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August 21, 2008
From the “garden studio” of Mr. Moring
July 27, 2008
“Signage” — among the new pics in the Petersburg Flickr pool
June 17, 2008
Have you checked the Petersburg Flickr pics lately?
The most recent images/discussion include pictures from last week’s Friday for the Arts (e.g., here). There are also a number of great shots taken from what may have been the Battle of Old Men and Young Boys event or the Memorial Day event (e.g., here)?
June 9, 2008
Wassit?
Who can identify where each of the Wassits below are located? (They are all located in publicly visible spaces.) For purposes of discussion, I’ve numbered/named each image below.
1. Stars
May 13, 2008
In celebration of warm weather: it’s time for another “wassit?”
What’s a “wassit?” you might ask? Tis this. Send in your Petersburg-specific photo submissions (with some sort of identifying info please) between now and June 15, to info AT pburgpn DOT net. Do it.
May 11, 2008
Have you noticed the new banner-flag doodads that are up?
April 13, 2008
A *bunch* of photos have been added to the Petersburg Flickr pool
It seems many of the new pics are vintage 2006/2007. There’s a great series on Seward Luggage, plus signs and facades from around town. Check them out, feel free to add comments to them, and look for the ones that have ‘notes’ visible by hovering your mouse over them. (For the buildings that have changed significantly, it would be fun to post some before/after’s to Flickr.)
March 10, 2008
Efficere begins
Artists Josh and April kicked off Efficere yesterday with their first performance piece outside PRAC. Read more >
March 9, 2008
Roof + car + force majeure = Sculpture!
What the folks at the soon-to-open Minerva Books have to go through to hook us up with good reads: Read more >
March 5, 2008
Out with the purple awning, in with the arched windows
(This is an updated version of a post that was lost during last month’s site meltdown…) Thanks to Joe and Beth Battiston, the NW corner of Sycamore and Washington is getting a facelift. Check out the updated set of photos below.
Revealed: old adverts on brick Read more >
February 27, 2008
April 1865 panorama of Petersburg - UPDATED
[UPDATE: For a larger image with greater detail, click here. And if you hover over the larger image, you should be able to zoom a bit by left-clicking, to see even further detail.] [Moderator's note: I removed the link to the large-format image at the copyright holder's request.]
In April 1865 a Brady photographer, standing on Archers Hill, exposed four images of Petersburg, looking south across the river. Perhaps the photographer originally intended to create a panorama from all four images, but it was not done until 2002, 137 years later, when Michael Vaughan stitched the images together in a large, high-resolution print. In this print, one can make out details such as a horse grazing across a footpath, wash hanging on clothes lines and fluttering in the breeze, and a couple of people on the banks of the Appomattox. One can also see the architecture of mid-19th century Petersburg in glorious detail. Read more >
January 8, 2008
Ron Moring offers a tribute to J.T. Morriss
From Ron Moring: I’ve just selected a few of my favorite photographs taken on May 6, 2006 during the Blandford Church / Cemetery event celebrating the 150th anniversary of the J.T. Morriss Funeral Home business. With the passing of Mr. Morriss this past Friday, we in this city, and beyond, have lost a dedicated and compassionate native son. I have lost a lifelong friend and this is my small tribute to his Morriss family legacy, past, present and future.
January 2, 2008
Rags to riches
In contrast to the prior post, 439 S. Sycamore St, aka J.H. Lahmeyer House, has gotten a fine 2nd chance:
January 2, 2008
Needs love, and maybe a front wall wouldn’t hurt?
While many historic structures in town could benefit from some TLC, the one at 423 S. Sycamore St. strikes me as especially sad:
November 19, 2007
in Petersburg Flickr pool: “Why We Have Historic Review Boards”
aka “This Would be An Amazing Haunted House”. Subject house/discussion #1 and #2 — don’t forget to move your mouse over the photos to check out the notes there too.
November 19, 2007
Holiday Bling in Old Towne
Ron Moring treats us to the following: Read more >
November 13, 2007
Fall color in Poplar Lawn — UPDATED — more pics!
August 26, 2007
Changes according to Flickr
Bluebird Theater: Sep 05. Apr 07. Aug 07.
The vacant building next door to the Trading Post on Sycamore: Jan 06. It now looks like: the one on the left.
August 20, 2007
Accepting photos for ‘how well do you know Petersburg’ quiz
The folks at West of the Boulevard News recently posted a photographic pop quiz featuring interesting details from around their stomping ground. ‘Tis a fantastic idea, so I’m stealing it. But since I myself have much to learn about Petersburg, I’m calling on you folks to email me photos with location identifiers. I’ll be accepting photos through Sept 20, when I plan on posting the quiz. Get out there and take some photos!
April 15, 2007
Photos from Work Places & Living Spaces Tour
Richmond’s John M gives us photos of the buildings on the Work Places & Living Spaces Tour plus a few more — note that the buildings’ histories are provided in captions. Neat goodie: Second Hand Rose,before and after.
April 12, 2007
Check out this thread on 2004/2005 vintage Petersburg photos
Richmond’s John M posted photos from daytrips to Petersburg in 2004/2005 — check out what people have had to say about the photos, and if you’re here this action-packed weekend, don’t forget to bring your camera to capture what has (or has not) changed!
April 9, 2007
R/UDAT tour photos
Some photos from the R/UDAT tour are now available on Tony G’s website.
March 8, 2007
Petersburg Flickr group
We’ve started a Petersburg Flickr group, if you have any photos that you’d like to share.
