Date
Featured |
Subject |
Approximate
Date of Photo |
03 Dec 19 |
The Richmond Area Railroaders Society has been
providing a great Christmas tradition since 2001 - a huge model
railroad display at Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery, located at
North 10th and D St. in Richmond, Indiana.
The display is open from 12 Noon to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday
until New Year's Eve. |
03 Dec
17 |
03 Dec 04 |
Outstanding local talent is displayed at the
105th Annual Juried Show on exhibit
at the Richmond Art Museum now through December 17.
The museum is free and open Tuesday thru Friday from
10:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
|
03 Dec
04 |
03 Nov 18 |
Bright
colors and unique materials define the interior space at
the new Uptown Innovation Center. |
03 Nov
17 |
03 Nov 06 |
This new
Reid Hospital Rehabilitation
Services
building, on Chester Boulevard near the "New Reid"
campus, is slated for completion in early 2004. |
03 Nov
04 |
03 Oct 27 |
The
Indiana Gateway Industrial Park is located at the
intersection of Interstate 70 and State Road 1
near Cambridge City, Indiana.
It is currently configured for 8 lots ranging in
size from 25 to 40 acres.
|
03 Oct
08 |
03 Oct 20 |
This B-1 Bomber Fuselage backed up traffic as it was
transported through Wayne County on October 11,
2003, traveling from the
U.S. Air
Force Museum at
Wright Patterson
Air Force Base to the
Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. |
03 Oct.
18 |
03 Oct 8 |
Turkey Vultures, drying their 6' wingspan in the
morning sun. |
03 Oct
06 |
03
Oct 1 |
The
Innovation Center in Uptown Richmond nears
completion. The
Center is seeking early stage technology-associated
companies for entrance into the incubator. In
addition, its affiliate program offers services to
entrepreneurs not physically located in the
incubator building. |
03 Oct
01 |
03 Sept 24 |
Amur
Honeysuckle Plants provide fall color...but are
invasive. Many plants
brought to our area by gardeners and farmers over
time have proven to be invasive and detrimental to
our ecosystem. Check with a nursery
professional before bringing in plantings from out
of the area. |
99 Sept
25 |
03 Aug 29 |
The
Fun in the Sun Hot Air Balloon Festival and Air Show
pleased visitors with a variety of activities. |
03 Aug
23 |
03
Aug 18 |
Julia
E. Test Middle School is undergoing a major
renovation. Test students are attending school
in the former Hibberd Building at 900 South L to
eliminate disruption caused by construction crews
and to speed up the process. |
03 Aug
01 |
03 Aug
07 |
All five local high schools participated in State
Fair Band Day. Click the photo to see
additional photos. |
03 Aug
06 |
03 Aug 01 |
Kudos
to local gardeners for sharing the fruits of their
labor on their porches and in their front yards,
making our community more beautiful,
such as this one at the southwest
corner of South Sixth and E Streets. |
03 Aug 01 |
03
July 18
|
Read
the history of Mary Scott Park on NW 7th Street in
Richmond.
|
03
July 18 |
03
July 11
|
This
sign promoting the new Wayne County economic
development slogan "We Say Yes!"
has since been removed, but not before a local
businessman saw the humor in its placement and
caught it for posterity.
|
03
June |
03
July 03
|
Elkhorn
Cemetery in southern Wayne County, Indiana is the
oldest cemetery in the county, where some of our
first pioneers are interred. It is also the
location where the first church and schoolhouse
stood.
|
03
June 29 |
03
June 23
|
A
replica of the Wright B Flyer refueled at the
Richmond Municipal Airport on its way to the
birthplace of Wilbur Wright near Millville, Indiana,
just west of Wayne County.
|
03
June 20 |
03
June 16
|
Over
130 participants
in the Run for the Roses 5K Race had to splash
through a heavy downpour on their way to the finish
line in Glen Miller Park.
|
03
June 16 |
03
June 6
|
Progress
continues on the new jail as it goes under roof this
week.
|
03
June 06 |
03
May 21
|
A
memorial to the founders and workers of Perfect
Circle, a local automotive company with a successful
100 year run was erected across the street from the
former world headquarters, now home to AutoCar.
|
03
April |
03
May 12
|
Several
families of Canada geese are raising their
goslings beneath the Richmond Avenue bridge along
Sim Hodgins Parkway in Richmond.
|
03
May 09 |
03
May 05
|
Volunteers,
such as Eagle Scout Derek Metzger who built this
footbridge in Hayes Arboretum, perform valuable
community service for our citizens.
|
03
April 26 |
03
April 28
|
A careful
eye and a stealthy step allows you to observe nature's
creatures up close, such as this bullfrog sitting in a
Wayne County pond.
|
02
April 30 |
03
Apr 21
|
Work is
progressing on South First Street in the Gorge, with goal
for completion from Main Street to the pedestrian bridge
by mid-June 2003.
|
03
Apr 14 |
03
Apr 15
|
These
chocolate Easter bonnets, created by Abbot's Candy in
Hagerstown, are an Easter tradition for many Wayne County
families.
|
03
Apr 15 |
03
Apr 07
|
Build in
1886, this ornate Second Empire water tower is situated on
the Walter McConaha Farm, south of Centerville.
|
03
Mar 28 |
03
Mar 27
|
Earlham
students continue tradition of Quaker pacifism by, among
other things, posting "No War in Iraq" signs on
their dorm windows.
|
03
Mar 26 |
03
Mar 19
|
The
Whitewater Gorge provides a quiet place for conversation
and enjoying the first warm weather of the spring season.
|
03
Mar 17 |
03
Mar 06
|
Unique architectural
details distinguish the historical homes in the Starr
Historic District in Richmond, Indiana. One
example is this light fixture in front of the Stegal-Berheide-Orr
Funeral Home at 222 North 10th Street in Richmond.
|
03
Jan 03 |
03
Feb 27
|
Record
snowfall in February 2003 creates snow
"mountains" in area parking lots.
|
03
Feb 25 |
03
Feb 20
|
Hoarfrost
turns the Whitewater Valley into a fairyland.
|
03
Feb 20 |
03
Feb 13
|
This 770'
long abandoned railroad trestle now carries the Cardinal
Greenway Trail across the Whitewater Gorge and Sim Hodgins
Parkway.
|
03
Feb 10 |
03
Feb 06
|
The last
remnants of the once mighty Starr-Gennett Company stand
out amid the winter snow in this view, looking south from
the U.S. 40 Bridge.
|
03
Jan 30 |
03
Jan 29
|
Thistlethwaite
Falls is located just south of Springwood Park, along
Waterfall Road in Richmond, Indiana.
|
02
Jan |
03
Jan 22
|
John
Findley, Richmond's Mayor from 1852 to 1866, is best known
for his poem "The
Hoosier's Nest", which is often cited as being
the first time the word "Hoosier" appeared in
print.
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Unknown |
03
Jan 15
|
The
Palladium-Item is the oldest business in Richmond.
It was founded in 1831 by Nelson Boon, a great-nephew of
the famous frontiersman, Daniel Boone.
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03
Jan 03 |
03
Jan 08
|
Notice the frieze
on the top of the building that faces North 9th Street in
Richmond. This building once served as the high school for
the city.
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03
Jan 03 |
2002
|
View
the Spotlight & Memories Archives from 2002
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2001 |
View
the Spotlight & Memories Archives from 2001
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2000
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View
the Spotlight & Memories Archives from 2000
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