The Devil's Triangle, Richmond, Virginia

This 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.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

New Blog - The Devil's Triangle, Richmond, Va

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.

Welcome - And share your memories of The Devil's Triangle and please share this URL with people you think might be interested.

This is the fourth blog entry - check out the site for other entries. Thanks.

4 comments:

AnonymousJuly 10, 2008 at 6:28 PM
years ago we lived in 2814 kensington ave. never knew the neighborhood had a name. i always thought it was just called "west of hte blvd". very interesting.
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AnonymousJuly 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Just FYI: Ralph Nader will give a speech tomorrow in Richmond, Virginia.
Sat. July 12th 1-3pm
Nader for President 2008 Rally
Richmond, VA
Virginia Holocaust Museum
2000 E Cary St. Richmond, VA
Contact John: 804-432-1611
Suggested contribution: $10/$5 student
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Mike of RichmondSeptember 14, 2008 at 2:05 AM
i've heard rumors about this being a site of lynchings. is there any documentation of this?
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Ray B.September 14, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Not that I know of? But the day is young.

-- Ray
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