Don't miss this week's Friday Cheers show with Dogpark, Weekend Plans, and Caroline Vain Music. Get tickets for $10 in advance online or for $15 at the gate 🎟️ (fb)

Ever wonder how Richmond streets got their names? 🤔 The city was originally bordered by what’s now Broad Street to the north and the river to the south and stretched from 17th to 25th Streets west to east. 🔢 North-south streets were numbered first through ninth and east-west streets were lettered alphabetically. 🔤 When Richmond became the state capital in 1780, city leaders gave east-west streets new names: A Street became “Arch Street,” B Street became “Byrd Street,” F Street "Franklin Street" and so on. Some names were lost to history but a few stuck. INTERESTING NOTES ↓ 🛣️ Cary, formerly D Street, became Dover Plan Road. The name Cary comes from Colonel Archibald Cary, a Virginian who served in the House of Burgesses from 1756-1776. 🛣️ Main was E Street, then Elm Street, but it became Main because it was the main thoroughfare of the town. 🛣️ Foushee is named for Richmond’s first mayor, William Foushee. Foushee was appointed to be the city’s postmaster by President Thomas Jefferson and he kept the job for the last 16 years of his life. 🛣️ Hull is named after Isaac Hull who commanded the USS Constitution during the American Revolution. 🛣️ McDonough, Perry, Porter, Bainbridge, and Decatur Streets are all named for commanders from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. 📸 via The Library of Congress #rva #downtownrva #venturerichmond #venturerva #richmondva #richmondliving #richmond #rvahistory (fb)