This article was authored by guest contributor Richard Stone, who has been researching and documenting the work of Richmond architect Carl M. Lindner Sr. (1894-1973) in an Instagram Account (@carl_lindner_rva). Stone, a self-proclaimed tastemaker living in Richmond, has worked at the intersection of fashion, home décor, photography, set design, and textile styling. In this article, …
For a city that prides itself on its network of distinct neighborhoods, perhaps Richmond has paid too little attention to Newtowne West. Then again, its obscurity is as much a result of the infrastructure and topography which surround it as intentional neglect. This small neighborhood is bound by Broad Street to the south, Lombardy Avenue …
Willow Lawn Shopping Center opened in Richmond’s Near West End in 1956. The development was a new frontier in the city, giving concrete form to the postwar American Dream of middle class suburbanity. In the mall’s periphery a new type of suburban landscape was being developed. Offices, hotels, and apartments were created, replicating the economic …
Recently, the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects conducted an open poll to determine the commonwealth’s most beloved buildings. The result is “Virginia’s Favorite Architecture,” a list of 100 well known structures around the state. Richmond had a deservedly good showing, earning 23 of the overall spots. Here are three more Richmond structures …
Addison Street has been a main north-south retail corridor of the Fan District for decades, even before its northern portion was renamed “Strawberry Street” in 1978. What is now Strawberry Street has long benefited from a posh clientele while its southern half has been ignored, especially since the Downtown Expressway separated it from Byrd Park …