Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06
GREAT CHANGE IS
VISIBLE ON WEST
BROAD FROM 1ST
Has Undergone Greater
Transformation Than
Any Part of City.
RAMSHACKLE BUILDINGS
AND OPEN COUNTRY GONE
Modern Houses Take Place of
Ancient Landmarks-New
Faces Are Seen.
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So j know ~ no par, Of Richmond
which has undergone greater trans
formation. both In It's buildings and
population. than Broad street. and cs-
recially west of First street. In
speaking OF West Broad street
shall have TO divide ii into two sec
lions so that my readers will not
think have strayea away from Rich
Inond while SIN on this old thorough
rare, Tor block or two west OF Brook
.,--fNNenue was open country and the
few ramshacklc, buildings between
This point and Richmond College were
known as Screamcrsvillc, and The
street was an unpaved dirt road.
lave seen fields of growing grain
between Monroe Street and Richmond
college and hunted over the ground
from Elba station TO the college SO
that really the business done on IVES;
Broad was confined 70 the two blocks
from First 10 Brook Avenue. The
/ stores in this section were old-timish
4 looking brick buildings Of two stories
with garrett roof ana dormer windows
and slate or tin roof, occasionally
shingles.
Cellars ran fuli length of the stores
jand opened on the streets with big
4 wooden doors extending half way
across the pavement. In those days
the merchants certainly had the most
OF the pavement. ana the travel over
'e''i' """rS S"uhhN IKE the
vi footsteps over 4 wooden
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N"r'h sue OF street.
on the north side Of the street be-
tween Brook Avenue and First the
merchants and others doing business
then We're Matthews X Timberlakc.
Giazrbrook * Thomas. and August "
King and Todd. who ran groceries
anu liquors: Ne'rA" pen"on, hard-
w"t'' puSSh, Il potter Aoi ale
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i.""' h'p' !" drug store ana Ola man
sErie c'"'h'nE store. while the
iiSt on" now recall rejo!ecd in the
name "i NJ. M"onshinc' Watch
ni,her
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An Appropriate Tree.
Al the southwest corner OF Tirs,
and Eroad stood the frame unGcr-
taking establishments of MIR. l.auhc.
and In front. stood q large and beau
tiful wcepiu- willow tree. mos,
appropriate" selection in keeping with
the solemn business Of the place, As