tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post2082271552541380841..comments2024-03-23T22:28:20.328-04:00Comments on <center>The Shockoe Examiner<br><small>Blogging the History of Richmond, Virginia</small></center>: The Last Gasp of Blue ShinglesShockoe Examiner Staff - see bottom of blog entry for the specific author.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02822340615768561691noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-10973299673400576592023-12-16T09:34:44.034-05:002023-12-16T09:34:44.034-05:00As very young teens on bikes, circa 1968, a group ...As very young teens on bikes, circa 1968, a group of us visited the decrepitude of it. We had heard stories of dogs barking, & flood lights coming on in the woods. We'd heard it was haunted. The bridge was very eerie; the vandalized house had nostalgia that comprised the movies "Stand by me", Titanic, The Shining, & Amityville. Scary....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-74567687864169746162020-07-02T00:05:57.048-04:002020-07-02T00:05:57.048-04:00I am Almas great great grandchild, I wish I could ...I am Almas great great grandchild, I wish I could have seen the house with my own eyes. My mother ( Almas granddaughter) just told me the whole story of Blue shingles.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029633360483951976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-21388634959273682702016-08-08T16:37:16.516-04:002016-08-08T16:37:16.516-04:00http://map.richmondgov.com/parcel/
Very interesti...http://map.richmondgov.com/parcel/<br /><br />Very interesting the recent assessments ($2.46 million), and the other parcel owned by Jamesite Company that is behind Carrolton Street. They could definitely do something interesting back there. <br /><br />And probably will at some point in the future. A bunch of brush was recently cleared on the part of a connecting parcel that fronts Douglasdale. That would probably be the private driveway to the Blue Shingles parcel.dmac0521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-45824218318956201182016-08-05T18:54:21.344-04:002016-08-05T18:54:21.344-04:00I come to this post late, but I'll add my two ...I come to this post late, but I'll add my two cents. I recall seeing Blue Shingles in decrepitude before the demolition. It was very sad. In the early 70s, not long before the Powhite Parkway opened, a friend and I biked over the bridge and found the house gone. But we explored the surviving basements. <br /><br />There was a period of time before the basements were filled that you could ramble around there. There were brick stairways and floors. 20 years later, my wife and I visited to find the earth leveled and only a few bricks scattered here and there.<br /><br />I brought home a brick. Like so much about Blue Shingles, it seemed cursed. It vanished during a move and I'm half glad to be rid of it.Iggy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834075825456226770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-37672367860330332502016-08-05T18:37:36.386-04:002016-08-05T18:37:36.386-04:00Who owns the property now? CSX, Luck Quarry, or a ...Who owns the property now? CSX, Luck Quarry, or a third party?dmac0521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-20182324700681827072016-08-05T17:28:35.298-04:002016-08-05T17:28:35.298-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610734234103604805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-55205438781984202492016-08-03T13:00:58.426-04:002016-08-03T13:00:58.426-04:00I grew up across the tracks from Blue shingles...1...I grew up across the tracks from Blue shingles...1527 sunset lane.as a kid i enjoyed coffee ice cream with the two elderly women residing there.I was broken-hearted to hear of the destruction of the beautiful mansion and grounds.<br />vanfelveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091125625871317593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-23231574559924065832015-09-10T18:00:41.036-04:002015-09-10T18:00:41.036-04:00I found that bridge out riding my bike a few years...I found that bridge out riding my bike a few years ago - maybe 2 or 3? When I went back later to explore across it, the bridge was gone. Thanks for the extensive backstory, I had no idea.john mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705423446899616265noreply@blogger.com