Category: Virginia trips
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A couple modernist buildings in Norfolk; 10/12/2014
I have tried to convince my brother Alex that his next book should be a history of Norfolk’s willful self-destruction during the fifties and sixties, when federal redevelopment money paid to tear down much of the older part of the city. (“slum clearance”) And it was not a piecemeal approach; entire neighborhoods vanished, intended…
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Petersburg VA on a weekday; 9/24/2014
I did this trip all in one day. I have been here before. Petersburg is twenty-three miles south of Richmond on I-95. It is about two hours from Chapel Hill, about the same distance from Chapel Hill as Charlotte. I have been preaching for fifteen years or more that Petersburg is the next…
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The Washington Suburbs, August 30-Sept. 1, 2014
Let me get a couple of things off my chest. First; I now am stopping at red lights. I have been doing this for about a month. I know, I know, some of you may be shocked. But bicycling in cities has become more established, and to get the respect of motorists, we do have…
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Cycling the other side of Richmond VA 4/19/2014
The northeast side of Richmond is pleasant architecturally. It is cut off from the wealthier side of town by I-64. I biked through quiet streets, but I could not help but try to ride quickly. Was I correct in not feeling safe? This poor side of Richmond eventually crosses into Henrico County. On the…
urban bicycle journeys 