Driving Downtown - Richmond Main Street 4K - Virginia USA
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2016
- Driving Downtown Streets - Main Street - Richmond Virginia USA - Episode 48.
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Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States.
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610-1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems, as well as a national hub of African-American commerce and culture, the Jackson Ward neighborhood.
Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Dominion Resources and MeadWestvaco, Fortune 500 companies, are headquartered in the city, with others in the metropolitan area.
Economy
Law and finance have long been driving forces in the economy.[87] The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks, as well as offices for international companies such as Genworth Financial, CapitalOne, Philip Morris USA, and numerous other banks and brokerages. Richmond is also home to four of the largest law firms in the United States: Hunton & Williams, McGuireWoods, Williams Mullen, and LeClairRyan. Another law firm with a major Richmond presence is Troutman Sanders, which merged with Richmond-based Mays & Valentine LLP in 2001.
Richmond's revitalized downtown includes the Canal Walk, a new Greater Richmond Convention Center, and expansion on both VCU campuses. A new performing arts center, Richmond CenterStage,[90] opened on September 12, 2009.[91] The complex included a renovation of the Carpenter Center and construction of a new multipurpose hall, community playhouse, and arts education center in parts of the old Thalhimers department store.[92]
Richmond is also fast-becoming known for its food scene, with several restaurants in the Fan, Church Hill, Jackson Ward and elsewhere around the city generating regional and national attention for their fare. Departures magazine named Richmond "The Next Great American Food City" in August 2014.[93][94] Also in 2014, Southern Living magazine named three Richmond restaurants - Comfort, Heritage and The Roosevelt - among its "100 Best Restaurants in the South",[95] while Metzger Bar & Butchery made its "Best New Restaurants: 12 To Watch" list.[96] Craft beer and liquor production is also growing in the River City, with twelve micro-breweries in city proper; the oldest is Legend Brewery, founded in 1994. Three distilleries, Reservoir Distillery, Belle Isle Craft Spirits and James River Distillery, were established in 2010, 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Additionally, Richmond is gaining attention from the film and television industry, with several high-profile films shot in the metro region in the past few years, including the major motion picture Lincoln which led to Daniel Day-Lewis's third Oscar, Killing Kennedy with Rob Lowe, airing on the National Geographic Channel and Turn, starring Jamie Bell and airing on AMC. In 2015 Richmond will be the main filming location for the upcoming PBS drama series Mercy Street, which will premiere in Winter 2016. Several organizations, including the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance, along with events like the Richmond International Film Festival and French Film Festival, continue to put draw supporters of film and media to the region.
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Thanks for watching,
J
Some one is offered me for a house driver I want to know about that man who has sended to me the agreement later I have his number will you help me to do a bit investigation
Thanks for the video J! I`d love to see Salem and Providence.
Thousands of thanks, J! You are a great driver, and I really did enjoy the ride. I live in Finland and never will be able to visit Ric. Still I am writing a novel and my characters live there, and you were just driving there where one of them lives. So I have good possibilities to describe the view. Maria
I see that this was posted in 2016. I was looking for something that included the old Reynolds Metals downtown building in about 1967. I used to work there.
I Love This City Is My Heart!!
I'm from California but last year I went over to Virginia, I got family in Chesterfield but my favorite place to visit was Richmond! So beautiful
Alot of people are moving to the south
Chesterfield is a part of The Greater Richmond Area.
Chesterfield is the county surrounding the Greater Richmond area. Don't get it twisted there's a few differences between Richmond and Chesterfield.
Was.....
That takes me way back and I'm a native of Richmond
Looks cleaner than any place here in Los Angeles.
Yeah! L.A. Is dirty but it's more attractive than Virginia.
This isn't Southside it's dirty asf in Southside
I was born here in 1960. Love this city.
Los angels or whatever it’s called is to over rated
, go to southside and see dirty lol
Thank you for not having annoying music playing in the background. You are the best. I lived in the area 40 years ago. Planning a visit this summer and thinking about retiring there...thanks for video. Like someone said, the streets do look clean.
Great video and I love the fact you just hear traffic noise and no annoying music. The streets do look clean like someone else mentioned.
Thanks for commenting! :)
I just love Richmond, sheers from Chile.
Heyyyy. What a great little city. I love Richmond. Downtown looks good. Now going down Jeff Davis is another story 👍👍👍👍
@Goodie Gurl I feel you there. I also miss VA. Hopefully I will get back there soon. Make a plan and follow it.
Im on jeff davis 😂😂😂 i used to stay on Chamberlain too
Virginia very nice.
So much has changed since this video. You should do a update in 2020. Nice work
Thanks for the memories. Must be very recent. I graduated from VCU and left the area in 1994, to Minnesota. I was last in Richmond in 2004. It's time for a visit, again.
Richmond is getting better I have lived the area for 23 years. Is very nice area and very friendly city , it can grow much big and modern if city officials keep the open mind to let business in
No keep it America
Hi Sir, I wish to ask you a question ? Is richmond a safe city to move in for tech working class asian immigrants ?
kedar dave 100% ， safe and enjoyable city , growing Asia community. I have Many friends with last Dave. Most of from India.
Specially in far westend end and far south area. If u want to stay in center of city, try fan area, vcu area .
@@yipingrao2766 thank you sir
I Love This City
This is just one east to west street that goes through downtown Richmond.There is also Cary st,Franklin st,Grace st,and Broad st.Each one is just as busy and each one has a totally different vibe.
I LOVE YOU 4 EVER RICHMOND,,,BEST CITY IN MY LIFE EVER
Beautiful place, good job, and thanks for sharing.
Thank you! :)
Is it me or the streets are completely clean??
I live in Herndon and when I went to New York i was surprised at how people don't react to all the trash in the ground
@@kodekYT I to live in Herndon but went to Vcu and NYC made me special Richmond the streets are clean and they should be.
Very few people there the litter the roads.
I'm from Richmond its really clean here
@@nicknackblove9359 Downtown and areas surrounding downtown, I agree.
Born here, done that. I guess I can consider this place home even though it's been decades since I've last been here.
Hi I just dropped in out of curiosity. Richmond Virginia looks like a nice place to me, very reminiscent of quite a few places here in the UK.. Thanks for posting! 👍
Enjoyed the video, I grew up 22 miles south of Richmond....Petersburg, VA but I now live in Washington, DC
I'm from Petersburg as well
What do you think about richmond
Trang Nguyễn I miss it. I had so much fun. It’s where I grew up.. it’s so diverse and has so much good food. The weather is weird though lol, now I live in South Florida. I miss doing
Things in my
City Richmond
I'm leaving SF to move back to my city of Richmond VA. I have a better chance of making something of myself there than anywhere else.
Trey Bradley no u dont this place is so fucked up and u know it
yellow leaf why? Is it messed up I was thinking bout moving there never been just wondering
I love your desire to 'make something' of yourself...I pray you succeed with what you want in life 😊
Good for you
@@donaldchadd4229 thanks
man im freaking in love with ur vids :) maybe its cause i aint from US , anyhow ,i love the vids , and i must say , my fav are NYC and Florida
Yeah me too....I'm living here in pennsylvania for 6 months :) I'll visit nyc if i get a chance
where you from and the way you type your comment look like you from the USa
You have to come back and ride down “Broad Street” we definitely have built up and grew since this!
Damn so weird how in this huge city none of them have even seen a picture of the real Richmond.
Thanks! I live in Finland and I am writing a book about characters who live in Richmond. This was very useful for me - and what a soft and good driving.
Mia
Why specifically Richmond, may I ask?
Ah, I wanted to write a book about mercenary, not so much about the fighting and killing but the PTSD and how to live with it. Richmond was taken because of the gun laws which seem to be not as hard as in California where I at first put them.
My subject is history, military history, and I can´t write about Finnish SOFs.
finland is better than usa...
Kabil Chy with what?
@@mfalcon1858 hows the book going
0:16, the loft I used to rent is on the left hand side corner; entire top floor. The Bottom is a great place to live, if you don't mind your weekends being overly loud, crowded and with the occasional drunken street fight.
Pretty dense. Looks like a 'big city.'
Thanks for upload
Cidade limpa, pouco trânsito, poucas pessoas circulando nas ruas!!!
We're in the process of moving here! I like Richmond, it's a neat-looking city.
Diane Leonard Why?
@@nick_aheh We're moving here from Atlanta and neither of us really liked it. It was more expensive to live there and more difficult to find a job. Plus we just liked how easy it was to get around Richmond and everything it had to offer. Mountains and beaches are a short drive away, it's closer to other states and cities, and the people were more friendly. I really like the history, myself. It's got a lot to offer and the COL is pretty reasonable.
@@9to5Drone i love in virginia Chesapeake it not far from richmond
@@9to5Drone Do you still like it in Richmond?
My Home Town!!!
RVA❗
take me home virginia :(
Back in the day people tried to get out of the city to a small town...
But in this day and age people get out of a small town to get to a city.
Because things aren't how they were 20-30 years ago. In today's society
Big City mentality is what small town mentality used to be and small
town mentality now is what big city mentality used to be. I'm from RVA
and the main thing I love about The River City is that there is SO MUCH
diversity. You can walk around being yourself and there is no judgement.
But nowadays in a small town you walk around high or drunk an nobody
bats an eye, you walk around being yourself and everybody loses their
minds and that's shameful. It's all thanks to the complete 180 of
society. In Richmond, VA or in any city respect is everything.
Moron
I’m leaving from rockwood park to Richmond Virginia in June
That's 15 minutes away, lol
Im from south carolina Beaufort couny sc and its very pertty here they got Nice houses here.
@ about :30 near the underpass is where the largest slave market that existed in the "Old South". Tredgeder is the place where many black Americans who live in the gulf states ancestors were sold from. Down the River... Down the James River.
I just moved here from FL to go to college, I'm afraid to drive here since I haven't driven in over a year and I gotta go test driving...😢
Best of luck - You'll do just fine :)
You'll do fine. It's pretty slow paced compared to other major cities
Lol why the roads here in Virginia are dead
The driving here is REALLY chill. Especially if you're coming from the Deep South.
Belas imagens! gostaria de poder usa-las em desfoque, num video q estou editando.
Yay I live in Virginia
Love the trees; city tours generally benefit from a commentary; where is General Lee's house; where is the main Piggly Wiggly; I need to know.
You aren't that far south for Piggly wiggly, lol
U gotta goto Emporia VA for that One lol
There are no Piggly Wiggly's in Richmond, there are some in Virginia. General Lee lived in Appamatox.
Living in England; my knowledge of the South comes from "Driving Miss Daisy"" and "Fried Green Tomatoes etc". Thanks for letting me know.
My Hometown!#804
My City ❤
You should come back to Richmond. It has changed quite a bit in the past 5 years.
Definitely has 👌🏽
Down town has lost a lot of buildings since the 80's. Its deserted now. I'm from Richmond I grew up in the 80's
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What do you record with?
What type of dash cam do you use?
Seattle?
I'm wondering what it currently looks now just like as I type. I could almost guarantee it's completely different now than what appeared back in 2016.
some areas are still quite same, one high rise was imploded but richmond built a new one, the confederate statues are being removed etc.
Is this the city where George Alexander Yarid lost his childhood home?
Richmond is a distinctly Southern city. It's not Mid Atlantic, and it's certainly not 'Northeast !"
It sure is Southern, love it
Not southern. Mid-Atlantic for sure. Lifetime resident
@@jamesbaynes6580 lifetime resident as well, and Richmond has more in common with cities in NC than we do with DC or Baltimore. It may look more like DC and Baltimore considering that those cities are nearly the same ages and built by pretty much the same people, that makes sense. But the culture here though a little more edgy than other places in the south to include Atlanta, Richmond has a southern flavor...
Is plan 9 record store still around?
Yes, still on Carry St.
This is where all the college kids live so it has to be clean Southside is comepletly different and dirty everywhere
Nigga I live on south side not dirty over here where the fuck u from yo
@@joeychalk7180 Nigga it is dirty over there tf are u from Joey cause no RVA nigga says yo 😂😂. U probably from weak ass NYC or jersey
just here before it turns into a warzone
True, I'll be there on the 20th.
looking for friends from Richmond
Virginia very nice
Driving uptown richmond
I'm Coming very soon
Are you going to Raleigh? That's where I live and I'd love to see it
hello frnd do u live in richmond plz reply??
?? You see it every day
quiet
Im from germany
I live in Wichita ks
The real home of Dakotan’s and cowboys
Is this a good place to live?
Hell nah this shit wild out here
@@4sup47 lmao especially in Petersburg
RVA Savage how tho
Be careful and mindful before you make the wrong turn in Richmond
Yes Richmond is beautiful
Why does car park in the street ... No. Parking 😂
Armadillo rdr2
🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
To bad they want to screw with the gifted statues. Another outstanding diversion of wasteful spending and pampering. Sickening
How’d you not get stabbed or shot?
Richmond is'nt that bad lol. Use common sense and avoid sketchy neighborhoods and you'll be fine.
s r
I mean, it’s a joke. But fr the most dangerous place is probably somewhere in VA beach tbh
Ah yes, back when our biggest concern was the Zika Virus
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Terrica
Looks like what I have done a hundred times before. Now, why in the world anybody do a video of that is beyond me. You got more than a few hits, but certainly not to make any advertising revenue off of it. What you basically done is create some UA-cam noise. *If you had done a historical drive through with a nice audio narration of same, THEN you might have had something worth sharing.*
oh come off it, guy!
***** - The are far too many great Richmond vids out there, to waste your time on this sad video.
Some of us are just interested in what certain cities look like. UA-cam is an interesting place.
Look at Richmond today and you see a dump of a city....the beginning of LA...today..
Newport News I s better