Comments on: Francis Merrill Foster (1921-2008) http://www.cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/ News and events for the Carver, Jackson Ward, Gilpin, and Newtowne West neighborhoods of Richmond, Virginia. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:23:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Charles http://www.cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-7827 Charles Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37:50 +0000 http://cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/#comment-7827 Angela, You should contact Mr. Ronald Stallings at rastallings@walkerrow.com for more information. He is the owner of the Hippodrome. Angela,

You should contact Mr. Ronald Stallings at rastallings@walkerrow.com for more information. He is the owner of the Hippodrome.

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my name is Angela Jeffrey, I am a student at VCU and I am working on a story regarding the Hippodrome in Jackson Ward, went I came across this page I noticed that the Carver & Jackson Ward News could help me tell my story and could give me feedback or point me in the direction of people who could tell me what it was like when the theater was open. Does anyone know who I could talk to?

]]> By: Carver & Jackson Ward News » Black America Series - Richmond, VA - Richmond, Virginia http://www.cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Carver & Jackson Ward News » Black America Series - Richmond, VA - Richmond, Virginia Mon, 05 May 2008 08:04:40 +0000 http://cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/#comment-1242 [...] The 10 chapters of photos include buildings, events, and portraiture (including a young Doug Wilder, and a stunning photo of 95-year-old Edward R. Carter - the only Reconstruction-era councilman who lived to see Oliver Hill elected in 1948). The book is fascinating for the history that is overlaid on almost every building in Jackson Ward, but equally wrenching as many of the buildings are gone or continue to decline (Elks Lodge, Hotel Eggleston, the Hippodrome) and the six years since the publication have taken their human toll as well. [...] [...] The 10 chapters of photos include buildings, events, and portraiture (including a young Doug Wilder, and a stunning photo of 95-year-old Edward R. Carter – the only Reconstruction-era councilman who lived to see Oliver Hill elected in 1948). The book is fascinating for the history that is overlaid on almost every building in Jackson Ward, but equally wrenching as many of the buildings are gone or continue to decline (Elks Lodge, Hotel Eggleston, the Hippodrome) and the six years since the publication have taken their human toll as well. [...]

]]> By: john_m http://www.cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-322 john_m Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:31:44 +0000 http://cjwn.net/news/2008/01/06/francis-merrill-foster-1921-2008/#comment-322 A memorial service for Dr. Francis Merrill Foster Sr. is set 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. The Rev. Dr. Levy B. Armwood of Ebenezer Baptist Church will officiate. <a href="http://www.inrich.com/content/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-08-0197.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[via]</a> A memorial service for Dr. Francis Merrill Foster Sr. is set 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. The Rev. Dr. Levy B. Armwood of Ebenezer Baptist Church will officiate. [via]

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