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It's #PlayDayRVA! Looking to get inspired? Check out this photo from our archives of physically active Richmond children jumping rope in 1984!
You can also visit the The Capital Region Collaborative's website below to find opportunities to celebrate Richmond's designation as the first Playful Region in the country: https://www.capitalregioncollaborative.com/play-day-rva/ #RVA #RichmondStories
Photo: V.85.37.4555, "William McCoy Jumps Rope", Richmond Newspapers, Inc., July 20, 1984

Happy #RoshHashanah! Here's an image from our archives of a child blowing a Shofar, a ram's horn used to celebrate the Jewish New Year. #RVA #RichmondStories
Photo: V.85.37.686, "Help From Ernie", Richmond Newspapers, Inc., September 17, 1979

Debo Dabney is playing at the free opening day celebration for "VIRGINIA JAZZ: The Early Years" this morning! Stop by and enjoy refreshments, live Jazz, and our newest exhibition until 5 p.m. #RichmondJazzSociety #RVA #RichmondStories #VirginiaJazz

The first entry in our new #MonumentMonday series is from 1907. #MonumentAvenue #RVA #RichmondStories #RVAMonuments #Latergram

Photo: Lee Monument during unveiling of Stuart Monument, 1907, Cook Collection, The Valentine

For this week's #ThrowbackThursday, here's an image capturing life on 1300 E. Cary Street about 112 years ago. It looks like traffic has always been plentiful in #ShockoeSlip! #RVA #RichmondStories #CaryStreet #Traffic

Photo: Cook 1028, 1300 E. Cary St., c. 1905, Cook Collection

Happy belated #FlashbackFriday! Here is a photo of the unfinished James Monroe Building in 1979, as seen from #ChurchHill. Anyone remember the tallest building in Richmond going up? #RVA #RichmondStories

V.85.37.4032, Oh, Haze, Can't You See?, July 16, 1979, Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection, Masaaki Okada

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