by Richmond Main Street | Feb 24, 2021 | Black History Month
During the 1940s-1960s, Downtown-based Black professionals, civil rights organizers, and residents led a variety of actions to challenge discriminatory practices in housing and employment. In 1946, the Richmond Council for Civic Unity (later Richmond Council on...
by Richmond Main Street | Feb 22, 2021 | Black History Month, Main Street News
Last week we announced that Executive Director Vivian Wong will resign to devote her attention to family and other responsibilities, effective February 26, 2021. Vivian was tapped by the Board of Directors in January 2020 to serve as Executive Director, and her...
by Richmond Main Street | Feb 22, 2021 | Black History Month, Main Street News
Last week we announced that Executive Director Vivian Wong will resign to devote her attention to family and other responsibilities, effective February 26, 2021. Vivian was tapped by the Board of Directors in January 2020 to serve as Executive Director, and her...
by Richmond Main Street | Feb 18, 2021 | Black History Month
The building at 322 Harbour Way was originally constructed in 1924 as an open floor plan department store. In the 1940s-1960s it was home to a Breuners Furniture store on the first floor and a dance studio on the second floor. By the mid-1970s these tenants had closed...
by Richmond Main Street | Feb 15, 2021 | Black History Month, Main Street News
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by Richmond Main Street | Feb 10, 2021 | Black History Month
Have you ever noticed The Wisdom Tree, a tall, beautiful Cedar of Lebanon standing between Hectricrew and Lee’s Donuts in the Richmond Shopping Center? It is an amazing tree that has a wonderful and vibrant past, deeply rooted in our City’s oral history traditions and...
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