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[burt]

Looking west along the Franklin Street corridor from about 2nd Street.  The Jefferson Hotel is foreground left and the high rise apartments form a sort of canyon through midtown and VCU's Academic campus.

That's the spire of St. James Episcopal Church in the far distance about a block east of Stuart Circle and the beginning of Monument Avenue.  

From Greater Jackson Ward News:

http://www.gjwn.net/...klin-at-sunset/

[burt]

Can you guess where in Richmond this picture was taken?

From Picture of the Week By johnemac72 in RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/c...ecorating/53917

I'll bet a quarter it is The Martin Agency in the plaza of Shockoe Slip.

[Cadeho]

burt, on 07 December 2011 - 10:39 AM, said:

Can you guess where in Richmond this picture was taken?

From Picture of the Week By johnemac72 in RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/c...ecorating/53917

I'll bet a quarter it is The Martin Agency in the plaza of Shockoe Slip.

I looks like it.

[burt]

RVANews photo of the day - Jan. 11, 2012.

By the photo-artist named Clutchrobot.

This is  the corner of the iconic Richmond Dairy Building in Jackson Ward.  The entire complex extending from Jefferson to Madison on West Marshall Street is now residential.

From today's RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/f.../got-milk/55044

PS:  There's another Milk Bottle turret on the Jefferson Street side of the building.

Edited by burt, 11 January 2012 - 11:59 AM.

[burt]

Here's a rather hazy aerial picture of Metro Richmond by MartinAir that is in today's RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/f...erial-rva/55972

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

burt, on 30 January 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

Here's a rather hazy aerial picture of Metro Richmond by MartinAir that is in today's RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/f...erial-rva/55972

Actually, that photo is pretty clear to me! I can clearly point out every skyscraper (and large buildings) in that picture. But then again, it's probably because my geeky self spends much time studying pictures of our skyline and driving through the city .....

[mikeas]

burt, on 30 January 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

Here's a rather hazy aerial picture of Metro Richmond by MartinAir that is in today's RVANews:

http://rvanews.com/f...erial-rva/55972

That's a rather neat picture more so than hazy.  Just flew into Norfolk the other night from the midwest and easily spotted downtown Richmond in the dark as we were decending from the pattern of the bridges that cross the James

[burt]

If you want to enjoy a slew of Richmond photos you've probably never seen, hit all the highlighted links, including the last one titled Foursquare RVA List, in this Richmond dot com story:

http://www2.richmond...dge-ar-1659185/

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

And after checking the rankings so far, Richmond is in 4th place!!! We're lagging behind Philadelphia's Geekadelphia listing by a mere FOUR people, 431 to 435. If 4 more people on Twitter follow Richmond's nomination, we could tie for 3rd, giving us the coveted Foursquare city badge!!

[burt]

This photo from today's RVANews is by taberandrew and shows the last eastbound block of Monument Avenue before it narrows into West Franklin Street and the VCU campus. It's taken from Allen and Monument Avenues where the statue of  General R. E. Lee sits astride Traveler.


http://www.flickr.co...157600296913615

There are additional pix of this area in taberandrew's photostream.

Edited by burt, 08 February 2012 - 11:15 AM.

[burt]

RVA-Is-The-Best, on 04 February 2012 - 03:55 PM, said:

And after checking the rankings so far, Richmond is in 4th place!!! We're lagging behind Philadelphia's Geekadelphia listing by a mere FOUR people, 431 to 435. If 4 more people on Twitter follow Richmond's nomination, we could tie for 3rd, giving us the coveted Foursquare city badge!!

Richmond is one of five sharing the top spot among Foursquare badge cities.

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...dge-ar-1673740/

[Miklos14]

For several sets of Richmond pictures,check out my site at www.picasaweb.google.com/miklospogonyi

[Oaktowntwinz]

Hello Miklos,
I've admired your work for awhile now.  I think your pictures are great and they've helped me visit cities that I've never been to.  Your commentaries and appreciation of Richmond's historic fabric are very much appreciated.  Please take more pictures.

[eandslee]

burt, on 09 February 2012 - 06:12 AM, said:

Richmond is one of five sharing the top spot among Foursquare badge cities.

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...dge-ar-1673740/

What does all of this mean - what's the big deal?  Sorry, I don't know anything about Foursquare.

[burt]

burt, on 04 February 2012 - 02:23 PM, said:

If you want to enjoy a slew of Richmond photos you've probably never seen, hit all the highlighted links, including the last one titled Foursquare RVA List, in this Richmond dot com story:

http://www2.richmond...dge-ar-1659185/

Eric:  I'm not exactly sure, either, of the significance of Foursquare but this story may clear it up somewhat.

Incidentally, if you go through all the pictures, a lot of them seem to be of cell-phone quality.  In other words, not very good.

[Miklos14]

Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Oaktownwinz. I do love cities and I enjoy taking pictures, but sometimes I feel that I am all alone in the wilderness, so it feels great to know that someone sees my pictures and appreciates them. I am just sorry that I can't figure out how to link some of albums to this site.
By the way, do you live in Richmond? I love that city.

[burt]

Miklos, I hope you remember that I, too, have been a fan of your city photographic tours.  We communicated several years ago on this site about our mutual fondness for theatre buildings.

I hope you don't mind my opening your site for all to see.

Thanks again for sharing.

http://picasaweb.goo...681145100290369

[Oaktowntwinz]

Hello again Miklos,
Your passion for cities is very evident in your art (work).  I actually live in California but have visited Richmond often.  I love it as well.  I think it is very underrated.  I understand your feeling lonely in your work but Burt and I can't be the only people appreciating what you do.  Please don't stop.

[burt]

A photographer known as Smiziley took this wonderful aerial of Richmond looking east from high above the Far West End.

Note the lakes in Byrd Park.  It's easy to see that Swan Lake (the one with the island) is the largest of the three.  From left to right they are Fountain Lake, Swan Lake and Shields Lake.

From today's Fan of The Fan blog at RVANews:

http://fanofthefan.c...rva-skyline.jpg

[burt]

A photographer known as Smiziley took this wonderful aerial of Richmond looking east from high above the Far West End.

Note the lakes in Byrd Park.  It's easy to see that Swan Lake (the one with the island) is the largest of the three.  From left to right they are Fountain Lake, Swan Lake and Shields Lake.

From today's Fan of The Fan blog at RVANews:

http://fanofthefan.c...rva-skyline.jpg