later on the weekends!
Tending The Garden
Neighbor Tanya Nace looks over a small plot next to Hollywood Cemetery on Cherry Street.
A good reminder to water pants and trees next week as it will turn hotter.
William Byrd Renovations
Flowers By The Cemetery
Hopefully, these and other neighborhood flora are keeping the bees happy…
YWCA’s Sprout School To Have Oregon Hill “Outpost”
RichmondBizSense.com reports on the YWCA’s plans for expanding its childcare program.
The nonprofit’s Sprout School, a full-day and year-round early childhood education program, is expected to open a downtown Richmond location in spring 2022 and an Oregon Hill location in winter 2023.
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The Oregon Hill outpost will be located at St. Andrew’s School at 227 S. Cherry St. The school and nonprofit have already signed an agreement to open the location, Tissiere said.
Sunshine on Cherry Street
Cherry Street Photo
From this 1905 Sanborn (below) it appears that the business on the corner (that comes out to the curb) was at the corner of Canal (now Cumberland) and Cherry! So this is actually a photo of the west side of the 100 block of Cherry. The frame house that still stands on the west side of the 100 block of Cherry (once occupied by the Jenkins family) is the white frame house on the right hand side of the photo. The City Auditorium (now VCU recreational center) is in the background.
Many older residents remember when VCU demolished the three fine brick buildings shown in the photo to the left (south) of the Jenkins House. (The corner store had already been demolished but VCU demolished the neat carriage house show on the map behind the corner store.)
Car Accident Today at Cherry and Cumberland
From a neighbor’s report: Around 1:00 PM Monday. Intersection is blocked. Both drivers appeared OK, although one needed help getting free. I heard a very loud bang, no tires screeching just boom.