Richmond Overview | An informative introduction to Richmond, Virginia
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2022
- Richmond, Virginia is a fascinating city. As the capital of Virginia and the former capital of the Confederacy, the city has a lot of interesting history and is unique today. I have visited the city a couple times over the past few years and have really enjoyed my experiences there. In this series I cover a city's history, population, skyline and a few things that make the city unique. Thanks for watching: Richmond Overview | An informative introduction to Richmond, Virginia.
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I relocated from Brooklyn to RVA during the pandemic three years ago and it was the best move I ever made. I consciously sought out a vibrant medium sized city with a thriving live music & arts scene. Also a big foodie city! And also a much lower cost of living.
Def still cheaper compared to more up north states
Lower cost for sure
Unlike most states, cities in Virginia, like Richmond, are independent of their surrounding counties. Many growing cities around the country rely on people moving into the city limits and by annexation of surrounding county land; Richmond on the other hand has been barred by the state legislature from any further annexation and it's current city limit has not changed since 1970. For the city of Richmond to grow in population it depends solely on people moving into the existing city limits. Richmond is a great city, I lived there for 30 years.
I appreciate that you are doing smaller cities like Richmond. A lot of these smaller cities are really glossed over and forgotten about. It's really a shame, because they have a lot to offer. I'm tired of hearing about New York, LA, Chicago, Boston, etc. These cities already have way too much press about them. I want to learn about all the small and midsize cities in the US. Those are really interesting in my opinion. Thanks for your video 🙏
I completely agree. Thanks for the comment!!
I've never been to Richmond but I drove past/through it once and it was nice. Virginia in general is a nice state to drive through.
Yeah Virginia really is a beautiful state!
As a young professional living here, I can confirm that Richmond is one of the hidden gems still around in our country when it comes to medium sized cities. The amount of development & capital investment that has happened in the last year is incredible. The secret is getting out and people are just starting to move here in high numbers. We have a ton of breweries, wineries, incredible food scene, & an outdoors orientated community with endless opportunity for recreation.
RVA is the perfect blend of large city amenities with a medium city feel & true culture/community. All of the development that is happening reminds me of early days Austin before it blew up. Happy to be here early!
I doubt it's going to blow up like Austin. That's in Texas, and Texas has been exploding with population in general. Virginia is not going to get a huge population the way Texas and Florida have. That being said, I do believe the Richmond region will continue to grow, and it may become the fastest growing part of Virginia. The cost of living and congestion of Northern Virginia has become unbearable for many people. Richmond presents many of the same amenities you could get in NOVA/DC with a much lower cost of living. Also remote work changes the game too.
As a lifelong Richmonder at 32 years old... I hate you. Please move out and stop raising my rent.
They destroyed Monument Ave
@@techtidbits7594 I know people are scrambling to leave Richmond. It's a dying decaying city.
@@MeadeFatLoss not sure what your aim here is, but so far from the truth
I have visited Richmond several times and really enjoyed it. I think that this is a very insightful look into the city, although I do recommend visiting Agecroft Hall - a relocated Tudor manor on the banks of the James River. I have been watching you channel for over a year now and in that time is has grown around 20 times larger. I always look forward to your videos and I think this might be my favorite one! Great job!
Wow, thanks so much! I always appreciate your comments. And thanks for the feedback!
Urban rapids that's pretty neat
Thanks..I was raised in Richmond for 13 years and it has lots of memories and love.
I live in Richmond and absolutely love it! This video made me appreciate it even more, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting video, and I actually learned something. So much so that I liked, subscribed, and hit the notification bell to your channel... I didn't realize Richmond metro is as large as it is and had no idea it's larger than the Louisville metro. I thought Richmond city/metro was about the size of Lexington, Kentucky city/metro. And I didn't realize Edgar Allen Poe grew up in Richmond. I always associated him with Baltimore. Considering Richmond's history, I bet there are lots of ghost stories in and around Richmond.
Wow, thank you! It is a fascinating city!
I visited Richmond for the first time earlier this year and I loved it! It felt like home. Thank you for sharing this great video!
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Richmond metro population is 1.3 million. Its 2022 population is 231 thousand.
OMG
I’ve been hoping for a video on Richmond!! I’ve been here a couple times and think it’s such a cool city! Great recap!
Thank you!!
CALL ME SHALLOW! Haha I love that should be your catch phrase. Just found your videos and love them! Keep it up!
Well Done!
I moved here in 1989 when I was 8, almost 35yrs later and I'm still here.....love this town....yet originally being from south of New Orleans......... it's never been "the south" to me........................ever.
If you're interested in more history the surrounding towns just outside the city limits are chock full of it. Midlothian, southwest of Richmond, has the first coal mines in the western hemisphere, The Grove Coal Mines. As well as the first railroad in the US, a gravity railroad that runs from the Grove Mine to Midlothian Turnpike, the first turnpike in the country. That turnpike ran from the mines east to Manchester City, the urban area on the south side of the James river right across from Richmond. While Richmond was developing as a city, Manchester City was as well becoming one of the largest coal exporters in the Americas and being a major contributing factor to the success of Richmond as a trade and finance hub for the south. Richmond sits on the James River but the river hits a fall line upstream just past the city itself, meaning ships can't go further up river past Richmond, making it a prime location for trade and commerce in the late 1600s and onward. The village of Midlothian is one of the oldest still populated towns in the nation and there's a shop on Midlothian turnpike that is the oldest standing structure in the town itself, at 150 years old. Each of the surrounding counties' major thoroughfares are dotted with historic sign markers with multiple historic sites and buildings littering the towns of the Greater Richmond Area. A true hotspot for history nerds.
Despite recent changes, Richmond is still very much a Southern city!
Well done! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Richmond is an awesome place! Loved the video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Not anymore
I love that city more than my own city 💙
Great video! A lot of famous musicians from RVA like Pat Benetar, Wah Wah Watson, D’Angelo and so many others to list!
And me
Love all your videos. I’d love to see you do Albany, New York.
Thank you!! I'll add Albany to the list. Thanks for the recommendation!
Love to See Orlando and Miami be featured as well 💯
They’re on the list 😊
I really enjoy your videos, and always look forward to the next one!
When it comes to ranking skylines, I believe your formula is pretty sound. However, it doesn’t account for some anomalies. In cities like San Diego, for example, the density of buildings helps make up for a lack of height. I think the same could be said for Richmond. While it doesn’t over-perform for a metro its size, it certainly doesn’t under perform. It packs a pretty decent punch (much like your videos). Meanwhile, skylines like OKC are ranked too high because of one building that awkwardly dwarfs the rest of the skyline.
Thank you!! And thanks for the thoughtful comment!
And yes it is a quick and dirty metric to compare skylines by their height and certainly shouldn’t be the only consideration when ranking skylines. My next video will actually be my first video where I rank skylines by my own preference rather than by some objective measurable.
I love Richmond and plan on moving back soon
Nice video of my hometown
Thanks!
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Great video! 💯👌
Could you do Syracuse NY next?
I have a few other cities lined up to do first but I’ll add Syracuse to the list 😊
And thank you! 🙏
I live in Muleshoe,Texas and we have excellent BBQ here. I’ve lived here all my life and consider it home! Friendly folks and a great place to live. 😊
Awesome videos can you do new brunswick nj next
Thanks!! I already have a few other cities lined up but I’ll add it to the list 😊
Richmond is a nice city to visit. It's pretty clean, had lots of history to explore and a good food scene. One thing they really should invest in is public transit. A good light rail and bus system would boost Richmond up to a higher tier. I really like the compact urban core of Richmond. There is a lot to see within walking distance.
Richmond is also home to the Federal Reserve bank of Richmond. One of only 12 Federal Reserve banks in the country. It is also the 4th ranked Federal Reserve based on assets held only behind New York, San Francisco, and Atlanta.
Richmond, BC next!
My hometown! 804
I'd love to see you do St. Louis.
I definitely will. Thanks for the suggestion!
One thing that this overlooks, understandably, is the ever evolving cultural environment of Richmond ("RVA", in the local lingo). VCU is a major (and comparatively inexpensive) university right in the middle of town, from whose students and alumni the community has been re-shaped by all sorts of art activities, underground-level music, community involvement and activism, a continuing youth culture, a wide range of forward-looking restaurants, and much more. In addition, Richmond's large and diverse population of African-Americans has begun to come into its own, as the bitter legacy of slavery and Jim Crow has been lessening (but of course is still felt). RVA is a multi-dimensional city with a wide-open future.
Anti White all over that.
Tyson is the best in my opinion. From Tyson mall just take the train to Rosslyn you’ll enjoy a view like never before ❤. Virginia is for lover ❤
not real virginia
Can you do cities, Norfolk VA and Youngstown OH
Richmond is my fav of those 3 cities in Mid-Atlantic.
Baltimore needs to get crime just under some sort of control, DC is basically a Neighborhood of Manhattan that fell off and somehow ended up in Maryland (Stone row houses, stoops/etc).
Baltimore/DC are layed out perfectly for a city design. Baltimore feels so poor, in ATL, NYC, Newark, Philly and Chicago there is money in the hoods. Baltimore has bad heroin problems, worst corruption I seen hands down. It has a lot of abandonment that is non salvageable. Nyc and Philly have high enough density to refill way quicker.
Richmond is unique, it has a growing Econ, it is extremely dangerous (it’s like Baltimore except it has a better downtown and about half as many no go zones).
I worked in Richmond and it’s a fair place for cost. I made $30 as a Carpenter and there was work all year unlike NYC, which basically freezes for 5 months.
I would not like to live in that part of USA, but if I had to, Richmond would be my choice.
Thanks for the informative comment! I agree with a lot of what you’re saying
Baltimore is a war-zone Richmond has a crime wave as well but mostly long history of Bank robberies its closer DC Baltimore is just straight dirty and corrupt its a crime wave of a war-zones. Dirty cops corrupt politicians criminals everywhere hood-rats huge herroin problem. Another thing Richmond has Got homeless people. Baltimore is worst then Richmond . War zone and bad zoning
New york Philly Chicago and Atlanta newwark have money but in the wrong places.
Nashville vs Louisville.
Richmond also has a federal reserve
Virginia is not a state, it is a commonwealth :)
Richmond is a wonderful city that I have been fortunate to visit twice. I'd gladly return!
Good catch on it being a commonwealth 😊 thanks for the comment!
It is a commonwealth state
relax. a commonwealth is a state. means the same thing.
They should do a video on Nashville vs Louisville Chicago vs Atlanta and A Philadelphia vs Boston st Louis vs Omaha Detroit vs Minneapolis or Detroit vs Chicago and Memphis vs New Orleans and A Richmond vs Baltimore and seattle vs Portland
That's a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion!
Richmond is not in the same region as Baltimore. Richmond vs Raleight would be better.
Next time you come in to town go to Bottoms Up. Best pizza in town! has been since it opened when I was around 8yrs old and I'm almost 40 now!
Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome ☺️
Maaaaaaaaan I'm not trying to put too fine a point on it but Bottoms Up is far from being the best pizza in town lol. I'd put them about on par with Chanello's or Valentino's. I actually don't know a GREAT pizza place in Richmond, but Christian's might be the closest to it.
Having said that, for everything else, Richmond is an AWESOME food town.
yeah man, bottoms up hasn't been "great" for like a decade. and no, there isn't really anything much better for pizza here, so don't bother 😂
I was just wondering the other day when you were going to do a video on our city. The metro population is actually over 1.3 million now and growing rapidly.
Some fun facts about RVA:
- It's in the top 3 most tatooed cities in the US.
- It doesn't have a full beltway like most other cities. (Milage Mike did a whole video on this topic recently)
- RVA bumper stickers are how we show pride in and represent our city. It's everywhere.
- There's a thriving art and ever evolving foodie scene here.
- It's home to 1 of the 12 federal reserve banks in the US.
- It's part of the Mid-Atlantic region of the US.
Thanks for the feedback and for sharing that additional information about RVA!
It's not Mid Atlantic, it's South.
Its not Mid Atlantic, it's Southern.
That's my city
You should do Dayton Ohio
It’s on my list 😊 thanks for the suggestion!
@@CityGeek thanks bro
Or Portland Oregon or NewYork city or like Livermore California or Scottsdale Arizona or like mohegon sun Connecticut or like Greensboro North Carolina or wilmington NC or Miami. Or like Nashville Tennessee
Are there any safe and well maintained apartments that someone can recommend?
No. stop moving here
So many empty parking spaces are waiting for high rises to be built to add to their skyline
Great video! However the most impressive skyline in Virginia is no doubt the Roslyn-Ballston skyline in Arlington. It's a near continuous 3 miles of high rise development with many new buildings coming online soon to bridge the narrowing gaps between each of the metro stop clusters.
Thank you! Yeah you make a good case for Arlington. I would still consider Richmond as more impressive because of its height in relation to Arlington, but I do like the look of Arlington skyline. Thanks for the comment!
NOVA doesn't count as Virginia. Yall should be annexed by DC lmao
Its cheaper than the North at least and it's not that bad, only a few really bad spots.
I absolutely love your video ❤️ Richmond va one of the coolest cities in America perfect location right in the middle of everything dc an hour and half up the rd Philly about 3 and half hrs away and the city of New York about 5 hrs away right up the rd I call it the melting pot of the mid Atlantic so much to do see and explore not to fast not to slow just right tons of restaurants museums and stores downtown absolutely amazing beautiful row houses like you see up north just an awesome city.
Thank you!
It's not Mid Atlantic! NYC is at least 6.5 hours drive or more. Nothing like Philly or even DC. You saying this on every video. The townhouses in Richmond, nothing like the North.
Its not Mid Atlantic! Its Southern. NYC is almost 7 hours with traffic. My church goes up to NYC sometimes and it's not 5 hours away, pshaw.
I used to enjoy visiting Richmond. After the lockdowns and then the riots, it just isn't worth it. The crime has gotten so bad and many of the small businesses were squeezed out.
"The crime has gotten so bad" and "many of the small businesses were squeezed out" are antithetical statements in Richmond. And only one is true.
As gentrification and corporatization of the major neighborhoods of the city has skyrocketed over the last 3 years, due to the influx of upper-middle class white yuppies (mostly from the northeast), lower income communities have been displaced to nearly fully outside of the city limits. Crime in the city is down, and many neighborhoods, through gentrification, have been made safer.
As this has happened, it has also increased rents across the entire city, pricing out most mom-and-pops and small businesses that had been a part of their communities for decades. See Cary Town, Church Hill, Manchester, and Shockoe, to name the most affected by this. Not to mention the bear complete rebuilding of Scott's Addition into what is basically a new city, in and of itself.
Even though your reasons are wrong though, I would still say stay away: I don't want anymore development and money flowing into this town. Its changed enough already. So please do stay away.
No it hasn’t Virginia I’s good compared to other cities you just soft
@@GG-km5ug ok. you can keep richmond. i have better things to do.
supprised Austin and anchorage arent on here yet
Yeah I have gotten busy and haven't uploaded as often as I'd like recently. Also, Austin has a lot of changes taking place to its skyline right now so I'm going to hold off for awhile.
@@CityGeek makes sense!
Why nothing about the airport???
How about Honolulu or Anchorage?
Both are on the list 😊
@@CityGeek awesome! Another great video man!
Las Vegas vs Atlantic city. Or Lake Tahoe vs Mohegan sun
do Chicago
I will eventually 😊
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i expected to meet the New Frontier
Coming from the south I thought Richmond would just be any old southern capital city, I was surprised at how “northern” the infrastructure of the city was.
Richmond is a little hydrant of Northern feel and Southern feel. The Brownstones in The Fan Etc
That's because Richmond has been taken over by Northerners and they have Northeast envy. Want to shred every Southern thing from it.
@@dkd8747 There are no Brownstones to speak of in Richmond! The architecture in the Fan is similar to Charleston/Savannah vibe.
Ok city but not worth it if you can't drive but the city looks amazing minus the weird people who from their
I currently live in RVA its not really that great imo. The best part is being close to DC where there is stuff to do. There monument avenue was pretty special but now its just looks like a bombed out sight with ugly graffiti. Since being the capital of the confederacy is the most unique thing about the city RVA seems to be having a hard time finding a unique identity. There is some good places to go but having lived in the Triangle as well (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill), you can see why it is growing so much faster, as there is a lot more interesting things going on there for a similar sizes metro. Also a small thing too many but I cant believe the Nordstrom's has been gone from our only premier shopping area and it just still empty with not even any "plans" to make it into a food hall or something that other cooler cities would do. The art museum is pretty cool and the nature is nice but the park system is horrible compared to the Triangle, aside from the riverwalk (which has alot of untapped potential, but hopefully the new nature center is cool).
sounds like someone who lives in the counties and never leaves their suburban mass produced four walls
@@heretustay Did not know monument avenue is in the suburbs. I enjoy Church Hill to an extent, but it is small and so close to bad areas. Shockoe bottom has some cool places but its just generally a crappy area. I like the river walk (Rockets Landing - Browns Island) and the Maymont. Cary town is okay but pretty run down for being such a hip area. Scotts Additions has cool breweries and restaurants but Richmond has not tried to make it an actually nice to walk around cohesive neighborhood. TBH the food in Short Pump is very mediocre compared to those areas. Raleigh, has great offerings spread from downtown to its suburbs which is nice.
Its a shame that all the history is gone (all the statues) because of 1 man going to prison 8 time and putting a gun to a pregnant women but no one says anything about that VERY SAD but the City politicians need the votes
What bad history?
ALL THE HISTORY @@dkd8747
ive slept homeless in almost every shot theve showed. its a terrible scary city
what years were you on the streets there?
@@heretustay may of last year til March of this year
@@TheKing-zl3bk fair enough
A video about the historic importance of Richmond that doesn't mention GWAR...
*tsk tsk*
Because they suck
First
Richmond needs
A professional sports team
Don’t the redskins train there?
@@JhonnyBoi They do, but it's not the same.
@@JhonnyBoio they do not. they have abandoned the many million dollar training ground the city helped to build for them 😂 typical DC behavior
@@heretustay I mean it was kinda dumb to go all the way to Richmond tbh.
@@JhonnyBoi bud. most nfl teams do summer training in far further off places than a two hour commute from their home base 😂 they just wanted an easy deal, some fans to crowd the gates and pay for tickets, and didn't care about wasting our time and money to get it. again, typical DC behavior 🤷♂️
What a shame monument avenue was dismantled.
Good riddance!!
not really. none of us actual residents really enjoyed driving, biking, and walking past overly glorified rac1st losers 🤷♂️
its much prettier now 😘
@@hootop85that was all that Richmond had going for it !!
@@heretustayyes we did !!! It looks dreadful now. You people were in the minority.
@@MeadeSkeltonMusic 🤣🤣🤣 maybe in chesterfield county we we would be in the minority, but last i checked, Richmonders who actually live here overwhelming supported removing those hate symbols form public roadways 😜 cope harder rac1st
Your video analysis on Richmond or any other city really doesn't make any sense, Been to almost every state, and a lot of cities have tall buildings but have no character, Richmond VA can run circles around many if them, i.e. Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Charleston SC, the list is greater. Travel more, Bud. Get out.
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You packed some terrific information into 5:30. Seemed like a ten minute video! Wow! You had me scrambling to find the home of Virginia Tech since I was convinced it was in Richmond! Nope. In my mind, Richmond is still so connected to the Civil War era that it was good to see other aspects of this city on your video. A modern U.S. city established in the 1600s just blows my mind. Here in Texas, San Antonio goes back to the Spanish missions of 1720. I thought that was old. 🕰🫢. Thanks for another great year of cities. I rewatch them often to enjoy comparing skylines. Hoping for many, many more of your quality videos in the year to come!
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! It is fascinating how old the city is. I always look forward to seeing your comments when I post videos, so thanks so much for the support! I’m hoping to get videos out more consistently in 2023.
"Former capital city of the south"8:00 10:00 cough cough.
“Most impressive skyline in all of Virginia”….yeah idk about that. Arlington is much better IMO.
Yeah Richmond has taller buildings than Arlington so it depends on how heavily you weight fact that when comparing them. I do like Arlington skyline as well though. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it!
@@CityGeek yeah but that’s because there’s a height limit (400 ft) which Arlington has several at that height. Just a few feet shorter than Richmond. But Arlington has several skylines where Richmond only has 1.
Arlington doesn't count. just say you're from DC
Richmond is a great place but suffers from poor government, governance and has for decades.
most boring city on earth, realy depressing
nothing to do
bad transportation no metro
lived there between 2001-2003
i will forever be scarred
i went there expecting dubai or london
full of history and culture yes!
i meant as tourist destination, no
i would go back just to see museums and civil war battle fields
boy what would i pay to b part of a civil war
reenactment
That's the biggest lie Richmond is awesome lots to do and see your a hater probably from NC which has the most boring cities in the country Raleigh and Charlotte.
this has to be one of the funniest comments on this video 😂
Sure, Richmond has a great history but it has become a toilet like many US cities !
Richmond is quickly descending into the type of dangerous slum that all blue-controlled cities become. No matter where you are in the city, you're never more than five minutes away from the nearest ghetto. Sometimes the ghetto even comes to you.
you have NO idea what you are talking about 😂
Richmond's rapid gentrification is pushing lower income communities to the borders and farther, replacing them with boring white yuppies from up north who will pay 50% to 100% the legitimate cost of rent or home prices to take up space in an ever more congested mid ass little city.
I've been here since the 90's, when we were competing with Compton for "murder capital of America." you know absolutely NOTHING about this city
i think its scandalous what happened to the Lee monument.
i think its scandalous it was even erected in the first place. and wait til you hear about WHY it was erected, that's what's REALLY scandalous 🖕
@@heretustayI think you are ignorant
Yes I agree, but the ignorant lefties will attack you for your honest opinion.
Virginia is not the south 2023 not the 1800s it’s the dmv
It's not in the DMV, that's nova. Richmond is Southern.