1400 Block Floyd Avenue
Fan District; Richmond VA

Watering in Richmond VA
Taken in the Fan District in Richmond VA


Houses in the Fan can be very bright and very loud. Orange, glue, yellow and green flow through Main Street Richmond.


This shot was taken on the roof of the Visual Arts Center on Main Street in The Fan, Richmond, VA. Those two girls were two of my classmates in the Introduction to B&W Darkroom Photography class – so it’s a little ironic that I’m shooting color. We’d taken a break from class (as if there was any teaching going on) to head up to the roof while the teacher took pictures with a pinhole camera. I had my Yashica and the roll of Provia with me, so I couldn’t resist taking some pictures.

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. Dedicated in 1906, It is the only cathedral in the world built with the contribution of just one person, Thomas Fortune Ryan.
Monroe Park is common ground for the thousands of VCU students as the park connects much of the campus. Lawns and benches make this a relaxing area for students to take a break and play some frisbee or tan.

Stuart Circle in the Fan district of Richmond, Virginia, with a view of the First English Lutheran Church that was built back in 1911.
An equestrian bronze statue 15 ft. high mounted on a granite pedestal 7 ½ ft. high embodies the Confederate States Army general of the American Civil War. The statue faces north and is the most animated of the Monument Ave statues. It was dedicated May 30, 1907.
Few things have transcended all the ages of the Earth: death, taxes, and finding a good parking spot.