About 250 trucks delivered on this day alone, and as many as 85 were lined up at one time. Law served the General Assembly from 1944 until he died the night before the opening session in 1960. 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. RPD cruiser involved in crash at Midlothian and Roanoke. In October 1951, workers constructed a section of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. Please subscribe to keep reading. In June 1951, square dance caller Richard Chase taught playground directors some steps ahead o f a dance scheduled for the Byrd Park tennis courts in Richmond as part of Park and Recreation Week. In March 1950, four girls played jump-rope in a Richmond city park. (The location, in what is now called Carytown, is occupied by Can Can Brasserie.). After standing for many years on a pedestal in front of Grays Armory at Seventh and Marshall, this one was destined to join its two mates at the city Works Department trash heap at the old fairgrounds, where those two had lain missing since World War II until being rediscovered in January 1952. That year, fall suits were on sale for $11, and dresses for only $5.44. The parade was first held in 1929 and, after a pause during World War II, resumed in 1946. Tobacco, textiles, newsprint, machinery and steel were among many products that came into or exited the terminal on cargo ships. . A Henrico County man whose Tuckahoe home was found full of bomb-making materials and explosive devices last year has been sentenced to 12 year. On Aug. 28, 1950, Richmond's first black firefighting unit took charge of Engine Co. 9 at Fifth and Duval streets. In October 1954, a group of costumed children celebrated Halloween at the William Fox playground in Richmond. At the same time, cadets changed to Navy pea jackets as a top coat - the previous style, an Army-type mackinaw that was made at the state penitentiary, was no longer available. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. Police say a woman and two children were also inside the . Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. This June 1950 image shows the Harpers Department Store at 201 E. Broad St. Horse owner Chester C. Sully said he was making a coal delivery when the horse got startled by a noise and took off on a five-minute gallop, which ended around Jefferson Avenue and 23rd Street, where the wagon broke the cars windshield and left rear window. Merchants reported strong sales. The span in the foreground was a small automobile bridge to Belle Isle, mainly used by employees working on the island. In 1954, the building became The Arena and hosted sporting events, concerts, shows and exhibitions for more than 40 years before being torn down in the late 1990s to make way for Sports Backers Stadium. Jaishon D. Banks was found guilty of first-degree murder in the May 19 shooting death ofDiamond Brown-Mosby. In February 1958, a line of vehicles moved along Chamberlayne Avenue at Lombardy Street on Richmonds North Side. In July 1950, women lounged on a floating platform at a swimming hole that was once a quarry. Jan 12, 2023. In June 1953, James R. Osterbind posed for a photo during his workday at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. The Hokies are shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 45.4% the Seminoles allow to opponents. In July 1952, the nation's first 24-hour peacetime air raid alert system, called Operation Skywatch, began operation. In May 1956, area residents enjoyed a refreshing swim in the James River a reprieve from record high temperatures during the spring month. SEE ALSO: Juvenile riding bike hit by car in Roanoke. In October 1957, about 100 firefighters needed four hours to control a blaze in the 700 block of East Main Street in downtown Richmond. One person died at the scene and another died at a hospital after the 3:15 a.m. shooting at Your Place Sports Bar & Grill at 101 Wadsworth Drive, which is in a shopping center off Midlothian . 1 dead in Midlothian Turnpike shooting. In May 1950, Willie Bradby (left) and Pamunkey Chief Tecumseh Deerfoot Cook checked a shad net on their reservation in King William County. In December 1954, actor Paul Douglas was in Richmond to star in a stage production of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and he renewed acquaintances and shared family photographs with local actress and singer Patsy Garrett, a friend from their days in radio. The building is a National Historic Landmark. Today, the ramp linking southbound Belvidere Street to southbound Interstate 95 occupies the area. The Cavaliers trounced the Gobblers 38-7. This land today houses part of the parking deck for The River Lofts apartments. Storm was June 14, 1951. In April 1952, Betsy Marrin and Doris Bolton admired the springtime blooms in the Italian Garden at Maymont Park. McCutchen said the 11-year-old who was injured is Sharnez Hills niece. In November 1951, a dachshund float towered above spectators lining the curb during the Thalhimers Toy Parade in downtown Richmond. In November 1950, Richmond firefighters battled an early morning blaze at Monument Methodist Church, located at Allen and Park avenues. In December, a jury decided that the city was at fault, as evidence pointed to a leaking underground gas main. 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 May 1954, James River Garden Club members visited the Branch House on Monument Avenue in Richmond to make last-minute arrangements before the weekends flower show. In September 1958, a yard full of bicycles made clear that classes were back in session at Westhampton School in Richmond. As part of a larger resurfacing and repair project across the city, Cary was repaved with blacktop between Belmont and Nansemond streets by Richmonds Department of Public Works. The change was in anticipation of expanding the configuration to begin at the city limits. In March 1951, reigning horse of the year Hill Prince came home to The Meadow, near Doswell in Caroline County, after suffering a leg fracture during training in California. (Photo: 8News Reporter Ben Dennis) In March 1956, jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his All-Stars played a concert at the Mosque, along with Woody Herman and his Third Herd. There was only one minor injury, and none of the vehicles sustained serious damage. Proceeds helped restore local gardens. In November 1953, University of Richmond basketball coach Les Hooker was surrounded by four returning members from the previous seasons team, which won the Big Six title in Hookers first season and earned him coach of the year honors. This 1950 image shows part of the Bellona Arsenal property in Chesterfield County. This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip. 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. According to Richmond Police, a man was left with life-threatening injuries and was taken . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In March 1959, employees of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond prepared for an onslaught of customers before doors opened for business. There is no suspect description at this time. Chesterfield Police responded to the reported shooting around 3:30 a.m. and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 14000 block of North Carriage Lane. In June 1950, gleeful children left Ginter Park School in Richmond as they were dismissed for the summer months though they did need to return a few days later for their report cards. A woman with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound was taken to a hospital, police said. Around 7:25 a.m., officers . On April 9, 1955, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Giants, 5-2, in an exhibition game seen by more than 12,600 spectators at Parker Field in Richmond. The men used the hot boxes at the Richmond YMCA, which could be set to 115 degrees and could leave the body cleansed and refreshed. In January 1950, Bobby Seal (left), 15, and Marvin Kayo Williams, 14, played billiards on the new table at the Salvation Armys Red Shield Boys Club, which was on Church Hill in Richmond. In May 1959, Ronald Yaffe performed a levitation magic trick. The Virginia War Memorial was dedicated in February 1956. It opened in 1912 to house the University College of Medicine, which merged with the Medical College of Virginia the following year. The granite arch span, most of which can still be seen today, was built in the 1820s at a cost of just over $2,000. In October 1954, students crowded into the new Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County. In July 1956, Warren Collazzo and Pat Benedict of the Eastern Parkway Skating Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., practiced a routine they would use in an international skating competition that was underway at the Arena in Richmond. In June 1950, a school group followed a nature trail at Forest Hill Park in Richmond and explored a wildflower preserve and bird sanctuary. In November 1950, farmer Ray Welch of Northumberland County used his homemade portable corn elevator. In August 1950, a 10-car accident on the Lee Bridge snarled traffic both ways during rush hour. In July 1950, an employee of Richmond optician J.S. The popular diner, located along the Corner in the heart of the University of Virginia, was opened in 1953 by Paul Dunsmore. Pictured (left to right) are Ken Daniels, Warren Mills, Hooker, Ed Harrison and Walt Lysaght. Its a tragedy when a mother and now a child is gone because of indiscriminate gunfire without any regard for human life in a neighborhood. The statues head was finally placed on March 13, after which the smoothing process was completed. There is a since of peace and quiet within the facility. The Panthers were on an eight-game winning streak, but they lost 76-73 in overtime to NCC. In November 1957, three stores opened for business in Southside Plaza, then part of Chesterfield County. The area was enduring a three-week dry spell at the time. Sportspage Bar & Grille Midlothian was established at 14245 Midlothian Turnpike in 2003. In September 1958, a Chesterfield County farmer welcomed the sight of rain clouds, though they didnt yield any rain. At John Marshall, the schools band and color guard took part in the service, and wreaths were placed on two plaques bearing names of former students who gave their lives in the two world wars. In January 1964, Jewell Mason, one of Richmonds few female cab drivers, chatted with her husband, Otha, who also drove cabs. The STIHL RMA 460 is available to buy at Pleasants Hardware - Midlothian in Midlothian, VA. In September 1950, ground was broken for the South Richmond Health Center at 14th and Bainbridge streets. The Byrd Park Methodist congregation, later renamed to Park Avenue, moved into the structure in 1952. 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. The barrel was serving as a temporary mailbox for the newly developed residential area in the West End. 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. The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Additional charges are pending. The festival ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984 and was a top event in the city during its run. In October 1951, Mrs. R.L. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Crime Insider @jonburkettcbs6s sources say Chesterfield Police are investigating a homicide on North Carriage Lane, near Midlothian MS. This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. In April 1956, members of the Richmond Virginians engaged in a pre-practice bull session in their locker room. It took more than 15 years after this image was taken until the last of the structures was removed. In April 1950, Roscoe Turner (right), famed speed flier who helped develop Richmond's original Byrd Field, shook hands with Adm. Richard E. Byrd, for whom the field is named, at the dedication of Byrd Airport's new terminal building. In April 1959, the Town Motel had just opened at Belvidere and Rowe streets near the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. At this point, the investigation indicates the unknown suspect fled the area on foot, police said. Here, Virginia's Jim Bakhtiar (feet in air) rolled into the end zone in the first quarter for the first of his four touchdowns. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. In August 1954, members of the Richmond Civic Ballet rehearsed for an upcoming performance. In July 1953, tennis players (from left) Cliff Miller, Al Dickinson and Bob Figg Sr. discussed the Country Club of Virginias annual tennis competition, which began the day before. On Sept. 26, 1953, the Virginia Tech football team celebrated its 20-6 win over the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The winner was Little Joe Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964. In October 1958, a street-widening project continued along Patterson Avenue in Richmonds West End. Limited appointments are available to qualifying patients due to high demand. In October 1953, Mary Workman (holding music stand), better known as Sunshine Sue, sang with her band. 1959 view of a staircase at Old City Hall. Deals included winter coats for $1 for early customers, television sets between $1.98 and $19, and a seven-diamond ring for $39. In September 1950, Sherry Gilman placed a letter in a barrel-turned-mailbox on Honaker Avenue in Richmond. In October 1950, Virginia Randolph attended the cornerstone-laying ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that she started in 1892 and that was named for her. It closed in 1972. Ticket prices were $1.50, $2 and $2.50. At the time, Judy was one of the most promising skaters in the Richmond area and was working to master some of the most difficult tasks of the rink. In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The 300 block South Lombardy Street after tornado. The open-membership volunteer group, which held roughly a dozen performances annually at local events, was organized almost four years earlier by local former professional dancers Betty Carper Grigg and John Hurdle. This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. It was removed from the park in the late 1950s in a severe state of disrepair. That month, city officials pondered whether furnishing water to this old horse trough on North Second Street near Bates Street and two others was still justified. The chief noted that sick tribe members were treated at Richmond hospitals, so the Pamunkey wanted to help the construction effort. Alley and J.B. Winston mounted Richmonds oldest fire engine, Old 798. The brick buildings that stand there today were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Mason, who started working for the Yellow Cab Co. in 1958, said she never had issues because of her gender. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Women won the constitutional right to vote in 1920 and neither of us has missed an election since 1920, Clark said. This fountain, between Dove and Vale streets just off the turnpike, is still standing, though the lion heads have since been removed and the fountain has been painted. Richmond endured five days of rain, with an official total of 3.82 inches falling. In July 1951, Office of Price Stabilization regulations were posted at the Thalhimers department store. Here, a city flusher washed snow and slush from Broad Street downtown. Robinson turned to dancing and singing when he stopped boxing in 1952 but resumed fighting in 1955 when his entertainment career waned. Richard Hayes. . But she did note that women drivers were unjustly maligned: Women are as careful as anyone else, she said. 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. In April 1950, the 1st Precinct police station at 17th and East Broad streets faced an uncertain future after the decision to consolidate it with the 2nd Precinct station on Marshall Street. In 1949, Randolph retired from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. In late summer 1951, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran its first diesel-powered locomotives through Richmond on two of its passenger trains. A view of East Broad Street in downtown Richmond on a cloudy day in October 1954. Here, he greeted a crowd of 25,000 from his train in Petersburg, the last stop before heading to Richmond for his sixth speech of the day. 6.5 Review score 216 reviews. In May 1953, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad conductor H.C. Rollins (right) and flagman C.H. Today known as Veterans Day, the 1952 events marked the 34th anniversary of the end of World War I. Phantom gang activity also has been seen, involving car chases full of gangsters shooting at each other with tommy guns. Chief Smith said detectives are making progress in this case. Forristal, seated beside the driver, remained head of the station, and white members who waved to their colleagues were transferred. The Keydets finished the season with a 5-5 record. The tribe had a profitable year from fishing, so it made a donation to the Richmond Memorial Hospital building fund in memory of tribe member Charles Bush, who had been killed in World War II. The playground received the Quonset hut, a semicircular structure made out of corrugated metal, in 1947 after city officials authorized using $15,000 to erect it. 5710 Midlothian Turnpike; Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 230-1212; publicfile@nbc12.com - 804 . Three fuel oil and kerosene tanks caught fire, sending black smoke across much of the city. In September 1953, members of the Virginia Military Institute football team prepared for the season. Police identified the victim who was killed during the shooting as 30-year-old Sharnez Hill. Her reps confirmed her pregnancy following the show. From left to right: 18-year-old Kevon Bynum, 18-year-old Kavon Bynum. In November 1953, a 10-block section of Monument Avenue between Horsepen Road and Keystone Drive in Henrico County began carrying eastbound and westbound traffic on separate sides of the median. The barges were made at Richmond Steel Co. for businesses in New York. In January 1954, shoppers waited for buses in the snow on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The victims were transported to a local hospital, two with non-life threatening . Trainer J.H. Notes. 10047 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 200. The cost of supplying water to all three was about $500 per year. Firefighters were quick to the scene but had to retreat as a cloud of ammonia, leaking from refrigeration equipment, hovered over the destruction (there was no fire). faced Virginia Tech in the Tobacco Festival football game at City Stadium in Richmond. This May 1959 image shows construction along Patterson Avenue between Libbie and Maple avenues in Richmond. On June 13, 1951, a tornado struck Richmond, causing massive damage in its 4-mile path of destruction --including a truck crushed by a fallen tree at Belvidere and Franklin streets downtown. She was a student at the Richmond Professional Institute. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This May 1953 image shows the old church tower on Jamestown Island. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. By 1946, the church received a permit to construct a new building on the site of the Church House. This November 1951 photo from the 3100 block of West Cary Street shows Lord's Furniture and Hofheimer's shoe store. In June 1952, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The marble fountain, donated by an anonymous Baltimore woman in 1909 in memory of a Confederate cavalry captain buried in Hollywood Cemetery, still sits in front of The Martin Agency. Richmond Police Department officers responded to the 600 . Richmond police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 6:35 p.m. A man with an apparent gunshot wound was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the police said. According to Richmond Public Schools, the two girls were students in the district, and that George Wythe High School and Westover Hills Elementary School are the two schools that have been most impacted by the shooting. Tornado damage from June 14, 1951 storm. In July 1959, Phyllis Grove (from left), Alta Strickland and David Fridley analyzed cigarette smoke using a gas chromatograph at Philip Morris in Richmond. In September 1958, a bridge that was part of a Belvidere Street extension project near Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond neared completion. Southside, baby and her mother died and three other bystanders in courtyard shot in crossfire between groups outside apt, at least three guns incl assault rifle The shooting took place after the bar and grill had closed at 2 a.m. police respond to report of a disturbance. In February 1957, building supervisors looked out from the platforms, which once were public observation spots. Bellona was built in 1816 by the U.S. government as an Army post, and the nearby foundry supplied the military in the antebellum era. In September 1954, floats in the National Tobacco Festival parade completed their promenade around City Stadium before the football game between the University of Richmond and Hampden-Sydney College. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. Police are investigating a double shooting at the Holiday Inn on Midlothian Turnpike that left one person dead early Monday morning. 5710 Midlothian Turnpike; Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 230-1212; publicfile@nbc12.com - 804-230-1212. On April 14, 1951, the Deep Run races were held at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds, now known as the Richmond Raceway Complex. Four days later, the Mosque was scheduled to host two shows by an emerging star, the day before his self-titled debut studio album was released. Osterbind was one of several members of his family who worked at Tredegar over the course of four generations. RICHMOND, Va. -- One man was killed in a shooting on the Midlothian Turnpike on Thursday morning. The entire Broad Street renovation project stretched from Laurel to 12th streets. With him was Margaret Williams, an occupational therapist at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond.
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