Pandemic Panorama: Richmond Day After Easter 2021 Scenes

 

Richmond, Va. is a medium-sized Southern city (population approximately 225,000) with a nice mix of the old and the new.

This was my stomping grounds while a student at VCU in the early 1980s. Richmond was where I kind of found myself. And it’s where my Alesia is from and where we started to date. So lots of good, positive memories from Richmond! 

CHURCH HILL

The day after Easter I did some sightseeing here with Alesia and her brother Blake. It was a pretty spring day and we had all had free time with no one in a rush to be anywhere. 

One stop with its great views of downtown is Church Hill where these photos were taken. This area is also known as the St. John's Church Historic District. Keep reading to find out why. 

Richmond has a great amount of early American history beyond and before its role as the capital of the Confederacy during the civil war.

As addressed in my previous blog post (link here), part of the city’s rich history has been under fire and most long-standing Confederate monuments have come down (except at Hollywood Cemetery-keep reading)

Remembering Richmond, Va.

Our Virginia vacation moved from the state's Northern Neck to the state capital.

It is always fun for me to stop by my alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University, when in Richmond.  I earned my degree in mass communications, with an emphasis on broadcast journalism.

That program is now part of VCU's Robertson School of Media and Culture.

Hollywood Cemetery- Richmond, Va.

Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. is my second favorite cemetery after, of course, Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery about which I have written one book with a second on the way. A few weeks ago my wife and I were in the Richmond area for a wedding. One morning we drove to Hollywood Cemetery.