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Historic preservation often clashes with the urbanist goal of adding more housing. But the bureaucratic process of protecting the past may be Hickory Hill’s best bet at avoiding becoming a burn site.
Historic preservation has often been used to block housing and as an instrument of privilege. Richmond might be flipping the script.
Editor's note: This is part 2 of a story on how county schools received their names. To read part 1, visit www.chesterfieldobserver.com and search the archives. Page Dowdy/Chesterfield Observer The original Swift Creek school was located on what is now Hull Street Road and is currently home to an insurance company. Ever wondered who
Negroes Cheered “Dixie” on Their Emancipation Anniversary. Nearly every colored man, woman and child in Richmond, and the surrounding territory, took part in or viewed the big emancipation parade yesterday. The crowd was orderly and was the subject of favorable comments from all who saw the line as it passed along to the music from several bands. The parade consumed something like twenty minutes in passing a given point, and was made up of various negro clubs and societies. An amusing incident was the cheering of “Dixie” on this occasion. After the principal streets of the city had be...