I've watched this video at least fifteen times it's amazing to see how it looked back then at what is in the landscape now

Born and raised here. I hate what Richmond has become.

@1Hopeinhim

3 жыл бұрын

I live there 25 years ago and I'm glad I can't see what it's become. I used to love driving Monument Avenue.

Ahhh this would be so much more enthralling were the locations and dates included. Some are obvious, but not all.

@CambriaF

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has never been to the East coast,none of these were obvious for me. Locations and dates would have been very insightful.

@conclavecabal.h0rriphic

3 жыл бұрын

Which ones were obvious? I literally lived in RVA, had two different apartments in Carytown, and a third a litter further off towards than fan/school on Grace Street. That was back in college, but it wasn't that long ago, less than a decade. I couldn't recognize sh*t, lol. I very much wanted too though!

@smdftb8495

3 жыл бұрын

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic some were obvious to folks like me who studied the Civil War, like Robert E Lee's home, the Confederate White House, etc. But no, I wouldn't think any of it is obvious to the casual observer. I suppose the Poe museum would be because it says it on the building lol

@dontae1904

3 жыл бұрын

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic they are obviously, the all from shockoe bottom to the capital building. I know where every picture is at and I seen my loft three different times

I liked some of the "now" pictures, but as a person prejudiced against modern (post 1940's) development, I hate to see those skyscrapers in the background. I'm glad a few buildings from the past were preserved.

After 13 yrs in richmond virginia....me and my family moved to Tennessee.. but the memories and friendships that me and my family had will never be forgotten

@harolddenton6031

4 жыл бұрын

I moved to Richmond from East tennesee in 1988 and I'm about ready to get the hell out of here move back to upper east Tennessee by kingsport area.

@waynesigmon5628

3 жыл бұрын

@@harolddenton6031 I don't blame you Virginia no more radicals took over

@DougHinVA

3 жыл бұрын

@@harolddenton6031 and I moved to Richmond in the mid 1980s from east Tennessee in a twin city... Richmond has a socialist mayor and a socialist governor and both are liars.

@michaelward9908

3 жыл бұрын

@@DougHinVA couldn't agree more with you Richmond is not the.same all the history being destroyed

@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717

3 жыл бұрын

@@DougHinVA Everyone's from New Yawk...Govnah and judges.

Amazing. Just wish there were captions describing what we’re looking at. Thanks for a great video.

I love these "Then and Now" videos as they fade from one age to another. I enjoy looking to see what, if anything, has been changed and how a lot of those buildings are still there. And as interested in seeing what buildings aren't. Well done. 😊👍

Love seeing the pictures of the Old south I have been blessed to be born and raised in. Beautiful seeing the historical homes and buildings preserved and still a part of today. Such a rich history we come from

@domthebomb7067

4 жыл бұрын

NC redbird I always wonder if the people in the pictures lynched others!

@Dog.soldier1950

3 жыл бұрын

@@domthebomb7067 a majority of victims who were lynched were white and was certainly not just a southern event

@bettychukwumezie3404

3 жыл бұрын

I love the history ,and Richmond is still just a grand old lady

@illegalwaffel6435

Жыл бұрын

actually there were more black people lynched than white.. Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882-1968 * State White Black Total Alabama 48 299 347 Arizona 31 0 31 Arkansas 58 226 284 California 41 2 43 Colorado 65 3 68 Delaware 0 1 1 Florida 25 257 282 Georgia 39 492 531 Idaho 20 0 20 Illinois 15 19 34 Indiana 33 14 47 Iowa 17 2 19 Kansas 35 19 54 Kentucky 63 142 205 Louisiana 56 335 391 Maine 1 0 1 Maryland 2 27 29 Michigan 7 1 8 Minnesota 5 4 9 Mississippi 42 539 581 Missouri 53 69 122 Montana 82 2 84 Nebraska 52 5 57 Nevada 6 0 6 New Jersey 1 1 2 New Mexico 33 3 36 New York 1 1 2 North Carolina 15 86 101 North Dakota 13 3 16 Ohio 10 16 26 Oklahoma 82 40 122 Oregon 20 1 21 Pennsylvania 2 6 8 South Carolina 4 156 160 South Dakota 27 0 27 Tennessee 47 204 251 Texas 141 352 493 Utah 6 2 8 Vermont 1 0 1 Virginia 17 83 100 Washington 25 1 26 West Virginia 20 28 48 Wisconsin 6 0 6 Wyoming 30 5 35 Total 1,297 3,446 4,743 *Statistics provided by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute.

@illegalwaffel6435

Жыл бұрын

@Dogsoldier 1950 so that's roughly 2,149 more blacks lynched than whites. Of course this is just based off the reported lynchings but if anything the unreported lynchings would just make the divide even bigger as many black lynchings went unreported at a far higher rate than whites

I'm just seeing this for the first time. Amazing! I love my hometown so much!

@wandajones717

3 жыл бұрын

my hometown too. its changing though. but it will always be the capital of the confederacy. long live the history of my beloved hometown!

Once Stone boy gets done with it this is all we will have left of Richmond is memories and pictures.

I lived and worked there and courted the love of my life there in the late 60's and early 70's. I really liked Richmond and the people there. I waited for the girl to finish college and she met and married someone else. Well!

Visiting from England I had the pleasure of visiting Richmond in 2012 when travelling all round the United States. Saw in one photo a walk along the river and under a tunnel where I walked and although not shown in the film a monument/box where a black guy had made an escape from slavery and massive walls built to hold back flood waters. Had a really enjoyable time in this beautiful city and everyone I met was extremely charming, hope to return one day to explore it's history in more detail.

@davidb2206

3 жыл бұрын

Don't risk it unless you are black. Too dangerous. That is what the communists have done to America. We are in the early stages of WWIII now, against the globalism masters this time.

@conclavecabal.h0rriphic

3 жыл бұрын

Wow it's so funny to imagine people visiting RVA on purpose lol that's cool though I hope you had a good time and that people were hospitable

@shamteal8614

3 жыл бұрын

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic Very hospitable and friendly, thank you very much.

@pariswright7094

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidb2206 clearly you have not ventured outside of your trailer park. If you had, you would actually understand globalism and the pros and cons of it. As an individual who was born in VA and who has lived in four different countries including the UK, I will say, as much as I love travelling, I always love returning to VA and admiring the rich history of the state.

@davidb2206

3 жыл бұрын

@@pariswright7094 Wrong and ignorant of the facts. i am in that tiny minority of Americans who actually have a passport. I lived abroad as an expat for nearly a decade and am thoroughly familiar with the third world. You probably haven't. Go live in the third world for a period of years (not two weeks), then get back to us about it. Preferably, learn and speak their language fluently, as I did, so that you are more aware of what is going on around you there.

Lived in Richmond from 1981 to 1986, and again from 1989 to 1994. Haven't been there since 2001 on a visit; will be planning a visit. It's changed and many of the people I knew from those days are no longer with us, too, or are just somewhere else. Feeling nostalgic.

Beautiful. So is the music.

Nice video! I just returned home from visiting Richmond! What a coincidence, my son lives in this area! Very beautiful!

@marbleman52

3 жыл бұрын

the Unknown Source...Did you get the chance to drive Monument Avenue and see the destruction of almost every monument? it is so disgusting! It is part of this Nation's history...and whether good or bad...it is still our history...there to remind everyone where the South was once and where we are today. Is our nation a perfect Nation...of course not. Will it ever be a perfect Nation...of course not. It is because this great Nation is a Nation of people, and people are not perfect, but we have a system of government, based on that incredible document called the U.S. Constitution, and the so very critical Bill of Rights, that gives us the means of addressing things that we do not agree with and the ability to vote those people into office who will do what benefits legal Americans and benefits businesses ( ethically and legally ), and to vote out those politicians who will not do the will of the people. This great Nation does NOT belong to any political party, or to any corporation, or banking institution, or special interest group, or any religion. It belongs to ..."We, the People..." And it is our duty...yes, our DUTY...to insure that our elected politicians follow the Constitution and especially the Bill of Rights, and to vote them OUT OF OFFICE if they do not. The Democratic party has openly and fully endorsed Socialism...the very opposite of a free America, and it is stunning to see and hear so many seemingly intelligent people gladly supporting it.

@brunop11

3 жыл бұрын

@@marbleman52 Yea its disgusting what these crybaby children from VCU have done to monument ave. I always thought that mon was what made Richmond unique and beautiful as it's own city. Now it's just another crappy urban jungle.

My wife and I, were just in Richmond last week and have spent the past month coming and going. We love the area and how polite people are their. Coming from Salem, Va but grew up around and in the Richmond area it definitely brings back memories and how different it has changed since the 80's and early 90's when I remember.

Richmond Virginia is my favorite city I live in Arlington but have visited Richmond many times. I always enjoy seeing this beautiful place.

I really miss Richmond. It is so nice but there is a county divide that will never let it reach its full potential.

2:35. That iron fencing will outlast Richmond

@HOCKEYpro1990

3 жыл бұрын

Why dose it look like a war went down here?

@Imachowderhead

3 жыл бұрын

I pass it every day.

@wandajones717

3 жыл бұрын

the governor and mayor need to be removed from office! theyre a disgrace to my beloved hometown! put back those confederate statutes on monument avenue now!

@irish89055

2 жыл бұрын

@@HOCKEYpro1990 ummmmm....

I'm another "first-timer"! Just happened to find it! I've always loved my hometown of Richmond, Virginia! Really Beautiful! GOD is Good! HEAVEN's Best to y'all ! HALLELUJAH! AMEN! AGAPE! Rev. Frank L. Bersch, Jr.

@pamelahsmithsmith2366

3 жыл бұрын

My brother was born in Richmond..we lived in the Bon Aire district..beautiful state

Absolutely stunning- thank you,!

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Very well done - thanks so much.

I completely agree with adding the dates and naming places. This is my new enjoy on you tube. Thank you for your time

@irish89055

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the former taking the time or just after the Civil War...feel free to ask any questions as I know Richmond

I keep telling people, over and over that Richmond VA is one of the most beautiful cities in America, and perhaps in the top 10. Stunning to say the least.

@marbleman52

3 жыл бұрын

Truth Betold65....this last July, I visited some dear friends in Richmond. I hadn't been back to Richmond since I left way back in about 1980. I told my friend that I particularly wanted to drive down Monument Avenue; once a beautiful avenue with the Civil War monuments at the intersections of several blocks. Monument Avenue also has a great many houses; and an old Catholic church ( I think) that has amazing architecture, that dates back many decades, all along the streets. All of the monuments had all been torn down,save a couple, with graffiti covering what bases were left. I felt like crying. Just as the first commenter, Fools On the Hill, above so very accurately said, how are we to be reminded of this Nation's past and how far we have come...if there is nothing left to see and to remind us?

@truebetold65

3 жыл бұрын

@@marbleman52 I'm sorry to hear this.. monument avenue was a beautiful place and still is, Richmond has seen a lot. It's not it's first rodeo and it won't be it's last🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

@jeffr5506

3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore because our worthless democrat leaders in Richmond have allowed the city to be trashed and now it has become just another ruined shit hole city.

I live in SW Virginia, I’ve never visited the eastern part of the state before but it’s so cool to see the history of the state I live in.

I was born in Virginia and lived in Virginia for the last 60 years.

@pamelahsmithsmith2366

3 жыл бұрын

My brother was born in Richmond 62 years ago, lived there for about 5 years until my dad was tranferred to Omaha. it was a cultural shock moving to the midwest! LOL.but living in Richmond, saw so much history, went to Jamestown on a school field trip,loved living there..A state rich in history and beauty..Live now in S.C. but have traveled back there.

@deeznutz-kd6yr

3 жыл бұрын

60 yr ol masta bata

@deeznutz-kd6yr

3 жыл бұрын

@@hpblack1953 🤣🤣

@rachaelnwaoha3543

3 жыл бұрын

Moved here from Massachusetts last yr and I love Virginia! I want to leave here for the next 60yrs too👏🏾👏🏾💕

@deeznutz-kd6yr

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelnwaoha3543 I want to leave 2 f this racist state

Love these before and now videos I love history so thank you hole for more

1:50 amazed me. This is so cool.

Very well done. Loved it.

Outstanding video and photography..

Times have changed

Terrific!

Remember when RTD had some level of respect for the history of our city?

@brunop11

3 жыл бұрын

yes, things have changed and fast.

02:04 ... Poe’s house!!! Wowww!

HOME,THAT WAS REALLY NICE 2 SEE THEN 2 NOW

Very well done. Kinda happy and sad at the same time!

thank you, born in VA, I reside in Richmond now

I worked up there a couple years ago and drove down monument avenue at dusk. It was absolutely beautiful. Damn shame what y’all done to it.

@irish89055

2 жыл бұрын

It was.....

It is nice to see some of the old buildings were salvaged. This is glimpse into the past glory days.

Always wanted to know how downtown looked before. Ive heard alot of things from the older people, but seeing it is nice

Amazing!!!

That’s a beautiful video

Superb....

I moved to Richmond from Massachusetts last yr. I love it here and will live here till I die👍🏾! And I love this sweet song💗 what’s it called?

This was amazing to watch!

@EverythingEntertainment29

5 жыл бұрын

804 baby

Makes me think of how sometime onward from today now will be then

Don't know who put this together but thank you

Very interesting! And unintentionally haunting

Well done, the fade into now is interesting..

2nd GGF captured at 2nd Bull Ru...er, Manassas. POW at Belle Isle in Richmond. Great city. Classy music & video. 😇

I'm a Newport News resident. I really liked this video. Any chance of making something similar of other Virginia cities?

Omg this is amazing

Amazing

Could you please provide information about the music used for this video?

Sure looked better back then. Seems like there's no character in the newer pictures.

Amazing music

Spectacular

magnificent

Richmond has fallen again. As before, it will never be the same as history is demolished.

The music is just amazing and perfect for this video. Where can I find this music?

You need to update your video. The mess of Richmond today is appalling.

@jlocey87

Жыл бұрын

It states clearly that this was done 7... Seven... Years ago.

I was born in RVA nice upload ❤

Excellent. However, it would have been even better if it had gone from Then to Now and back again to Then. I ended up having to stop the video and go back. But a minor gripe...

My dream to visit the deep south. Since seeing films like GWTW and Glory. Historical images of war torn cities around the world fascinate. Great photos.

I worked in downtown Richmond for many years and I recognized some of these buildings from the "then" pictures. When I was in Nimes, France years ago I saw a structure, I think it was a temple. I was struck by how much it looked like the Capitol building in Richmond. I had good reason to think that as I learned later that Thomas Jefferson used it as a model for the Richmond Capitol building.

What is the music used here?

Went to the Traedgar Iron works museum a few years ago, where all cannon was made for Confederacy. Fascinating history and a do not miss. Glad it made ur list here.

@johnmonroe7378

2 жыл бұрын

Not ALL cannon, but about 90%.

@checkyoursix5623

Жыл бұрын

Some were made in Athens, GA.

Marvelous dissolve photography.

lindíssimo

Sadly the monuments are gone.

cool I live in the river lofts

Ah RVA. I had some random guy try to sell me a snub nose for 40 bucks, right on broad street- in broad daylight no less. It was fun living there for a couple of years though. I had an apartment right in carytown- sometimes when it was nice I'd walk to my classes. The area surrounding Richmond is a smoldering pile of sh*t though. The place is crawling with junkies and panhandlers knocking on your car windows. Classy times. Its fascinating seeing these old photographs and imagining the lives of the people who lived there long before us...

You did a really good job the brain the music back to life to see you with pictures from the past now from the future you did a good job so keep up the good work and I have a channel is a western one is called American wild west you would like it it’s about old westerns in legends in outlier stuff so I love your work do you have a really good job you’re bringing to life the music the pictures I can feel the spirit of the worst making between the grass of the past and the spirit of the west you do any good job 👍

I feel sorry for all the home owners on Monument Ave. I hope they can sell their houses while they can make a profit. Then I hope the stupid city leadership pays the price for the consequences of it's decisions to let the city become what it has as the civil war tourism drys up in Richmond. As well as the state of Virginia. I hope the citizens of the city of Richmond hold them accountable.

@er1073

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ma'am they are down right stupid for letting this happen.

@julianhermanubis6800

3 жыл бұрын

@Kris Karbunkle O.K., commie.

@julianhermanubis6800

3 жыл бұрын

@Kris Karbunkle Well, like most communists, you believe in the "big lie" for propaganda purposes. Here's an AP poll from less than a month ago that showed Virginians evenly divided on the issue: apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-archive-virginia-580a830a5abdb8c228870a89005cfd80 Here's a poll from 2017 by a major Richmond newspaper that showed the majority of Richmond residents opposed to removal: richmond.com/news/local/rtd-cnu-poll-majority-of-richmond-residents-oppose-removing-confederate-statues-support-adding-historical-context/article_f3f157a6-5e73-54cf-bbee-5d587ea604bd.html ...And the Jefferson Davis and Columbus statues weren't removed by any kind of political process at all, just torn down by the Marxist mob, like a crew of modern Jacobins or Mao's Cultural Revolution goons. That isn't a democratic process at all, especially as the polling showed that wasn't what the voters wanted. But, again, idealism that ignores the popular will is typical of you communists. And, as far as "traitors" go, so were Washington, Jefferson and Paine, at least to the British crown, but they won the war, so no one gets to call them that. Treason is a curiously flexible business in American history. However, judging from your commie co-conspirators in Portland, looks as if you are tearing down their statues also, Well, except for Paine, since he never had a statue there in the first place. ...And the majority of Americans have always hated and still hate you communists, which is precisely what the Antifa-aligned mobs actually are and the founders of BLM, by their own admission.

@julianhermanubis6800

3 жыл бұрын

@Duffy Bordeaux Communists or nihilists, the whole lot of them. And thanks.

@thomasfoster1899

3 жыл бұрын

Dammed yankies.csa. u/k

What song is this

I wonder 300 years from now if someone will compare today’s pictures with there era

I can't help but think of all the brave boys and men who perished in defense of this city, and of General Lee, who gave the entire South dignity and honor on the battlefield and in defeat. I am from the North, but, hope and pray this history is not distorted and then erased by ignorant miscreants who don't deserve even to live in our country !

@lukecage9836

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jamig.7254

3 жыл бұрын

@John Foster I absolutely agree with you.

@pamelahsmithsmith2366

3 жыл бұрын

I agree..somewhat..I live in Charleston SC.had no idea that places were named after some horrible people. like the dorm I stayed in at USC..Sims..it was named after a doctor who would experiment with slaves...back then some people even stayed away from him..anyway didnt mean to make this political..like everything else!!

@jamig.7254

3 жыл бұрын

@@pamelahsmithsmith2366 Can you please provide the name of the doctor and the dates, so I can research your claim.

@jamig.7254

3 жыл бұрын

@Baba Ganush Thanks for the doctor's name. I have given my opinion to the original poster.

So sad what to witness the destruction of beautiful historic Monument Avenue and the decline of Richmond.

I really wish something like this would be done for Philadelphia PA

Wow it's cool to see the change, I live in Virginia it's beautiful here, but lots of farms lol

@superkawiigirlygamer9391

7 жыл бұрын

It was beautiful then but we destroyed it now...

@mikethebike2456

3 жыл бұрын

🏍️ Does writing that really make you laugh out loud ?😆

Kind of eerie knowing that everybody is long dead and turn to dust

Oh my Sweet Richmond, What have they done to you? Some call it progress, I call it the destruction of beauty! K. Clarke Stuart Circle born native son

I want to find out where the pictures were taken each one please how do I find out the coordinates are the address of each one of these photos

Was just there for work. Seems like a nice area, just need to get rid of those damn toll roads.

This just shows us how short life is....😢

As a Virginian and a 'Hoo, and a progressive, and with my Dad still living in Manakin--Sabot, really enjoyed this video. Richmond is great and always will be a great city in a great country. Sorry for the slavery, and all that. Very regrettable.

@marcg.3830

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the slavery! Did you partake in it! If you’re so progressive stop buying stuff from China as they have slaves as we speak!

I need the addresses of these locations the pictures are very stunning how do you get the addresses please let me know ASAP

Old times there are not forgotten. To live and die, in Dixie. Stars & Bars shows Heritage, not hate.

It's nice but sad at the same time.

Me too!

Does anyone what music this is?

@emilyeaton1225

4 жыл бұрын

Trying to find out. Siri doesn't know. LOL

Excellent. I think, on balance, I prefer 'Then'.

@robertl.fallin7062

4 жыл бұрын

@John Craske.. Then, when we had Chesnut trees 100ft tall and a equally sized spread. But we had horrible people. Like now.

@c.j.cleveland7475

3 жыл бұрын

John Craske I've thought about how it would be to go back and live in those days. But then 2 words bring me back to reality; Dental Care. 🤢

I hope most of those statues are still up.

Nice pictures but it would have been nice to label which each area and building was.

I remember the shooting back in early 70s on 12th Street Southside Richmond Va

It is so little appreciated the true tragic irony of the Civil War, Lincoln only ran on restricting slavery from further expansion into the territories. The slave holding planter class in the South feared that would result in the economic collapse of their system. They fought to gain the territories West of Texas for themselves so as to expand economically for decades to come. They wound up destroying everything they had.

@malcigloe

3 жыл бұрын

Bla bla bla

@VictorLepanto

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcigloe Do you have a point to make of any kind? How can you be stupid as to make such a useless comment?

@jamessullivan9992

3 жыл бұрын

Good point the slave holder's were warmongers and brought the poor whites real misery.

It’s a sad city yes but the music scene is beautiful

After what they did to richmond , will never go back , the city is dead in my book

Omg i need a time machine,,R.I .P world,,it wont b long ,