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New Interpretive Sign On North Bank Trail
There is a new interpretive sign beside the canal on the North Bank Trail showing the location of the old water works below Hollywood Cemetery.
Laurel and Broad
This photo shows the RF&P RR train tracks on Broad Street in the first quarter of the 20th century. This view (maybe 1915?) is westward, with the Elba train station at the rear of the view. This playground was arranged through the R.F. & P. RR by “Mrs. Bolling, of the Richmond Playgrounds Association”. It harkens to a time when Oregon Hill could sort of claim to extend to Broad Street.
Here is part of the 1889 Baist map, which shows how the train turns from W. Broad to Belvidere then heads down past the penitentiary. The train tracks turned at Pine, thence south on Belvidere, and turned east along Byrd street, entered level, through a tunnel, to continue downtown to the old Byrd street depot.
(Special thanks to Richard Lee Bland and Fred Rodgers for the images and history notes, as seen on the Fans of Monroe Park FaceBook page.)
Who You Gonna Call?
Community Movie Night
Friday, October 14
Pleasants Park behind Pine Street Baptist Church
Free refreshments
Jill Stein March In Monroe Park This Saturday
The Young Greens at VCU are hosting a march in support of Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and her running mate Ajamu Baraka.
Click here for the FaceBook event page.
It starts in Monroe Park on Saturday at noon.
This follows a Monroe Park rally for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson a few weeks ago, and a more recent visit by Baraka to VCU.
Wyn Price
Sad news this week was Wyn Price’s passing. Wyn was one of the guys from the City’s park employees who helped take care of Oregon Hill’s parks. He will be greatly missed.
Click here for the full Times Dispatch obituary.
North Bank Trail This Morning
Choose Your Team
Community Movie Night
September 23
@ duskPleasants Park
Refreshments Served
(Ed. note: Doubt it will be in IMAX though.)
Monroe Park Conservancy Announces That Funds Are Secured
“The Monroe Park Conservancy announced today that it has raised $3 million for the project, half of the $6 million facelift planned for the city’s oldest public park in the heart of Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus. The city will cover the other half.”
Oregon Hill used to border Monroe Park and neighbors still regard it as an important part of our public life.
No mention of donors other than the City.
“The conservancy has raised $1.3 million toward the goal since this past spring, but Massie declined to name specific organizations or donors to the project.
In spring 2014, Richmond City Council approved leasing the 8-acre public park to the conservancy for 30 years. The nonprofit planned to raise funds to cover its half of the bargain over the next year and begin construction in fall 2015, after the UCI Road World Championships wrapped up. Raising the money proved more difficult than expected and set the project back, Massie said this past spring.
The project’s designs have already been approved, but council must vote to accept the private funds before construction can begin. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for November. Afterward, the park will be closed for 12 to 18 months while construction is completed.”
There are a lot of rumors about how the renovation plans are changing…
“Nice Rainey morning on Belle island”
From Pine Street neighbor Michael Gahan:
