Church Hill includes the original land plot of the city of Richmond.
It is famous for St. John's Church, where Patrick Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. It is also known for Chimborazo Park, where the largest American Civil War Hospital was located. It is the site of the famous 1925 train tunnel collapse that buried an entire steam locomotive and killed four people. Also, Douglas Wilder, the first black governor in the United States and current mayor of Richmond, was born and raised here. Baseball great Ray Dandridge, a member of the hall of fame, also grew up here.
A movie from the 2007 Irish Festival in Church Hill:
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who cares abouth the Church Hill neighborhood -- and not just limited to south of Broad Street.
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School returns to Richmond! Sketch models Mr. Grindhouse and Cherry Canarie at the Camel, 1621 W. Broad St., this Wed., Nov. 11 from 5-8 pm! Drink specials, munchies, tunes and tarot readings by Lonesome Liz. Art by Lonesome Liz, Wes Freed, Molly Crabapple and Katelan Foisy. Best 3 sketches of the models as skeletons win a Mr. Grindhouse t-shirt or one of 2 very cool books, "The Return of the Dead" and "Vodou Love Magic". Drawings will hang at the Camel through November. Come check it out! $5.
Please attend a City Council meeting at 6:30 Monday the 23rd of Feb. (that's tomorrow!) to fight the proposed Oakwood Heights Condo project in Church Hill - already rejected by CAR for being totally incompatible with the Historic District. Protect our neighborhood from out of scale development!
Come check out Lonesome Liz's one woman Outlaw Americana music fest/Voodoo art show. Also featuring art by Cuzn Wildweed. It's gonna be one Hell of a Hellbilly/Psychobilly/Outlaw throw-down. So come on down! To the Triple, Jan. 29th, 9pm. in RVA
My neighbor’s dog has gone missing. Please spread the word so that Flip can come home soon.
Here are the details: Name: Flip Occupation: Being super cute Type: Dachshund aka wiener dog Appearance: Brownish red with white patch on chest Gender: Male Weight: Approx 13 pound Clothing: Red Crocodile Collar with tiny bones
Flip’s disappearance: Around 9:45am today (1/18), Flip went outside on the 600 block of North 31st Street to potty in the vacant lot next door. Flip’s owner went back inside to grab something, taking her eyes off Flip for less than 30 seconds. Once going back outside, she couldn’t see Flip in the vacant lot.
But, she did see a black male with an older white/grey Buick or Cadillac put something into his back seat. Flip’s owner thinks this man might have put Flip into his back seat.
She is offering a cash reward for Flip’s return home. If you have any information, please give her a call at 814-4556. Or, leave a comment here.
Check out punk rock banjo and other hillbilly inspired acoutstic madness/Outlaw Americana, with me (straight out of Boone Co., WBGVA) and The Mad Tea Party, from Asheville, NC, at the Triple on Jan. 29th - 9pm http://www. myspace. com/themadteaparty
Thank you for the add and for your support in this vital cause to increase the effort to educate the youth of the dangers of drugs and violence. Our future generation depends on the youth of today. Alcohol and Drugs are plaguing our society and we need to attack it head on where it is digging its roots; with our youth in our schools. Please help spread the word and tell your friends about us. Feel free to visit D.A.R.E. online at www. dare. com to show your support and/or shop for official D.A.R.E. merchandise. Peace :-)
A Ghostly workshop based on Church Hill Tunnel will be launched at the Aquarian Bookstore on the 30th - led by yours truly, soon to be featured in "The Everything Guide to Ghost Hunting". Call the Aquarian for details at 353 5575 or click my photo and visit the blog at my site. Tarot readings of haunted places & the dearly departed will also be featured.
