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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Curious Case of the Chamber of Commerce Building
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I n 1890, a group of some of Richmond’s leading architects were in competition for an important commission. The goal was a design for a Rich...
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Aerial view of the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) campus from the 1958 (now the Monroe Park campus of VCU).
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67 years ago. Aerial view of the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) campus from the 1958 Cobblestone yearbook. RPI was sometimes referre...
Friday, February 28, 2025
"Tomorrow's History" - A 1942 color film about Richmond and its two major newspapers.
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Looking west on Broad Street - a rare color view, 1942. "Tomorrow's History" is a 1942 produced film that shows 1940s Richmon...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The Exchange: Passion and Murder in antebellum Richmond. Part Two
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[The story continues -- read Part One here .] All four men in Hoyt’s bedroom must have gasped as the pistol in William Myers’ hand misfired...
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Exchange: Passion and Murder in Antebellum Richmond. Part One.
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From An Authenticated Report of the Trial of Myers and Others, for the Murder of Dudley Marvin Hoyt… (1846) Among the several lottery a...
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