Richmond On The James

Richmond On The James http://rotj.wordpress.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:22:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/e7a4df05a46afe503c1809d9c28cce79?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Richmond On The James http://rotj.wordpress.com Fourth Police Precinct Project in Northside http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/fourth-police-precinct-project-in-northside/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/fourth-police-precinct-project-in-northside/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:35:35 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1990 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/fourth-police-precinct-project-in-northside/feed/ 0 RigganRVA "Beacon" - Fourth Police Precinct Project in Northside in Richmond, Virginia. ‘Connecticut’ found a new home at Lucky Strike in Shockoe Bottom http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/connecticut-found-a-new-home-at-lucky-strike-in-shockoe-bottom/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/connecticut-found-a-new-home-at-lucky-strike-in-shockoe-bottom/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:06:58 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1981 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/connecticut-found-a-new-home-at-lucky-strike-in-shockoe-bottom/feed/ 2 RigganRVA Statue of 'Connecticut' in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond, Virginia. 'Connecticut' viewed from Great Shiplock Park Finding the ways we honor U.S. Presidents in Richmond http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/finding-the-ways-we-honor-u-s-presidents-in-richmond/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/finding-the-ways-we-honor-u-s-presidents-in-richmond/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:56:30 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1976 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/finding-the-ways-we-honor-u-s-presidents-in-richmond/feed/ 1 RigganRVA Thomas Jefferson has a statue in the lobby of the Jefferson Hotel Matthew Fontaine Maury on Monument Avenue http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/matthew-fontaine-maury-on-monument-avenue/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/matthew-fontaine-maury-on-monument-avenue/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:57:01 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1966 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/matthew-fontaine-maury-on-monument-avenue/feed/ 0 RigganRVA Statue of Matthew Fontaine Maury on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia A seated bronze figure of Matthew Fontaine Maury which is 8 foot high on a 5 foot high granite pedestal The carefully conceived allegorical theme is a tribute to Maury’s study of the ocean, winds and currents “George Washington’s Vision” at Canal Walk http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/george-washingtons-vision-at-canal-walk/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/george-washingtons-vision-at-canal-walk/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:11:19 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1956 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/george-washingtons-vision-at-canal-walk/feed/ 1 RigganRVA "George Washington's Vision" at the Canal Walk Turning Basin in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the eastern terminus of the Kanawha Canal "George Washington's Vision" at the Canal Walk Turning Basin The War Horse at Virginia Historical Society http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/war-horse-at-virginia-historical-society/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/war-horse-at-virginia-historical-society/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:52:38 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1938 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/war-horse-at-virginia-historical-society/feed/ 0 RigganRVA The War Horse at the Virginia Historical Society on The Boulevard, Richmond, Va. The bronze horse sculpture is mounted on a six-foot base and surrounded by a high iron fence. ‘The Dancing Man’ at Church Hill’s Bellevue School http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/the-dancing-man-at-church-hills-bellevue-school/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/the-dancing-man-at-church-hills-bellevue-school/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:31:50 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1925 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/the-dancing-man-at-church-hills-bellevue-school/feed/ 1 RigganRVA "The Dancing Man" statue at Bellevue Elementary School in Richmond's Historic Church Hill District. Zero Milestone marker is an easy point to miss http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/zero-milestone-marker-is-an-easy-point-to-miss/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/zero-milestone-marker-is-an-easy-point-to-miss/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:45:25 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1921 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/zero-milestone-marker-is-an-easy-point-to-miss/feed/ 1 RigganRVA Zero Milestone marker at Capitol Square in downtown Richmond How Dick & Willie can teach Richmond a lesson http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/how-dick-willie-can-teach-richmond-a-lesson/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/how-dick-willie-can-teach-richmond-a-lesson/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:12:47 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1915 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/how-dick-willie-can-teach-richmond-a-lesson/feed/ 2 RigganRVA My family members walked the Dick & Willie Passage in November My son running on the Dick & Willie Passage in November Very Richmond #11: Morgan Fountain in Shockoe Slip http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/very-richmond-11-morgan-fountain-in-shockoe-slip/ http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/very-richmond-11-morgan-fountain-in-shockoe-slip/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:04:48 +0000 Phil Riggan http://rotj.wordpress.com/?p=1545 ]]> http://rotj.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/very-richmond-11-morgan-fountain-in-shockoe-slip/feed/ 0 RigganRVA The ornate fountain in the center of the plaza dates from 1905 Charles S. Morgan donated the marble fountain Blessing of the Animals takes place around the historic Morgan Fountain in Shockoe Slip in downtown Richmond