A 1950 image of Adams Street at West Leigh Street. In August 1950, Richmond City Clerk William T. Wells (left) swore in attorney Lewis F. Powell Jr. as member of the Richmond School Board. Tornado damage from June 14, 1951 storm. This July 1950 image shows a crumbling Richmond-Ashland Electric Line viaduct, covered in vines, near Moore Street in Richmond. The cold made clearing the streets difficult, which led to three-hour delays for some commuters. In September 1950, Sherry Gilman placed a letter in a barrel-turned-mailbox on Honaker Avenue in Richmond. This October 1951 image shows Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, with its new attached building at right. The other victim, 30-year-old Brandell Baker, of Richmond, died at the scene. Merchants reported strong sales. He was transported to Kaiser Richmond, where he was pronounced dead about 40 minutes later. In June 1951, children played on the Westwood Terrace playground. The building is a National Historic Landmark. In October 1958, chemists Owen R. Blackburne (left) and Bill Simmons distilled volatile acids at the Richmond Sewage Disposal headquarters near Rocketts Landing. He has worked with the Bay Area News Group since 1995. This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. "I think there's a direct relationship between having a robust police force that can do effective community policing and having events like we had last night," said Butt, who explained a force that was comprised of 195 officers in 2014 is now down to 145, due to attrition and budget cuts. Though long out of use, the engine was brought out for special occasions and parades. KTVUs SkyFOX helicopter was overhead as police were on scene and captured video of dozens of evidence markers for bullet shell casings. This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. Aaron Pomeroy. It said, in part: The cancer-cigarette link may be pretty poor science, as some say, but it is indirectly producing some very good research.. It still houses offices, laboratories and classrooms for Virginia Commonwealth Universitys medical campus. In May 1950, Clifford Burgess (from left), Harlean Bibb, Charles King and Shirley Kingsley, who attended Summer Hill School in South Richmond, practiced a square dance called Duck for the Oyster.. Brian Hoffman is investigating Pilavanhs. This June 1950 image shows the former Westwood Circle in Richmond, a traffic circle at the intersection of North Boulevard, Hermitage Road and Westwood Avenue. The program was organized by the city and sponsored by Thalhimers. A food broker that owned adjacent property wanted to buy the land to expand its warehouse. This May 1959 image shows construction along Patterson Avenue between Libbie and Maple avenues in Richmond. Only Dickinson survived the first day of the event. Here, a city flusher washed snow and slush from Broad Street downtown. Photo taken June 23, 1951. The structures, which remained after the electric trolley system folded in the late 1930s, had become a nuisance, with chunks of concrete falling off of them at times. In January 1953, Richmond city workers painted lane lines on Cowardin Avenue using a new power-driven machine. In addition to winning a trip to the Miss Virginia contest in Roanoke the next month, Allen received a silver bowl, a $200 scholarship, jewelry and cosmetics. RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) A 12-year-old was shot in the leg in Richmond on Monday morning, the Richmond Police Department confirmed to KRON4. He had visited Virginia weeks earlier to scout for movie locations, and he was returning to the state to interview promising actors with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon. This December 1951 image shows the Tummyache persimmon tree in the back of Retreat for the Sick Hospital at Grove Avenue and Mulberry Street in Richmond. In October 1950, Virginia Randolph helped S.O. Police say the shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday in the Southside Park near South 6th Street and Virginia Avenue. In June 1952, trucks loaded with wheat during the harvest season had a long wait including along the Mayo Bridge to reach the Cargill Inc. grain elevator at First and Hull streets in South Richmond. Here, Virginia's Jim Bakhtiar (feet in air) rolled into the end zone in the first quarter for the first of his four touchdowns. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. Students were in the middle of exam week at the time. The festival ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984 and was a top event in the city during its run. Wiltshire, 85, prepared for spring planting at her home on Patterson Avenue in Richmond. The homicide is the 14th investigated by Richmond police this year. In December 1959, the Seventh Street parking garage in downtown Richmond was the largest of 54 properties, valued collectively at about $1.2 million, that were slated for condemnation by the city as part of plans to build a civic center. A June 1950 image of the Ann Lewis womens clothing store at 309 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. A 50-year-old Richmond woman died after a blaze of gunfire erupted in that city's Santa Fe neighborhood Monday, police said. In March 1953, L. Howard Jenkins, head of a Richmond book manufacturer that bore his name, supervised workers at his plant on West Broad Street. In March 1950, a surprise 5-inch snowfall covered Richmond and kept traffic on the slushy Lee Bridge moving slowly. In June 1951, the summer heat sent crowds to Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County for a swim. Pomeroy said. The contents were bought by two local collectors. In September 1950, there were still working cart and wagon horses in Richmond, in addition to police horses that patrolled the streets. The ice cream shop, located on Willard Road in Henrico County, was a popular hangout for local teens. During his show in Richmond, he was backed up by Count Basie's orchestra and completed no fewer than five costume changes. These boys soaked up the sun while fishing at Shields Lake in Richmond. Powell died in 1998 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery. In May 1957, patrons enjoyed the roller coaster at the amusement park in Buckroe Beach in Hampton. The student at Douglas Freeman High School in Henrico County spent his entire summer vacation rebuilding the car. The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is a fun and fast action shooting sport that balances accuracy, power, and speed to test shooting ability. In October 1957, Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown to mark the 350th anniversary of the nation's first permanent English settlement. In March 1957, actor Robert Mitchum stopped in Richmond -- though not for reasons related to his role in the film "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," which was playing at local theaters. Aaron Pomeroy. In April 1950, firemen W.M. He stayed at the Hotel John Marshall, which was certainly more peaceful than City Stadium -- not having lost a punch over the decades, the 55-year-old got involved in the match there and knocked out the tag team partners Dick Lever and Wally Dusek. Herring would arrive in rivers in the spring to spawn, and dipping was a popular activity that allowed men to socialize while stocking up on fish that could be salted and eaten through the year. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has any other information is asked to contact Detective Aaron Mandell at 510-621-1269 or at AMandell@RichmondPD.net. About 20 signs were erected to let motorists know that they no longer shared a single side. In November 1959, Mrs. Frank L. Jobson (seated) and Adele Clark admired a banner for the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, which they helped form 50 years earlier in Richmond. Richmond police Sgt. In February 1951, Mrs. J.H. Tornado felled trees in front of Commonwealth Club on Franklin St., June 13, 1951. This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store. Last year at this time, there were 13 homicides in the city. Circuit Court of Appeals, who wore his best Western outfit for the occasion. Please subscribe to keep reading. Thomas B. Stanley escorted her into the Capitol for a tour. The queen returned to Virginia in 2007 for Jamestown's 400th anniversary. In early December 1954, Richmond got an early dose of winter, with 2 inches of wet snow and record cold temperatures. Shields Lake was a whites-only public swimming facility that was closed in 1955. It was removed from the park in the late 1950s in a severe state of disrepair. This April 1955 image shows men dipping for herring in Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. Our team of experts has selected the best teeth whitening gel out of hundreds of options. The formal grand opening of the shopping center was held in March 1958. Richmond schools were not integrated until 1970. This April 1950 image shows the horse fountain on Shockoe Lane, the small stretch at 13th and East Cary streets that is now referred to as Shockoe Slip. The victim was taken to a hospital by a family member and is now in stable condition. A doctor removed about a pint of seeds from the childs stomach and then planted one, which became this tree. Some felt that flower vendors at the Sixth Street market, as pictured here, should not have to pay as much tax, but city officials saw no way under the law to charge them less. His plastic models came in many sizes and colors. This April 1951 image shows St. Andrews School in Richmonds Oregon Hill area. The Virginia War Memorial was dedicated in February 1956. In October 1952, University of Richmond cross country coach Fred Hardy trained his runners team captain Bill Jordan set the pace ahead of a meet against Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. (Today, the building is occupied by Sunny Mens Wear, and the original Virginia greenstone flanking the entry is still visible.). This March 1952 image shows a wagon, believed to have been Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's during the Civil War, as it was retired to the Armys Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood. Three fuel oil and kerosene tanks caught fire, sending black smoke across much of the city. Everybody who farms has to make every kind of gadget he can for himself, Welch said. In October 1953, Mary Workman (holding music stand), better known as Sunshine Sue, sang with her band. NAACP officials Thurgood Marshall (left) and W. Lester Banks made their way to a General Assembly meeting on Feb. 20, 1957. In March 1959, Donnie and Bobby Alvis enjoyed the first days of spring in Richmond with appropriate seasonal company: a baby lamb and new blossoms. Anyone with information about the fatal shooting at 5th and Macdonald is asked to call Homicide Detective Sagan at (510) 620-6622 or the Anonymous Tip line at (510) 307-8177. Below is an overview of significant service activity provided by RPD patrol officers during their scheduled shifts. Law served the General Assembly from 1944 until he died the night before the opening session in 1960. Armbrecht, chairman of the PTA recreation committee. The shooting happened less than a mile north of Contra Costa College, but Pomeroy said students and staff at the college were never in danger. In August 1955, Mrs. Burlee stood on her front lawn at Tree Hill Farm in Henrico Countys Varina area and admired the view of Richmond. In November 1951, work to improve the 100 block of Broad Street, looking west from First Street, was completed. The story said there were 122 such accidents in Virginia in 1949, with 23 people killed. Her father, Roland, was a former radio operator for the city Police Department, which sparked his daughters interest in the hobby. Watching the children (from left) were H.F. Taylor, Lions Club president; Joseph Rotella, school principal; and F.M. The International League baseball team held spring training in Haines City, Fla., before returning to their local base of Parker Field. This December 1951 image shows the state Capitols west wing, which was added in the early 20th century. Two people were located with gunshot wounds, including a 30-year-old Richmond man who was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Richmond police spokesperson Sgt. RICHMOND A 32-year-old Richmond man died in what police said was a drive-by shooting near Contra Costa College on Tuesday. In 1949, Randolph retired at age 79 from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. He stayed with WRVA until 1993, just several weeks before his death. In addition to resurfacing the road after removing the streetcar tracks, a concrete center strip was added along with updated traffic signals, new street lights and walk-dont walk signals. In April 1950, some children took a rest and got a drink from a fountain in North Richmond located along the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. In May 1950, three members of the Thomas Jefferson High School cadet corps completed their daily flag ritual. In May of that year, during Park and Recreation Week, Maymont opened a nature center in what had been a stone and brick stable. Aaron Pomeroy said Antonio Wright had at least one gunshot wound and was down when officers arrived to the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way about 4 p.m. Several callers reported the shooting to police, Pomeroy said. Parsley storage plant on Rady Street. In November 1957, three stores opened for business in Southside Plaza, then part of Chesterfield County. Also to those who are in pain.". RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) A 12-year-old was shot in the leg in Richmond on Monday morning, the Richmond Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Sledders turned out after school and stayed late on hard-packed snow. They were (from left) Giant Food, Peoples Drug Store and G.C. Ticket prices were $1.50, $2 and $2.50. In the years after the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Virginia engaged in Massive Resistance to oppose school desegregation. Next door neighbor Mario Moreno said when he left in the afternoon, there was a large and loud celebration, but when he returned hours later, the scene was chaotic and surrounded by police. Det. Today, the ramp linking southbound Belvidere Street to southbound Interstate 95 occupies the area. In late summer 1951, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran its first diesel-powered locomotives through Richmond on two of its passenger trains. Two killed, one injured in shootings in Richmond Monday, Mountain lion sighted in backyard of Hercules home, Booker T. Anderson Community Center restoration project hits delays, Richmond police patrol activity report Jan. 9-12, Kaiser volunteers partner with Urban Tilth for MLK Day of Service, Apply now for Chevron Richmonds Black history awareness scholarship, Kaiser recruiting next generation of marriage and family therapists, Window on Wetlands underscores importance of healthy marshes, Richmond firefighters answered 42 calls per day in 2022. 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The co-feature was the Richmond Plate race, a 2-mile course that Crown Royal led over the first jump before finishing third, eight lengths behind winner Flying Wing. On Oct. 27, 1953, retired middleweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson headlined two shows at the Mosque. After closing in 1929, it reopened as the Park in 1938, then closed again in 1953. In the midst of the states Massive Resistance to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, protests were mounting across Virginia. Richmond shooting leaves two wounded By KTVU Staff Published June 3, 2021 Crime and Public Safety KTVU FOX 2 RICHMOND, Calif. - Police are investigating a shooting that left two people. In January 1958, Judy Moss, a Hermitage High School freshman took a spin on roller skates as she practiced her routine at the Arena, a roller-skating rink at Boulevard and Hermitage Road. In November 1950, City Council was set to consider a request to abandon the stretch of 23rd Street between Cary and Dock streets, partially occupied by the railroad tracks seen in the distance. This July 1950 image shows McGuire Hall at 12th and Clay streets in downtown Richmond. In September 1952, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was on a whistle-stop tour of Virginia and North Carolina in his campaign for the presidency. 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