http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-3120 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Charlottesville Neighborhoods - Fry’s Springs Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:05:07 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-3120 [...] Starr Hill Willoughby Fifeville Belmont The Downtown Mall [...] [...] Starr Hill Willoughby Fifeville Belmont The Downtown Mall [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-2161 Jim Duncan » Blog Archive » Charlottesville Neighborhood - Starr Hill Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:43:16 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-2161 [...] <blockquote>”This area was just called Fifth Street. My family didn’t call it “Starr Hill.” That name has been used a lot since the redevelopment began. The name originated in earlier days when some folks called it Starr Hill because most of the prominent Blacks lived up on the hill here. It was up high, and they prided themselves because they owned their own homes here–no one rented. Quite a few of the ministers lived here. We didn’t know anything about “blacks” then. Everyone used the word “Negro.” Whites and blacks lived together in the neighborhood until segregation was legally promoted and then the whites moved away. Almost all the houses on Oak Street were owned by whites. My neighborhood was close-knit and friendly. Many of the residents were railroad workers, both black and white. (Source: <a href=”http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/vhill/mcginness.html”>an oral history of Charlottesville</a>)</blockquote>I cannot hope to capture the history and character of this particular neighborhood, so I won’t even try;  It remains one of my personal favorites in the City. From a location point of view, this neighborhood is one of the best. Read the rest at <a href=”http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/”>Real Central VA</a>. [...] [...] <blockquote>”This area was just called Fifth Street. My family didn’t call it “Starr Hill.” That name has been used a lot since the redevelopment began. The name originated in earlier days when some folks called it Starr Hill because most of the prominent Blacks lived up on the hill here. It was up high, and they prided themselves because they owned their own homes here–no one rented. Quite a few of the ministers lived here. We didn’t know anything about “blacks” then. Everyone used the word “Negro.” Whites and blacks lived together in the neighborhood until segregation was legally promoted and then the whites moved away. Almost all the houses on Oak Street were owned by whites. My neighborhood was close-knit and friendly. Many of the residents were railroad workers, both black and white. (Source: <a href=”http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/vhill/mcginness.html”>an oral history of Charlottesville</a>)</blockquote>I cannot hope to capture the history and character of this particular neighborhood, so I won’t even try;  It remains one of my personal favorites in the City. From a location point of view, this neighborhood is one of the best. Read the rest at <a href=”http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/”>Real Central VA</a>. [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-2157 Arthur Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/02/05/charlottesville-neighborhoods-starr-hill/#comment-2157 I am smitten with Starr Hill too. It also has the advantage of being protected from cut through traffic by the railroad tracks. I am smitten with Starr Hill too. It also has the advantage of being protected from cut through traffic by the railroad tracks.

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