tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62580000803717981982024-02-06T22:49:39.601-05:00The Devil's Triangle, Richmond, VirginiaThis small neighborhood, established in the 1920s, has been known as "The Devil's Triangle" since the 1980s. The name came from the rough and rowdy bars located on the 600 and 700 blocks of N. Sheppard Street. Those bars are gone now - replaced by other establishments. The neighborhood is still active. New businesses keep opening up and other long time ones have continued. This site will try to document the history of this small but vibrant Richmond neighborhood.Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-61081138545587422452010-04-16T10:58:00.003-04:002010-04-16T11:05:51.700-04:00A seedy neighborhood transformed into an economic corridor - Reporting by Alix Bryan, April 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9JeMGLR0IYbg1NgwqmohkwSXUxklyE1bv2PbsyaW8h88uTby7dtDFXaFhPOZMqmErgj4PijBS8Z5Og8v6mMhGRlnwUgaLzQaf7JlXg016IK5bOwiJk1Sq8Qg27HYrxfa8RdJCWWMyVXo/s1600/de.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9JeMGLR0IYbg1NgwqmohkwSXUxklyE1bv2PbsyaW8h88uTby7dtDFXaFhPOZMqmErgj4PijBS8Z5Og8v6mMhGRlnwUgaLzQaf7JlXg016IK5bOwiJk1Sq8Qg27HYrxfa8RdJCWWMyVXo/s400/de.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460751005909237074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Caliente's - Park and N. Sheppard St</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">VCU journalism student Alix Bryan has done some fine reporting about</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the Devil's Triangle - </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.alixbryan.com/tag/devils-triangle/">visit this site</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> for her interviews of local residents and her take<br />on this neighborhood.</span><br /></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-20438859520767201812010-04-14T11:06:00.004-04:002010-04-14T11:48:40.546-04:00Sheppard Street - What's the Origin of the Name?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I came across this article by Mary Riley in the </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Richmond Quarterly</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, Vol. 6, #2, Fall 1983. The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Richmond Quarterly</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> was edited by William Simpson, a long time librarian at the Richmond Public Library. The original title was the </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" class="text3" id="normalb">Richmond</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"> Literature and History </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" class="text3" id="normalb">Quarterly</span>. <span style="font-family:arial;">The journal ran from 1978 through 1991. Half of each issue had poetry and short stories and the other half had short vignettes on various aspects of Richmond history, including articles on the origins of the names of Richmond streets. VCU Libraries' Special Collections and Archives has an almost complete run of the journal.<br /><br />The street is named for the Shepp<span style="font-family: arial;">ard family which lived in this area in the late 19th and early 20th century. They owned a large tract of land that was originally purchased by Dr. Nicholas C. Sheppard (1831-1908). </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">He died September 3, 1908 and is buried in Baltimore. During the war he served in Wood's Brigade in Stuart's Division.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Click on each image for a larger view.</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WO4sP3fVsmW271OD7ElGFTCLYSqrWpA7q3K4yvGPo42GnyotO9bHxYbdm13FSV-mnNOtqzFLlDCjFU5ztYaSrWu67tFr96xT0HB3kWO3IwMY2o6H68yUm27gAePcGGqMsf8N11EMK14M/s1600/sheppard+street+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WO4sP3fVsmW271OD7ElGFTCLYSqrWpA7q3K4yvGPo42GnyotO9bHxYbdm13FSV-mnNOtqzFLlDCjFU5ztYaSrWu67tFr96xT0HB3kWO3IwMY2o6H68yUm27gAePcGGqMsf8N11EMK14M/s400/sheppard+street+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460012501394382786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WO4sP3fVsmW271OD7ElGFTCLYSqrWpA7q3K4yvGPo42GnyotO9bHxYbdm13FSV-mnNOtqzFLlDCjFU5ztYaSrWu67tFr96xT0HB3kWO3IwMY2o6H68yUm27gAePcGGqMsf8N11EMK14M/s1600/sheppard+street+001.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKtUbYRZ-D4TIAesO9LOeOZmpzyXsv8DqTzFKdeCxXLq8kIVGprFRBnS21M4HoXbFgch1X1t2ZaACEzN26YbvSwPRGq6S-bvbAt3zTIa_jnZjP5_JSJ7SuWDp1OSLUVD0uqA76MFiBbDo/s1600/sheppard+street+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKtUbYRZ-D4TIAesO9LOeOZmpzyXsv8DqTzFKdeCxXLq8kIVGprFRBnS21M4HoXbFgch1X1t2ZaACEzN26YbvSwPRGq6S-bvbAt3zTIa_jnZjP5_JSJ7SuWDp1OSLUVD0uqA76MFiBbDo/s400/sheppard+street+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460012748225766050" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-13926976916624088172010-04-14T08:05:00.004-04:002010-04-14T08:09:42.757-04:00Devil's Triangle Image from Boulevarizen web site.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZz7CNQsmyAEJsMN7q0o5fyu8obGAqSS3oq9C88dkK8FmyNC4OKmwKSzccuaMs0GBlXpNZfEUx59scdhecdAQqpJsNjaynWDN5lSaWtaH7ymfN1XelWyVf__Fl34Gozq6gFJohPitqlmC/s1600/phDEVIL.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZz7CNQsmyAEJsMN7q0o5fyu8obGAqSS3oq9C88dkK8FmyNC4OKmwKSzccuaMs0GBlXpNZfEUx59scdhecdAQqpJsNjaynWDN5lSaWtaH7ymfN1XelWyVf__Fl34Gozq6gFJohPitqlmC/s400/phDEVIL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459963252539751890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">A great image of the Devil's Triangle - found on the <a href="http://www.boulevardizen.com/node/2100"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Boulevardizen</span></a> site. It extends the Triangle a little further than I think the neighborhood's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">boundaries</span> are but it makes for a good triangle.<br /></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-78838611104323121862010-04-13T15:38:00.003-04:002010-04-13T15:41:34.941-04:00wikimapia of the Devil's Triangle<BR><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wikimapia.org/10686294/Devil-s-Trianglef"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiNYuuWKCO5heb3dlh0pDsBWVx1kEB5x-vq33AUTFQXKDxJC_HJ89U8FpUOVG2WYIvCirzEfbuQMPq0Vu0kElYSbdldaTqIU4ErCDWcH_dL3UOl-cWbUb5oMOpYIBnkZZc4Vha_VEe7z2/s400/map003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459709409136107282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wikimapia.org/10686294/Devil-s-Triangle">Check out this interactive map of the Devil's Triangle<br /></a></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-31318153166644326662010-04-13T15:31:00.002-04:002010-04-13T15:35:15.687-04:00Insight into The Devil’s Triangle<a href="http://rvabusiness.com/2010/04/13/the-devils-triangle/">Insight into The Devil’s Triangle </a>- was posted on the<a href="http://rvabusiness.com/"> RVA Business Site </a>- check it out. It includes two videos made by Alix Bryan:<br /><br /><center><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10851674&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10851674&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10851674">The Devil Doesn't Live Here Anymore</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/alixbryan">Alix Bryan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10846111&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10846111&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10846111">The Devil's Triangle</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/alixbryan">Alix Bryan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /></center>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-2692735644443133542010-04-09T09:42:00.006-04:002010-04-09T09:57:48.618-04:001889 view of the Devil's Triangle - Sheppard's Addition.<BR><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMZ3fraQ0v4KF1iFMyZTUy9RWREp3UgdByZ3pV1T1oPX_esVHTqtTi4CCex_m5pbHnghnI23k8kGxwrc8GLmjguPKscCtR9FP1wDa8u0wXTrWiY3IgK2uPPwvbE9GjGPLudNGaPp1lJKv/s1600/baist+map_sheppards+addition_001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMZ3fraQ0v4KF1iFMyZTUy9RWREp3UgdByZ3pV1T1oPX_esVHTqtTi4CCex_m5pbHnghnI23k8kGxwrc8GLmjguPKscCtR9FP1wDa8u0wXTrWiY3IgK2uPPwvbE9GjGPLudNGaPp1lJKv/s400/baist+map_sheppards+addition_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458133116916850274" border="0" /></a><span style="visibility: visible; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" id="main" ><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">(Click for much larger view)</span></span><br /><span style="visibility: visible; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" id="main" ><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"></span></span></div><span style="visibility: visible; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" id="main" ><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Image of what became the Devil's Triangle neighborhood from 1889. At this time the area was referred to as "Sheppard's Addition." Only lots, no buildings yet. This image is from “Atlas of the City of Richmond, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Virginia and Vicinity,” </span><em style="font-family: arial;"></em><span style="font-family:arial;">published in Philadelphia: by G. William Baist, </span><em style="font-family: arial;"></em><span style="font-family:arial;">1889. Notice the Soldier's Home grounds on the left.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Also, Leonard Street is now Patterson Ave. and the are of Franklin St. on this map is now Monument Ave.</span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-2277266990934371872010-04-06T10:11:00.007-04:002010-04-06T12:45:49.094-04:00Where is the name from?<BR><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpHmcS_mpmFirRRFvu_Z65rWuT1C6LIhi6-5fMlpEVO2bDxs7Ivry_UyFGC_HEYJRJf5ls9H2FdyRjgqGt0HG9w2-ZOM-nqOFrtBrjsLTrZLesWiN2-ZQFYX2CLVRLXTOzwH5YzX3qG2x/s1600/coverr.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpHmcS_mpmFirRRFvu_Z65rWuT1C6LIhi6-5fMlpEVO2bDxs7Ivry_UyFGC_HEYJRJf5ls9H2FdyRjgqGt0HG9w2-ZOM-nqOFrtBrjsLTrZLesWiN2-ZQFYX2CLVRLXTOzwH5YzX3qG2x/s400/coverr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457065516417658946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Arianna's Grill at Park and N. Shepard (former site of the Ritz)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and a glimpse of Caliente's (former site of Felix's Restaurant). </span><br /></span></div><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal">Just for the record - the name of this neighborhood, the Devil's Triangle, comes from the reputation of the bars in the area that existed in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Two in particular were notorious for their rowdy clientele, <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ritz</span>, <st1:street><st1:address>700 N. Shepard Ave.</st1:address></st1:street>, corner of Park and N. Shepard, and on the opposite corner, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Felix's Restaurant</span>, <st1:street><st1:address>2922 Park Ave.</st1:address></st1:street> These two establishments and the ever changing bar and restaurants at 600 N. Sheppard (where <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cafe Diem</span> is now) made up a small geographical triangle that gave the neighborhood its name and reputation. The building that housed <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ritz</span>, vacant for a decade, finally reopened as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arianna's Italian Grill and Pizzeria</span> in 2008. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Felix's Restaurant </span><span>is now</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Caliente. </span><span>More on all of these establishments in future posts.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Visit: </p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ariannasgrill.com/"><br /></a></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ariannasgrill.com/">Arianna's Italian Grill and Pizzeria</a></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.calienterichmond.com/">Caliente</a></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.ariannasgrill.com/"></a><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://cafediemrva.net/">Cafe Diem</a><br /></p>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-69075045605546390762008-11-16T14:16:00.005-05:002008-11-16T14:22:24.717-05:00Sheppard Street Pharmacy, 604 N. Sheppard St., Paper Fan, 1930s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzB4CFFQl2IMBNw6B44-6BZdqF_CFIwlDLIC950mQz03pd3eJ8SNTyd0xxEspAAjeBt0NfQUAosPqO7pVWvmVfbGghG1wAOYGTNVWUP-odCWZANZiwfCKy7h3AL_Cxxf58fk-0usyiZN5K/s1600-h/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_005_fan+back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzB4CFFQl2IMBNw6B44-6BZdqF_CFIwlDLIC950mQz03pd3eJ8SNTyd0xxEspAAjeBt0NfQUAosPqO7pVWvmVfbGghG1wAOYGTNVWUP-odCWZANZiwfCKy7h3AL_Cxxf58fk-0usyiZN5K/s400/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_005_fan+back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269336603797653874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIkDv4BSqc7bWlQ4vWpHgdXSscEZPYRYByWtU59nIaZ5OvNXdkuyzLCWOnG_zKbYtq6YyqBUfSY8llTO-LJHLZ-Gsp-M5LKkN587zRwM_dfEUzQN-Roxe2FwRNyUVBFtqzNTI5YVvQ7Js/s1600-h/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_004_fan+flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIkDv4BSqc7bWlQ4vWpHgdXSscEZPYRYByWtU59nIaZ5OvNXdkuyzLCWOnG_zKbYtq6YyqBUfSY8llTO-LJHLZ-Gsp-M5LKkN587zRwM_dfEUzQN-Roxe2FwRNyUVBFtqzNTI5YVvQ7Js/s400/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_004_fan+flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269336522752482962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >This fan is a great item donated by Richard to me in the last week. I need to check the Richmond directories to see how long the Sheppard Street Pharmacy lasted. The 1939 directory does not have them listed. The one item I have that does have a date - the monthly statement for "Pam Moss" - is dated Nov. 1, 1938 for her October purchases.<br /><br /><br /></span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-62851202679867339662008-11-16T14:11:00.004-05:002008-11-16T14:22:13.763-05:00Sheppard Street Pharmacy, Park and Sheppard St., Richmond, Virginia - Monthly Statement, October 1938, for "Pam Moss"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodyE-pEynnC5dtH9VjoSxgsRTbi9Cvag9AGTNIQzyu65ESUmPjrzp7zYBUqLbCgeJLsCIL9yY9f7yd8EHjGnsh_gbp0uaejx52n1WKoTQxXLTS7E5QxnYyYK_W96Z9pb5ntnyQfN2ITUx/s1600-h/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_001_monthly+bill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodyE-pEynnC5dtH9VjoSxgsRTbi9Cvag9AGTNIQzyu65ESUmPjrzp7zYBUqLbCgeJLsCIL9yY9f7yd8EHjGnsh_gbp0uaejx52n1WKoTQxXLTS7E5QxnYyYK_W96Z9pb5ntnyQfN2ITUx/s400/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_001_monthly+bill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269335092872472274" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >- click on image for larger view - </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >This woman (if that is "Pam") had about 5-6 prescriptions filled during the month of October in 1938 - not counting refills. Kleenex, adhesive tape, thyroid tablets, soap.... Can anyone make out the writing and give me the total list here? Thanks.</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-26993096149887512222008-11-16T14:04:00.006-05:002008-11-16T14:21:58.134-05:00Sheppard Street Pharmacy, 604 N. Sheppard St., Richmond, Va, Matchbook cover, 1930s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU-XTFteseUx5arPnPLPuokBI5FPAQxS2Q0gQexi0QxaJb2X77sex7mYl9d6Tw7Py01Vi_HRuxp0VyHLy78fFBNSVmyojsQyTB8qpqaoxT4aJIIUj1_lxHIQdNYnzjY6nyhJ0gM-uu6Pp/s1600-h/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_002_matches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU-XTFteseUx5arPnPLPuokBI5FPAQxS2Q0gQexi0QxaJb2X77sex7mYl9d6Tw7Py01Vi_HRuxp0VyHLy78fFBNSVmyojsQyTB8qpqaoxT4aJIIUj1_lxHIQdNYnzjY6nyhJ0gM-uu6Pp/s400/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_002_matches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269333733902785314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYryQRKdKit2foNADPN22N1t6IcTxR86wOaNOGln0Vs1hLSbi9k6_LOpQtBOVIj4j-VossaN9HawpF5oUDuuEYGwmp5SB60Ri5kot1uIzSM_4OPsRqQ-0ljFsRnuv7-K1TZI0arKNhT_K/s1600-h/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_003_matches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYryQRKdKit2foNADPN22N1t6IcTxR86wOaNOGln0Vs1hLSbi9k6_LOpQtBOVIj4j-VossaN9HawpF5oUDuuEYGwmp5SB60Ri5kot1uIzSM_4OPsRqQ-0ljFsRnuv7-K1TZI0arKNhT_K/s400/devils_sheppard+street+pharmacy_003_matches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269333608715290194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Came across this at a postcard show a few years ago - gave it to a friend who just gave it back along with some other items from the Sheppard Street Pharmacy which was located on the 600 block of N. Sheppard Street - near where Cafe Diem is today.<br /><br /><br /></span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-91389384000899091972008-09-17T10:01:00.008-04:002008-09-17T10:24:18.677-04:00River City Rover - Dog Walking and Pet Sitting in Richmond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtjtW7mzXBXxWmgfnZxKGbePOwZSwfTLcRdCqyN2UG1cUXiuopMATEHIS-7nn1MmtLykt4ar2LlEsFNsrRDc2t2rRDtgu11a5JCdDrMdX_R4X8OcXASxPfxhjwerTM6-Y_FByKcnUXFD-/s1600-h/logo_red.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtjtW7mzXBXxWmgfnZxKGbePOwZSwfTLcRdCqyN2UG1cUXiuopMATEHIS-7nn1MmtLykt4ar2LlEsFNsrRDc2t2rRDtgu11a5JCdDrMdX_R4X8OcXASxPfxhjwerTM6-Y_FByKcnUXFD-/s320/logo_red.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246990900324376466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Got a Pet?</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Check out these local folks:</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >River City Rover</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Professional Dog Walking and Pet Sitting for "Devil" Dogs </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Serving the Pets and Pet Parents of the Devil's Triangle as well as The Fan, Carytown, The Museum District, Westover Hills and Woodland Heights. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />We are fully insured and bonded as well as certified in pet first aid. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >References available. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Visit our web site to learn all about us: </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.rivercityrover.com/">www.rivercityrover.com</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br />Or email us at </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:welovepets@rivercityrover.com">welovepets@rivercityrover.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-474478478817730722008-08-10T11:15:00.005-04:002008-08-10T12:17:32.202-04:00New Blog - The Devil's Triangle (west of the Blvd., N. Sheppard and Park Ave. and there-abouts)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><p></p><p>This is a repost - Just to do a little advertising on - <a href="http://rvablogs.com/">Richmond Blogs.</a><br /></p></span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" href="http://rvablogs.com/"></a><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://devilstrianglerichmond.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-blog-devils-triangle-richmond-va.html">New Blog - The Devil's Triangle, Richmond, Va</a> </h3> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qidplj4XIfoYR8Kz6-Ci45y5IZk-2kxNvLQdaei8fbzHOldwWlbtEf2-ODLg6QcVCb_2I0S36JImUifuv_tbLaRbyDRmjihP2eoz0TXmH-fxuJAFDqRh7T9frO3Gmhw2W6gtxw3tgAOQ/s1600-h/devils003.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qidplj4XIfoYR8Kz6-Ci45y5IZk-2kxNvLQdaei8fbzHOldwWlbtEf2-ODLg6QcVCb_2I0S36JImUifuv_tbLaRbyDRmjihP2eoz0TXmH-fxuJAFDqRh7T9frO3Gmhw2W6gtxw3tgAOQ/s320/devils003.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411219095602402" border="0" /></a><br />A nice distorted view of N. Sheppard and Park Ave. - in the heart of the Devil's Triangle, Richmond, VA - image from Google Maps' Street View function.<br /><br />Welcome - And share your memories of The Devil's Triangle and please share this URL with people you think might be interested.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"><a href="http://devilstrianglerichmond.blogspot.com/">Check out the rest of the Blog!</a><br /></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-76448777969859670342008-08-06T08:47:00.004-04:002008-08-06T08:55:59.720-04:00Have you seen a Boston Terrier around the neighborhood?<span style="font-family:arial;"><p><p>I got an email from Lynn whose Boston Terrier, Petey, was taken her backyard at 5 N. Crenshaw (near Carytown) on July 2nd. Lynn writes: "We've recently had a few calls from people who say a homeless couple has been seen around the Devil's Triangle area with a Boston Terrier. The girl even told one person the dog was named Petey. I'm told they look like some of the traveling punk kids you see around. We've put fliers in your area, but if you post notices on your blog, it would be great if I could post one there too. We're all heartbroken over this. If you happen to see them yourself, please give me a call. My phone number is 358-2953."<br /><br />That was from Lynn - please help her out.</span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-81920632154598522782008-08-02T10:17:00.009-04:002008-08-02T10:25:11.802-04:00"Welcome to Kensington Ave." Is a Web Site Focusing on Kensington Ave.<BR><BR><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLLh8Uq30z3VX2vbHPkMhJNzkLOFD1EftDSP6tbNCOe2oir2HooxA2KlfRE_oxE-WvHdbOwysS_U9Bxg17Nl7F55I970FuGrTULSHyjo3bKr94YDENVglYHDtVa4lH-SyTaUFP9Rnco98/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLLh8Uq30z3VX2vbHPkMhJNzkLOFD1EftDSP6tbNCOe2oir2HooxA2KlfRE_oxE-WvHdbOwysS_U9Bxg17Nl7F55I970FuGrTULSHyjo3bKr94YDENVglYHDtVa4lH-SyTaUFP9Rnco98/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925130175608690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br />Check out this web site devoted to eight blocks (and the surrounding neighborhood) of Kensington Ave. in Richmond, VA.<br /><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.kensingtonave.org/">Welcome to Kensington Ave.</a>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-28241289564653269212008-08-02T10:06:00.008-04:002008-08-02T10:16:05.701-04:00Two old postcard views of what is now Kensington Court Apartments (formally the Johnston-Willis Hospital)<BR><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyllmXKJaBiqDny4nOCGelviv4PWCLTDyNu_ruR2-LcY8aj3nosPLTTcfWgN38PB41bn5z2TslAD20QT-SDx1v8-ruhy80FQ08ahk7Nx7JQ7ceGO-ZDSpwnWXG5-rWR5wqAqXy7cIJ92j/s1600-h/kensington+court002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyllmXKJaBiqDny4nOCGelviv4PWCLTDyNu_ruR2-LcY8aj3nosPLTTcfWgN38PB41bn5z2TslAD20QT-SDx1v8-ruhy80FQ08ahk7Nx7JQ7ceGO-ZDSpwnWXG5-rWR5wqAqXy7cIJ92j/s400/kensington+court002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229921761710198706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Kensington Gardens - circa 1980s.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The front steps were removed at one point </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">for this driveway. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In 2000 the original front entrance was restored. </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_raOfMgTwU7ZR1BzpX0emC0xWlrKNUSPKOOERDcn50VHrzMquAmmRUWYiBouY_qDjegirGX7wTv-K-EEdybnCOs64EzUJHdtm0hB4a0FWCnI9mjU2nkdYUlcEcR_-S0i9jTEqCe8SHAaA/s1600-h/johnston+williss+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_raOfMgTwU7ZR1BzpX0emC0xWlrKNUSPKOOERDcn50VHrzMquAmmRUWYiBouY_qDjegirGX7wTv-K-EEdybnCOs64EzUJHdtm0hB4a0FWCnI9mjU2nkdYUlcEcR_-S0i9jTEqCe8SHAaA/s400/johnston+williss+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229921600288893682" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnston-Willis Hospital, circa 1930.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >The building was never pink - the colorist of this image (originally taken in B&W) got the colors wrong.</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-10102426190522279022008-07-13T11:12:00.005-04:002010-04-06T12:47:44.449-04:00Cafe Diem, 600 N. Sheppard St. - Great Entertainmnet, Music and Spirits.<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT1HhlFkJ-wtXiyZY-v230y-TyqLSEZCSl6mwRnItmly3nJ5ZCCFWwZlcSmeeWvvgunkriOJmfz-psIGDaVW20LmapstTd6fslK84fVvnZ2ZRXFwYcS4acg2u6wbHqG-CCYL9pUdvAqdh/s1600-h/cafe+diem.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT1HhlFkJ-wtXiyZY-v230y-TyqLSEZCSl6mwRnItmly3nJ5ZCCFWwZlcSmeeWvvgunkriOJmfz-psIGDaVW20LmapstTd6fslK84fVvnZ2ZRXFwYcS4acg2u6wbHqG-CCYL9pUdvAqdh/s400/cafe+diem.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222518636028117810" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Cafe Diem, 600 N. Sheppard St.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br />Cafe Diem is located on the corner of N. Sheppard and Patterson. This is just a brief entry on this bar and restaurant - which also has live music almost every night. We will write something longer in the future - including a history of the various establishments that have been at this site.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Visit the Cafe Dim web site <a href="http://cafediemrva.net/">for their menu and music schedule</a><a href="http://cafediemrva.net/">.</a></span><br /></div><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-45673777567008661682008-07-12T17:23:00.005-04:002008-07-12T17:26:55.804-04:00Image of Johnston-Willis Hospital, 1928 (now Kensington Court Apts)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW7wdSZn21mv05DbM0xtkTqMJZ-S0__2JcmTcxNZs66jI2AK8MdH5J63kkuyejcIpe-peKOl1TlI3OV0S__ONBvDmhO0RFBpenSff3smfJoJgorFJnoiArPrmNwlyj4wH3Dgf-WmmGVe_/s1600-h/rays_1924_johnston+willis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW7wdSZn21mv05DbM0xtkTqMJZ-S0__2JcmTcxNZs66jI2AK8MdH5J63kkuyejcIpe-peKOl1TlI3OV0S__ONBvDmhO0RFBpenSff3smfJoJgorFJnoiArPrmNwlyj4wH3Dgf-WmmGVe_/s400/rays_1924_johnston+willis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222241398144946034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Johnston-Willis Hospital</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(now Kensington Court Apartments, </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2900 Kensington Ave.), 1928.<br /><br /><br /></span></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-67109526998666957042008-07-11T08:52:00.006-04:002008-07-11T09:13:33.912-04:00Caliente! - The Hottest Place in Town<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGmofi_RA_IPrT5SnNOLUuten8HS1iEkPkMWYsk2bdW_eUw3vh0gIo2IiTo_kqd9nxhKAsBv-6ME4B_ewX47wAOzm6IXLmHIju40zoPsMhMDjQxA4bgV_iv5rATl9LFKWA5wxa1gw8s73/s1600-h/front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGmofi_RA_IPrT5SnNOLUuten8HS1iEkPkMWYsk2bdW_eUw3vh0gIo2IiTo_kqd9nxhKAsBv-6ME4B_ewX47wAOzm6IXLmHIju40zoPsMhMDjQxA4bgV_iv5rATl9LFKWA5wxa1gw8s73/s320/front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221739112469440594" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >Caliente! Restaurant is</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >located at the corner of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >N. Sheppard St. and Park Ave.</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.calienterichmond.com/">Check them out.</a><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">The Devil's Triangle will provide information and links to the neighborhood's bars and restaurants. We begin with Caliente! located at 2922 Park Ave. This is just a brief entry on this restaurant - we will write something longer in the future - including a history of the various establishments that have been at this site.</span><br /></div></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-47701665074765119962008-07-10T11:34:00.008-04:002008-07-10T12:04:10.571-04:00New Blog - The Devil's Triangle, Richmond, Va<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qidplj4XIfoYR8Kz6-Ci45y5IZk-2kxNvLQdaei8fbzHOldwWlbtEf2-ODLg6QcVCb_2I0S36JImUifuv_tbLaRbyDRmjihP2eoz0TXmH-fxuJAFDqRh7T9frO3Gmhw2W6gtxw3tgAOQ/s1600-h/devils003.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qidplj4XIfoYR8Kz6-Ci45y5IZk-2kxNvLQdaei8fbzHOldwWlbtEf2-ODLg6QcVCb_2I0S36JImUifuv_tbLaRbyDRmjihP2eoz0TXmH-fxuJAFDqRh7T9frO3Gmhw2W6gtxw3tgAOQ/s320/devils003.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411219095602402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >A nice distorted view of N. Sheppard and Park Ave. - in the heart of the Devil's Triangle, Richmond, VA - image from Google Maps' Street View function. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Welcome - And share your memories of The Devil's Triangle and please share this URL with people you think might be interested.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >This is the fourth blog entry - check out the site for other entries. Thanks.<br /></span></p>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-73253121325358869782008-07-08T16:15:00.009-04:002008-07-09T21:00:08.144-04:00Corner of Monument Ave. and Sheppard St., 1928<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><p></p></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed9MnTRC_PoIXm0l31eroUrwbyuP6VXYEFaZgNGuXyWbh8Kc3QN6K5SNFbpvWkwYdASza9HxbR4xnD5R5lQEJ04XUloXcR7jXfyIATK90jooERktpCoAm_yqWbqJu8aaZ3hyphenhyphendKPhkeSCZ/s1600-h/sheppard+st+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220739737254410818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 451px; height: 274px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed9MnTRC_PoIXm0l31eroUrwbyuP6VXYEFaZgNGuXyWbh8Kc3QN6K5SNFbpvWkwYdASza9HxbR4xnD5R5lQEJ04XUloXcR7jXfyIATK90jooERktpCoAm_yqWbqJu8aaZ3hyphenhyphendKPhkeSCZ/s400/sheppard+st+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > Corner of Monument Ave. and Sheppard St., 1928.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click on this image for a much larger view.</span></span><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><p>In 2008 (80 years after this photo by Cook was taken) you can still see remnants of the streetcar rail in the road on Sheppard Street. When the streetcars in Richmond were replaced by the bus line after World War II, the city left much of the streetcar rail where it was -- they simply paved over it. </p></span><br /></span><p></p></div><div align="center"></div>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-27528367389511999362008-06-28T15:21:00.008-04:002008-07-08T16:23:52.322-04:00The Devil's Triangle - the Boundaries.<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbNbTg1EWf8ib41XCysln4bPdwnUR7XCVpPOX58BZYnysgXkXoO5G0owCoH2zsVupsMAll51ERF1yquDlfSKxQRZOWt3pGX5Q47sAkIOxqJHhtW8A4jWeSGpHMbrDi9JRjzvgxu2pVwwu/s1600-h/devils.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217015601957068418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbNbTg1EWf8ib41XCysln4bPdwnUR7XCVpPOX58BZYnysgXkXoO5G0owCoH2zsVupsMAll51ERF1yquDlfSKxQRZOWt3pGX5Q47sAkIOxqJHhtW8A4jWeSGpHMbrDi9JRjzvgxu2pVwwu/s400/devils.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;" >The boundaries pf the Devil's Triangle in Richmond, Virginia run from Monument Ave. on the north to Kensington Ave. to the south, from the Boulevard on the east to Belmont Ave. to the west.</span></p><p> </p>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258000080371798198.post-86178859144337308042008-06-28T15:08:00.004-04:002008-07-09T20:53:42.078-04:00Kensington Court Apartments<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq7d5jiUFUETczz2LXQZvW-vieOmdAtGAyH0FK5eleMFvmP6eVVij57aLBdSH18BHCh9G3HavmjgjJbkHHB5vJamCV_1QQThr-wIfF79F5zmUFhwVc-7KBF7I5ajfRTyVZXVuI6SxL6m4/s1600-h/kensington+court.jpg"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217011781459720706" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq7d5jiUFUETczz2LXQZvW-vieOmdAtGAyH0FK5eleMFvmP6eVVij57aLBdSH18BHCh9G3HavmjgjJbkHHB5vJamCV_1QQThr-wIfF79F5zmUFhwVc-7KBF7I5ajfRTyVZXVuI6SxL6m4/s400/kensington+court.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kensington Court Apartments, 2900 Kensington Ave.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The postcard image above is from ca. 1930 and shows Johnston-Willis Hospital, 2900 Kensington Ave. Today this building is the Kensington Court Apartments. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="maintext" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The building was designed by Richmond architect Marcellus E. Wright, Sr. (1881-1962). Construction began in 1922 and was completed in 1923 for what was orginally a five-story, brick, granite, terra cotta, and stucco hospital building. The building in the back was built in 1928 as the Nurses Home for Johnston Willis Hospital - also designed by Marcellus E. Wright, Sr. More details on its various additions in a future post. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="maintext" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In 1980 the hospital moved to Chesterfield County and the building was converted to </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="maintext" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">apartments and was orginally called the Kensington Garden Retirement Home. In 2000 It was renovated to become an "up-scale" apartment building - the Kensington Court Apartments.</span> It is the largest building in the Devil's Triangle (let alone in the West of the Blvd. Historic District).<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >The back of this postcard reads: </span></span></p><blockquote><span class="maintext" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >"The Johnston-Willis Hospital was organized in 1909 and was located on the corner of Franklin and Sixth Streets. In 1923, the hospital moved into its present modern buildings on the corner of Kensington and Colonial Avenues, in the heart of Richmond's residential section. Here spacious grounds and an outlook over the gardens of the Battle Abbey [now the Virginia Historical Society] make the location ideal."</span></blockquote>Ray B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748929020945890435noreply@blogger.com0