“232 S. Laurel St” is the title of 7 inch vinyl record released in 1990 by the Richmond rock band Breadwinner on Merge Records.
“232 S. Laurel St”
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Category Archives: history
Old Mosque (Altria Theater) Postcard
(Notice the trees).
Laurel Street Demolition
Another “Throwback Thursday” photo courtesy of William Pickett.
700 block of S. Laurel
Back When You Could Stage Dive At The Mosque…
No, its not “The Book of Mormon”…but, long before it was the Altria Theater…in the 1980’s…
Photo of poster courtesy of David Jordan
Old Bridgework
Photo courtesy of William Pickett
Rifle Volley For J.E.B. Stuart’s Birthday In Hollywood Cemetery
This Saturday between the hours of 11:00 am and Noon there will be rifle volley for the J.E.B. Stuart birthday ceremony in Hollywood Cemetery.
A Hill View
From 700 block of S. Laurel in the early ’80’s.
Photo courtesy of William Pickett.
‘Making The Lap’
Here’s a historic photo to warm you up this winter day.
Elite athletes chugging warm beers in the Monroe Park cruiser race. They had to chug a beer, do a lap or two, chug another beer, repeat until the beer is gone.
Photo and description from William Pickett.
Penitentiary Marker Dedication On January 23rd
Redlining
Here’s an old redlining map, courtesy of Mapping Inequality, which shows Oregon Hill and Randolph in the worst hazardous category.
