Richmond in Pictures III

[joey]

I wish they would bury all overhead wiring in Richmond. Maybe now that the VCU Monroe Campus is rising, they will get rid of the overheads along Main Street - especially in front of the 5-star Jefferson.

Just placing them in alleys would be good enough for me. In many parts of the Richmond, this is what they've done, and it's also the reason cities with alley infrastructure tend not to have as many power lines showing (contrary to common perception, it's not because they're buried in the older areas).

Are there alleys in that section of town, or is that the problem?

Also, Wrldcoupe, you should post a few of your phototours on the Southern States forum of SkyscraperPage (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=36) . . . I think people would like them. Maybe just copy your posts from Skyscrapercity?

Edited November 28, 2006 by joey

[burt]

Joey, there are no alleys thru the Jefferson Hotel, and I suspect there will be none thru the new VCU Monroe Park campus. Underground, as far as I can see, is the only direction to go in this particular area of Monroe Ward.

Loved the pictures you posted above which included some of Coupe's. I get very confused by all the different forums with Skyscraper in the titles. There is a thread on Skyscrapercity about grand avenues, too. In fact, I mentioned Cary Street Road on it yesterday. And Coupe and Spencer (Brent) have pictures of Richmond all over the place on that forum. TBurban contributes some of his excellent work on a southern picture thread on UP. Have you visited that site? It's amazing how much photographic exposure Richmond gets on various forums thanks to ace photographers such as Wrldcoupe4, TBurban, Cadeho, Spencer and, IMO, the guy that started it all, Ryan Ramsey at RCW.

Edited November 28, 2006 by burt

[TBurban]

Not as many as I would've liked to have taken...but I'm going back next weekend, so Ill be sure to get some more Enjoy!

Ill post a video in a few.

[Cadeho]

The wind was whipping me around on top of the hills with no wind break! I'm editing and tossing pics from tonight.

Nice lights Tommy. Too bad we couldn't have had snow.. but hey I got some pics of down there from 12/19/04 when we had a surprise snowstorm.

[burt]

Very nice, indeed, Tommy. Does everyone notice the lit windows in the Domion building wish everyone "Happy New Year"?

Awaiting the video, please.

Edited December 2, 2006 by burt

[TBurban]

Thanks, guys. Here's the video...

It didn't come out the way I wanted, and that muffled noise is the wind. Ill try and take a better quality one next weekend. Oh, and the bells that chime need to be tuned up a little. Those notes sounded a little sour.

[burt]

I enjoyed the video. Thanks, Tommy.

[wrldcoupe4]

Burt, they actually spell out Happy Holi- Days

Nice pics Tommy, you must have taken them a while after the actual Grand Illumination because when I was there the sidewalks were totally packed.

[burt]

Burt, they actually spell out Happy Holi- Days

Nice pics Tommy, you must have taken them a while after the actual Grand Illumination because when I was there the sidewalks were totally packed.

Tommy tease us at 6:45pm, so we know he home at computer. So Detective Charley Chan say Tommy not downtown until crowd thin out. Confucius say: Can fool Uncle Burtie sometime, but not always.

Edited December 3, 2006 by burt

[Cadeho]

More from Friday, between 6:47PM and 9:44PM

It was a total of 233 pics and 1 video that was trimmed to 157 pics... and my video was horrendous and has been destroyed.

I only wanted to do the skyline and buildings from various places and didn't venture to the James Center. It was extremely windy up on the hills, almost reminded me of being caught in that dust/water devil back in may, but prolonged.

From Jefferson Hill Park

From Church Hill

Taylors Hill Park

From Great Ship Lock Park

From the Intermediate Terminal

From Powhatan Hill Park

From Libby Hill Park

From Mayo Island

From Manchester

From 5th St

From Tredegar St

From 3rd and Cary

From 4th St over the Downtown Expressway

From Oregon Hill

[wrldcoupe4]

Great Job!

[burt]

Excellent, excellent, excellent, Cam!!!

You've got it from every angle. And I didn't realize that the buildings across the river would be illuminated, too.

Between you and Tommy, we have a treasure here on this thread.

Thanks.

[Cadeho]

12/2/06

If they could just paint all those uglyorange brick buildings

sunset over VCU

the moon, with no tripod

[TBurban]

I LOVE the night shots! I didn't catch those last time around. Very nice!!

[wrldcoupe4]

Cam, those are really neat angles and perspectives. Thanks

[burt]

Cam: Very nice pix and comprehensive coverage.

Have they also white-painted the Franklin Street front of the Radisson (soon to be Doubletree)?

And what is that strange metal piece on the top of the new VCU Business School? You can see it clearly in Pic. #13.

Bit of trivia! In Pic. #15, you can see the Berkshire Apartments on Franklin across from the white washed Raddison. Liz Taylor and John Warner had a penthouse in the Berkshire which they used from time to time during their brief marriage. Liz could be seen around town occasionally and was a patient at Memorial Hospital when she got a chicken bone caught in her throat.

Edited December 10, 2006 by burt

[TBurban]

When I drove by tonight, the front of the Radisson was still brick.

Oh, and surprise!

Just the short little tour tonight...I think I'm all James Centered out.

[wrldcoupe4]

Very cool Tommy, the James Center Atrium is pretty nice... I always enjoy wandering through.

[burt]

Thanks, Tommy. The James Center atrium is very attractive and so are the illuminated buildings and deer!

Did anyone notice in Picture #17 of the JC Atrium (or fourth up from the bottom) there is an easel-like stand showing buildings in Richmond and the Coliseum is depicted as white in color? The Raddisson got out the white wash; maybe Tom Sawyer and pals ought to get to work on the big downtown arena. LOL.

Edited December 10, 2006 by burt

[Cadeho]

Nice Tommy I hadn't been inside this time of year... it's like a duh to not think it wouldn't be festive too... but I was kind of duuuuh.

Burt, I knew Liz was married to Sen. Warner but I didn't know she stayed here at all... and a chicken bone!

I do hope Tom Sawyer and his friends would whitewash a lot of buildings! And I'd take the Coliseum white over its miserably drearyBROWN any day. But of course Tom would skip out on the actual work.

[source]

[wrldcoupe4]

Aweosme shot Source!

[TBurban]

I love signs like that! Very nice!

[urbanvb]

nice!

[wrldcoupe4]

Yeah I can't wait to check out Popkins over winter break.