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urbanlife
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I have been looking around on the Richmond pages a lot lately and looking a bunch on Google Maps, and I have to say, I am really impressed with everything that has been going on in RVA. I am really di

mintscraft56
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I tip my hat to yall's city. Yall have quite the downtown over there and my recent visit to VCU for a tour of what should be my future school and home for 4 years has impressed me with how urban it is

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eandslee

All Richmond Forum Members, I just wanted to announce that Icetera is our new forum moderator and administrator.  I want to thank him for stepping up and taking on this challenge.  What that mean

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eandslee City

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2007 Census estimates put the city's population over 200,000 again! Estimates for 2006 were under 193,000.

Wow, Coupe! You're just full of good news today! This is a very good thing for the city. This, of course, is something that we have suspected for quite some time now - it just had not be officially publicized until now. I hope the numbers continue to go up!

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Cadeho City

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cheers! :alc:

I look at old maps of the city and old pictures of neighborhoods inside Richmond that no longer exist. They seemed to be full of people and then urban renewal cleared those areas off the face of the planet and urban decay took the rest. We have new neighborhoods, infill, and places with new uses as residences taking the places of those destroyed neighborhoods. I wondered how with all these new places could the city lose people. It didn't make sense. Now we need to create more places and make the city more dense and bring back the retail!

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Richmond ranked 36th in largest numeric population change from 2006 to 2007. (2007) 1,212,977 (2006) 1,195,263 (change) 17,714 1.5%

RELEASED: 12:01 A.M. EDT, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008

table with row headers in column B and column headers in rows 5 through 7

Table 1. Population Change in the 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas With the Largest Numeric Gain: July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007

(Number of metropolitan statistical areas=363)

Rank in numeric change Metropolitan statistical area Population estimates Change, 2006 to 2007

July 1, 2007 July 1, 2006 Number Percent

1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,145,037 5,982,787 162,250 2.7

2 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,278,904 5,127,841 151,063 2.9

3 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,179,427 4,046,914 132,513 3.3

4 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,628,101 5,507,557 120,544 2.2

5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,081,371 3,994,711 86,660 2.2

6 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,651,568 1,584,844 66,724 4.2

7 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,524,673 9,458,442 66,231 0.7

8 Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,598,161 1,532,281 65,880 4.3

9 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,836,333 1,777,168 59,165 3.3

10 San Antonio, TX 1,990,675 1,936,750 53,925 2.8

11 Denver-Aurora, CO 2,464,866 2,411,836 53,030 2.2

12 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,047,629 1,000,577 47,052 4.7

13 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,309,347 3,262,445 46,902 1.4

14 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,306,565 5,260,705 45,860 0.9

15 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,175,113 2,133,775 41,338 1.9

16 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,030,363 990,478 39,885 4.0

17 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,203,898 4,164,463 39,435 0.9

18 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,208,212 3,172,012 36,200 1.1

19 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,521,437 1,486,695 34,742 2.3

20 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,032,496 1,998,347 34,149 1.7

21 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,815,988 18,782,715 33,273 0.2

22 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,723,949 2,694,038 29,911 1.1

23 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,091,120 2,062,710 28,410 1.4

24 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,803,643 1,775,466 28,177 1.6

25 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,974,859 2,948,362 26,497 0.9

26 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,695,037 1,670,332 24,705 1.5

27 Kansas City, MO-KS 1,985,429 1,961,684 23,745 1.2

28 Jacksonville, FL 1,300,823 1,278,626 22,197 1.7

29 Salt Lake City, UT 1,099,973 1,077,924 22,049 2.0

30 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 710,514 689,494 21,020 3.0

31 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 590,564 570,089 20,475 3.6

32 Boise City-Nampa, ID 587,689 567,741 19,948 3.5

33 Columbus, OH 1,754,337 1,734,563 19,774 1.1

34 Tucson, AZ 967,089 948,704 18,385 1.9

35 Bakersfield, CA 790,710 772,666 18,044 2.3

36 Richmond, VA 1,212,977 1,195,263 17,714 1.5

37 Albuquerque, NM 835,120 817,794 17,326 2.1

38 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,482,857 4,465,674 17,183 0.4

39 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,827,962 5,810,834 17,128 0.3

40 Oklahoma City, OK 1,192,989 1,175,937 17,052 1.5

41 Lakeland, FL 574,746 558,023 16,723 3.0

42 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 518,349 503,820 14,529 2.9

43 Fresno, CA 899,348 885,510 13,838 1.6

44 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 613,828 600,513 13,315 2.2

45 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,233,735 1,220,424 13,311 1.1

46 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 630,100 617,172 12,928 2.1

47 Tulsa, OK 905,755 893,053 12,702 1.4

48 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,133,678 2,121,128 12,550 0.6

49 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 370,008 357,580 12,428 3.5

50 Provo-Orem, UT 493,306 480,881 12,425 2.6

51 Columbia, SC 716,030 703,783 12,247 1.7

52 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 435,714 423,556 12,158 2.9

53 Greensboro-High Point, NC 698,497 686,757 11,740 1.7

54 Port St. Lucie, FL 400,121 388,637 11,484 3.0

55 Knoxville, TN 681,525 670,282 11,243 1.7

56 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 546,599 535,755 10,844 2.0

57 Ocala, FL 324,857 314,312 10,545 3.4

58 Durham, NC 479,624 469,196 10,428 2.2

59 Wilmington, NC 339,511 329,175 10,336 3.1

60 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 249,925 239,754 10,171 4.2

61 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,803,707 2,793,720 9,987 0.4

62 Springfield, MO 420,020 410,619 9,401 2.3

63 Clarksville, TN-KY 261,816 252,580 9,236 3.7

64 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 829,890 820,747 9,143 1.1

65 El Paso, TX 734,669 725,559 9,110 1.3

66 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 666,401 657,392 9,009 1.4

67 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,280,533 1,271,720 8,813 0.7

68 Spokane, WA 456,175 447,392 8,783 2.0

69 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,875,587 12,866,834 8,753 0.1

70 Huntsville, AL 386,632 378,054 8,578 2.3

71 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 803,844 795,300 8,544 1.1

72 Greeley, CO 243,750 235,366 8,384 3.6

73 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,108,210 1,100,071 8,139 0.7

74 Winston-Salem, NC 463,159 455,043 8,116 1.8

75 Reno-Sparks, NV 410,272 402,245 8,027 2.0

76 Savannah, GA 329,329 321,490 7,839 2.4

77 Visalia-Porterville, CA 421,553 413,755 7,798 1.9

78 Gainesville, GA 180,175 172,391 7,784 4.5

79 Madison, WI 555,626 547,869 7,757 1.4

80 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 387,210 379,708 7,502 2.0

81 Wichita, KS 596,452 589,279 7,173 1.2

82 Rockford, IL 352,290 345,375 6,915 2.0

83 Salem, OR 386,714 379,862 6,852 1.8

84 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 687,181 680,500 6,681 1.0

85 Colorado Springs, CO 609,096 602,496 6,600 1.1

86 York-Hanover, PA 421,049 414,505 6,544 1.6

87 Asheville, NC 404,320 397,801 6,519 1.6

88 St. George, UT 133,791 127,310 6,481 5.1

89 Stockton, CA 670,990 664,615 6,375 1.0

90 Lexington-Fayette, KY 447,173 440,815 6,358 1.4

91 Palm Coast, FL 88,397 82,433 5,964 7.2

92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 287,574 281,620 5,954 2.1

93 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 528,519 522,608 5,911 1.1

94 Prescott, AZ 212,635 206,738 5,897 2.9

95 Spartanburg, SC 275,534 269,902 5,632 2.1

96 Laredo, TX 233,152 227,544 5,608 2.5

97 Baton Rouge, LA 770,037 764,488 5,549 0.7

98 Sioux Falls, SD 227,171 221,636 5,535 2.5

99 Olympia, WA 238,555 233,167 5,388 2.3

100 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 228,992 223,687 5,305 2.4

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I was at the State Library this past Saturday viewing the Viginia's "Never Built exhibit. I believe it will be there until May. Needless to say it is really small and does not include many of dead projects of Richmond.

However, the exhibit shows a proposal for the large lot on Cary Street between Dominion Power and One James Center. In the mid-80's, a 50-story spiral was porposed for this lot. There is rendering of it at the exhibit of how it would of looked as part of the skyline. Due to the real estate downturn during the late 80's and early 90's, this project was cancelled.

It is the same firm doing the 2,000 ft Chicago Spire, which is currently under construction.

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Cadeho City

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Happy April 2nd Richmond!

You know I've been trying to draw my own maps of sections of Richmond, and I tell you the Fan is a headache. But after I conquered it and made it match up with Carver, Brook, Chamberlayne, the Barton Heights and Highland Park areas all gave me yet another. Richmond looks so simple and neat but drawing it is something else....

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Cadeho City

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This is where I need Burt...

Anyone know exactly where Westham is? Anyone know the exact site of the foundry?

Also, anyone have any knowledge of Coalpit Road, did it follow the path of the Deep Run Tnpk and was called that after it became a turnpike, exactly how large Hermitage Plantation was, and when it was demolished?

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Now Henrico is flooding the region's airwaves with commercials about how they should be Henrico, Va instead of Richmond, Va. God I hope they are defeated, but Henrico does have enough people who hate Richmond and will buy whatever their government tells them.

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Now Henrico is flooding the region's airwaves with commercials about how they should be Henrico, Va instead of Richmond, Va. God I hope they are defeated, but Henrico does have enough people who hate Richmond and will buy whatever their government tells them.

Thankfully history determines a places name just as much as the place does - so mapmakers won't be changing Richmond to Henrico ANY time soon on their roadmaps!!!!

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Now Henrico is flooding the region's airwaves with commercials about how they should be Henrico, Va instead of Richmond, Va. God I hope they are defeated, but Henrico does have enough people who hate Richmond and will buy whatever their government tells them.

It won't matter what they change their name to. They are still a suburban county and will always be known as a suburb of Richmond. Kind of like Cary and Raleigh.

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