Next door neighbor Mario Moreno said when he left in the afternoon, there was a large and loud celebration, but when he returned hours later, the scene was chaotic and surrounded by police. In April 1951, photographer Ewing Krainin was in Richmond to take a series of pictures for a national magazine. The structure is the only 17th century above-ground building that still stands there. Thomas B. Stanley escorted her into the Capitol for a tour. For several decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Fonticello Lithia water company advertised the medicinal properties of the spring water and sold it bottled starting at 20 cents per gallon. The school dates to 1917; in late 2013, Bon Secours Virginia Health System announced plans to renovate the complex for use as a nursing college and medical imaging school. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "There's no indication that the suspects were at the party at any time," said Richmond Police Lt. Matt Stonebraker. View the latest crime news from Richmond, California including breaking news and updates to any older crime news stories. & A.M., lay the cornerstone at a ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that Randolph started in 1892 and that was named for her. In October 1952, University of Richmond cross country coach Fred Hardy trained his runners team captain Bill Jordan set the pace ahead of a meet against Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. At least 40 rounds were fired, according to Sgt. In April 1950, the 1st Precinct police station at 17th and East Broad streets faced an uncertain future after the decision to consolidate it with the 2nd Precinct station on Marshall Street. The 1st Precinct station required major repairs and would have cost about $4,000 per year to maintain. He had visited Virginia weeks earlier to scout for movie locations, and he was returning to the state to interview promising actors with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the 1990s. The vessel, which he used for cruises on the Rappahannock and Chesapeake Bay and for fishing trips, was part of the Richmond-based Flotilla 51, a Coast Guard auxiliary unit. Richmond police now say they are looking for at least two suspects in a shooting rampage that killed three people and injured five others last night outside a house party. The local baseball team drew more than 18,500 fans in total for single games on Friday and Saturday and the Sunday double-header. His name: Elvis Presley. An October 1952 image of the Monument Avenue median adorned with autumn leaves. The area was enduring a three-week dry spell at the time. Two people are dead and another injured in two separate shootings along Macdonald Avenue in Richmond Monday, police said. The barrel was serving as a temporary mailbox for the newly developed residential area in the West End. It was difficult to tell how many wounds were there, he said. This July 1950 image shows a crumbling Richmond-Ashland Electric Line viaduct, covered in vines, near Moore Street in Richmond. In December 1959, the Seventh Street parking garage in downtown Richmond was the largest of 54 properties, valued collectively at about $1.2 million, that were slated for condemnation by the city as part of plans to build a civic center. In December 1951, Mrs. Herbert Flax showed her daughter, Susan April, how the light candles on the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah at Temple Beth Israel in Richmond. Anyone with information regarding the shooting in the 2400 block of Macdonald Avenue is asked to call Detective Hoffman at (510) 620-1755 or the Anonymous Tip line. Mayor Tom Butt believes recent reductions in the police force have hindered the city's ability to pick up on attacks like Sunday's, before they happen. Investigators believe the shooting was a possible retaliation for a homicide that occurred Tuesday, Aug. 16, at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way. (Today, the building is occupied by Sunny Mens Wear, and the original Virginia greenstone flanking the entry is still visible.). Your access to this page has been blocked. This block had just reopened to traffic, but ongoing work continued to block passage to the east of the shopping center. About 20 signs were erected to let motorists know that they no longer shared a single side. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In January 1958, an explosion at Merchants Ice & Cold Storage Co. at Sixth and Byrd streets in downtown Richmond killed seven people and shattered windows up to seven blocks away. The trip, which featured a 21-gun salute upon her arrival at Patrick Henry Airport, included a visit to Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary. In January 1950, Bobby Seal (left), 15, and Marvin Kayo Williams, 14, played billiards on the new table at the Salvation Armys Red Shield Boys Club, which was on Church Hill in Richmond. In May 1955, a tugboat from New York City left Richmonds Upper Terminal with three steel barges in tow. Yaffe, a 19-year-old freshman at Richmond Professional Institute, planned to study optometry but enjoyed performing magic as a hobby. Pomeroy said. 1 dead, another injured in Richmond apartment complex shooting. This April 1955 image shows men dipping for herring in Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. Early today, a shooting in the 4900 block of Harnett Avenue injured one person, Richmond police Capt. Richmond Police is asking anyone with information about this shooting investigation is asked to call Detective N. Reese at (804) 646-4105, contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or use the P3 . Two people were located with gunshot wounds, including a 30-year-old Richmond man who was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Richmond police spokesperson Sgt. Mondays killings marked the 16th and 17th homicides of the year in Richmond. In November 1961, a $150,000 project removed the circle, added islands and traffic signals, and diverted some traffic around the busy intersection. Investigators were following up on leads, but there were no arrests at this time, Pomeroy said. In 1949, Randolph retired from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. Pomeroy said. While it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then. With him was Margaret Williams, an occupational therapist at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond. | What's making news across Richmond region on Tuesday, Son shoots mom in apparent murder-suicide, Richmond police say, 'They haven't told us anything:' Family of dead Richmond City inmate speaks out, 2 found dead in South Richmond on Saturday, Top Ukrainian officials among 18 killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv, The world'soldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dead at 118, Going solar in the new year | 8@4 presented by Massey Cancer Center, French Guiana: The center of drug smuggling to Europe. The parade was first held in 1929 and, after a pause during World War II, resumed in 1946. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -A man has been hospitalized in Richmond after a shooting in Richmond's northside Thursday evening. In January 1953, Richmond city workers painted lane lines on Cowardin Avenue using a new power-driven machine. In September 1953, two boys surveyed the William F. Fox School, which they were ready to attend within days. The distinctive Old City Hall, with its High Victorian Gothic style, is at left, bounded by 10th and 11th streets. The 475,000-piece circus took five men 48 hours to set up on a 60-by-28 foot-table and seven hours to break down. This November 1951 photo from the 3100 block of West Cary Street shows Lord's Furniture and Hofheimer's shoe store. Only Dickinson survived the first day of the event. The fountain was installed in the East Richmond parks central circle in 1909 and was illuminated with colored lights at night. In September 1952, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was on a whistle-stop tour of Virginia and North Carolina in his campaign for the presidency. The structures, which remained after the electric trolley system folded in the late 1930s, had become a nuisance, with chunks of concrete falling off of them at times. Douglas may be most known for the film Angels in the Outfield; Garrett was known for her roles in the Benji films and as the Purina Cat Chow Lady in TV commercials. Anyone with information is asked to contact Richmond police or CrimeStoppers. This one was instead saved with a move out of the way of downtown traffic. In October 1954, traffic stacked up at Fifth and Franklin streets in downtown Richmond on a busy shopping day. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! The Virginia War Memorial was dedicated in February 1956. The school, which cost about $1.1 million, opened the previous month and had roughly 500 high school and 500 elementary students. It took more than 15 years after this image was taken until the last of the structures was removed. In September 1950, there were still working cart and wagon horses in Richmond, in addition to police horses that patrolled the streets. The additional revenue would largely offset the $9,300 the city spent to clean the streets annually. In November 1953, University of Richmond basketball coach Les Hooker was surrounded by four returning members from the previous seasons team, which won the Big Six title in Hookers first season and earned him coach of the year honors. Anyone with information about the fatal shooting at 5th and Macdonald is asked to call Homicide Detective Sagan at (510) 620-6622 or the Anonymous Tip line at (510) 307-8177. The following year, that congregation was part of a merger that formed Reveille United Methodist. This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. In May 1950, Richmond celebrated Park and Recreation Week with a series of events, including an art carnival, puppet shows and concerts. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. In March 1951, reigning horse of the year Hill Prince came home to The Meadow, near Doswell in Caroline County, after suffering a leg fracture during training in California. Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation call in the 3100 block of Edmond Ave in Richmond at around 3:47 p.m. Thursday. This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store. More than 4,000 spectators saw Bobby Hill of Columbus, Ohio, the nations top racer, ride bike No. The combat teams roots included the Confederacys 1st Virginia Infantry, which fought with the Army of Northern Virginia. A suspect has been taken into custody, police said. In December 1951, the Staples Mill Pond froze, giving people the chance to dust off their ice skates and have some fun. This October 1951 image shows Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, with its new attached building at right. His plastic models came in many sizes and colors. This September 1951 image shows the Bridge at Falling Creek. In May 1958, Bill Shockley of Greenville, S.C., spun out in an eight-lap midget auto heat on the half-mile dirt track at the State Fairgrounds. Oakland Police investigate early-morning homicide. Merchants reported strong sales. Police said two people were found dead in South Richmond on Saturday. The other person was not injured in the gunfire, he said. In May of that year, during Park and Recreation Week, Maymont opened a nature center in what had been a stone and brick stable. The program helped launch the careers of several country music stars. A June 1950 image of Peoples Furniture Store at 514 E. Broad St., where the summer furniture sale included a chaise lounge with mattress for $18.95. Firefighters were quick to the scene but had to retreat as a cloud of ammonia, leaking from refrigeration equipment, hovered over the destruction (there was no fire). The building is now occupied by Community Church of God in Christ. A predecessor festival was held in South Boston before World War II. Pomeroy said. This February 1952 image shows the High's Ice Cream store at 2410 E. Broad St. High's operated a number of stores in Richmond and had a plant on West Broad Street - its opening-day special in 1932 was buy one Big Cone for 5 cents, get the second free. When Old 798 was still active, it was pulled by two horses that responded to the fire bell with excitement, a veteran fire chief said. It still houses offices, laboratories and classrooms for Virginia Commonwealth Universitys medical campus. More than 150 firefighters and two-thirds of the citys firefighting equipment responded to the blaze, which caused extensive damage. In November 1951, workers constructed a new lane on Monument Avenue in Henrico County. Also to those who are in pain.". The theater opened in 1917 as the Bluebird, and in 1933, it reopened as the Grand, specializing in grindhouse and B movies. Students were in the middle of exam week at the time. Air Force members and volunteers staffing the Richmond filter station began plotting sightings of planes as they were called in. There was no word of an arrest. In October 1981, Melvin Shot Walker worked the grill at the White Spot in Charlottesville. This fountain, between Dove and Vale streets just off the turnpike, is still standing, though the lion heads have since been removed and the fountain has been painted. The pond was a popular ice-skating spot whenever it froze. An accompanying article said the storm brought out a spirit of neighborliness among passengers as they gossiped with strangers about the terrible weather.. According to the story, in about 1922, the 6-year-old son of a preacher-farmer in Powhatan County kept eating persimmons one day until he developed a stomachache and was brought to the hospital. Please make sure JavaScript is enabled and then try loading this page again. The whistle was one of nine that was being used in a citywide test of the audibility of air raid signals. That was the first of five homicides investigated by police since then. In July 1954, the boys choir sang in All Saints Episcopal Church, which was then on West Franklin Street. By the end of the year, the company hoped to have most of the steam locomotives in its line replaced with diesel-electric ones. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. Boxley diverted her husbands attention from his bookkeeping to show off new inventory at the LPells clothing store they owned on East Grace Street in Richmond. In March 1959, employees of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond prepared for an onslaught of customers before doors opened for business. Sledders turned out after school and stayed late on hard-packed snow. In brief: $21.7 million in federal funds secured for Contra Costa projects. The granite arch span, most of which can still be seen today, was built in the 1820s at a cost of just over $2,000. In November 1954, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited Richmond on a U.S. tour. Stonebraker added that the shooting definitely appeared to be targeted, and that as few as six rounds were fired. There were a total of 18 killings in the city in all of 2021. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. The building is a National Historic Landmark. In addition to resurfacing the road after removing the streetcar tracks, a concrete center strip was added along with updated traffic signals, new street lights and walk-dont walk signals. In April 1959, the Town Motel had just opened at Belvidere and Rowe streets near the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. It is not known why the two traveled to Richmond, the police sergeant said. This July 1955 photo shows the view from Richmonds Chimborazo Hill at twilight, looking across Fulton and the James River. Mattox and her husband were inspired by a design they saw in a magazine. All Rights Reserved. Police say the shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday in the Southside Park near South 6th Street and Virginia Avenue. Henrico County had recently reduced the speed limit on its portion of Monument from 50 to 35, and a Richmond News Leader editorial urged the city to raise its limit to match that. Here, students from Thomas Jefferson High School were given a look inside the State-Planters Bank and Trust Co. vault by assistant cashier Ramon G. Smith. On Nov. 3, 1950, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck addressed the Virginia Teachers Association and Virginia Education Association in separate sessions; the VTA was a black organization. In January 1958, traffic moved through the intersection of Grace and Belvidere streets in Richmond. In January 1957, Mrs. Hunter Jones hitched a ride behind a ski plane that was visiting Chesterfield Countys Parnell Field, which opened in March 1946 as the first postwar airport in the Richmond area. Childress coonhound won best of breed at the Virginia Kennel Clubs 17th annual dog show at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. Wiltshire, 85, prepared for spring planting at her home on Patterson Avenue in Richmond. Carl Lynn Richmond in the 50s In March 1956, jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and. In May 1958, Homer E. Pate, whose arms and legs were paralyzed, worked in leather craft as part of his rehabilitation. In May 1951, Richmond was preparing to raise the daily sanitation tax on street vendors at the Sixth and 17th Street markets from 10 cents per day to 25. In January 1958, this horse and wagon raced through the streets of Church Hill in Richmond before stopping after hitting a car. The suspect, an Oakland resident who hasnt yet been named, was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Oakland resident Jeremy Griego, 33. At the time, police called it was the most accident-prone intersection in the city. The club was first organized in October 1902, and while it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then. Jackson, one of Richmond's first full-fledged female traffic officials with full police authority, was tasked with pedestrian education and enforcement when the walk/don't walk lights began operation on Broad Street, as well as car tagging and intersection assignments. According to Pomeroy, Wright was buying something from a person when a vehicle drove by and shots rang out. These boys soaked up the sun while fishing at Shields Lake in Richmond. He was taken to a nearby trauma center and is expected to survive. The inscription: In Memory of One Who Loved Animals.. The building at Park and Allen avenues in Richmond housed Monument Methodist Church before a fire in 1950 caused extensive damage. Osterbind was one of several members of his family who worked at Tredegar over the course of four generations. The building later was renovated and became a childrens recreation center. The building used to house a beauty salon, and a white spot on the floor where a salon chair once sat gave the eatery its name. In August 1950, the 176th Infantry of the Virginia National Guard was training at Camp Pickett in preparation for possible duty in Korea. After 2-3 hours of touch and go, doctors were able to stabilize him and of this writing believe he will survive his injuries, Sgt. This April 1950 image shows the horse fountain on Shockoe Lane, the small stretch at 13th and East Cary streets that is now referred to as Shockoe Slip. In June 1951, children played on the Westwood Terrace playground. In January 1955, a snowy slope at Forest Hill Park in Richmond came to life on a cold afternoon. In September 1951, a boy fished at the dam of Lakeside Lake in Henrico County. At about 4 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired at Fifth Street and MacDonald. Please subscribe to keep reading. While multiple precautions were in place, including having extra iron lungs available, the 10-hour journey went smoothly. On March 11, 1952, American poet Robert Frost chatted with students Anne Holmes (left) and Beverly Gilbert at a reception that followed his address and poetry reading at Westhampton College. In June 1951, square dance caller Richard Chase taught playground directors some steps ahead o f a dance scheduled for the Byrd Park tennis courts in Richmond as part of Park and Recreation Week. By 1946, the church received a permit to construct a new building on the site of the Church House. The shooting happened less than a mile north of Contra Costa College, but Pomeroy said students and staff at the college were never in danger. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. The Henrico County schools band previously practiced in the school basement, which caused a noise problem in classrooms. RICHMOND (CBS SF) -- Police were investigating a shooting in near Nevin Park in Richmond that killed . In February 1951, Roman West pulled the cord of a steam whistle at T&E Laundry on Marshall Street in Richmond. Forristal, seated beside the driver, remained head of the station, and white members who waved to their colleagues were transferred. Investigators said a 30-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting. In February 1959, the parking lot was full at the new Food Fair grocery store on West Broad Street in Richmond, near downtown. The change was in anticipation of expanding the configuration to begin at the city limits. The uncle of one of those killed told ABC7 News, the gathering was what is known as a Marimba party, a Guatemalan music and dance party. January 11, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. In December 1952, while baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb was in Richmond for sightseeing and duck hunting, he took time to speak to reporters about his recent articles in Life magazine disparaging modern baseball as lacking the individual skill his era demanded. In October 1956, members of the Richmond Square Dance Federation danced in Bon Air. Tredegar opened in 1837, was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the Civil War and continued as a production facility through most of the 1950s. The church was organized in 1924 and several years later built its first building on West 41st Street in Richmond. Police responded to the intersection on a ShotSpotter activation and found a crime scene in which over 40 rounds had been fired. August 23, 2022 BART passenger. The Richmond Standard is funded by the Chevron Products Company. Several stories below the clock itself, four small balconies jut out from the clock tower on Old City Hall in downtown Richmond. In July 1956, Warren Collazzo and Pat Benedict of the Eastern Parkway Skating Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., practiced a routine they would use in an international skating competition that was underway at the Arena in Richmond. The following year, the church decided to move to River Road; the former building has since been torn down. The club had a longer history, having been first organized in October 1902. That month, city officials pondered whether furnishing water to this old horse trough on North Second Street near Bates Street and two others was still justified. August 22, 2022 / 9:57 PM / CBS San Francisco. Officers responded to Steeles residence at 12:23 p.m. for reports of a shooting in the 5000 block of Charles City Road. Richmond Mayor Stirling King joined them. We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. It had become a part of her routine a habitual, unspoken promise between her and her nephew,Steven Carey. In September 1958, a bridge that was part of a Belvidere Street extension project near Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond neared completion. Though long out of use, the engine was brought out for special occasions and parades. There was a problem saving your notification. "I think there's a direct relationship between having a robust police force that can do effective community policing and having events like we had last night," said Butt, who explained a force that was comprised of 195 officers in 2014 is now down to 145, due to attrition and budget cuts. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. The bridge was largely washed away in rains from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and now only the supports and a small portion on the island remain. Richmond police said at least 40 rounds were shot in a drive-by shooting that killed a 30-year-old man and injured a 65-year-old on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. In September 1953, lightning flashed over South Richmond during a storm that brought heavy rain and stiff wind to the city. There was only one minor injury, and none of the vehicles sustained serious damage. The ice cream shop, located on Willard Road in Henrico County, was a popular hangout for local teens. In November 1950, farmer Ray Welch of Northumberland County used his homemade portable corn elevator. A story about area laboratories and scientists noted that medical concerns about smoking had spurred the tobacco industry. As part of a larger resurfacing and repair project across the city, Cary was repaved with blacktop between Belmont and Nansemond streets by Richmonds Department of Public Works. Two people are dead and another injured in two separate shootings along Macdonald Avenue in Richmond Monday, police said. Square dancing for all ages on the Byrd Park tennis courts was a highlight of the week. They were (from left) Giant Food, Peoples Drug Store and G.C. In June 1950, gleeful children left Ginter Park School in Richmond as they were dismissed for the summer months though they did need to return a few days later for their report cards. At the same time, cadets changed to Navy pea jackets as a top coat - the previous style, an Army-type mackinaw that was made at the state penitentiary, was no longer available. By compiled by East Bay Times. (The grand opening here was supposed to feature retired Army Gen. Omar Bradley, who was on Food Fairs board of directors, but he instead had to appear as a witness at a trial.). Authorities said the persons name will be released once warrants are served. Police did not provide information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. In March 1957, actor Robert Mitchum stopped in Richmond -- though not for reasons related to his role in the film "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," which was playing at local theaters. In the second shooting, Boonsouk Pilavanh, of Richmond died after being hit in the stomach with gunfire about 5:20 p.m. in the 2400 block of Macdonald Avenue. This April 1950 image shows a visitor drinking the natural spring water from a fountain at South Richmonds Fonticello Park, also known as Carter Jones Park. After closing in 2006, the store was sold to developers who found the contents to be a bit like a time capsule, with items dating back decades including a mens leather jacket priced at $10 and a boys three-piece wool suit with dress shirt for $4.99.
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