English Village (Richmond, Virginia)

The Museum District, alternately known as West of the Boulevard, is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It is anchored by the contiguous six-block tract of museums along the west side of Boulevard, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, hence the name. It is roughly bounded by the Boulevard (and the Fan District) on the east, I-195 on the west, Monument Avenue and Broad Street on the north, and Carytown on the south. Much of that is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Parts of the area had been in active use as farmland into the late 19th century, and though part was notably used as a Civil War veteran's home at that time, it was primarily developed between 1895 and 1940. It is largely populated with townhouses in styles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Though much of the district is residential, there are several schools, religious facilities, and other institutional uses throughout, as well as local restaurants and stores, especially in the "Devil's Triangle" area Carytown generally serves as the shopping district for the area, and in fact the distinction between Carytown and the Museum District is fairly blurry.The Devil's Triangle is the largest business district in the neighborhood, outside of the streets adjoining Carytown, but there are many small corner stores and restaurants throughout the neighborhood.

Babes of Carytown is an LGBTQ friendly bar, founded in 1979 as a lesbian bar, and located in Richmond, Virginia. It is known for its beach volleyball court, live music, and drag shows. It is Richmond's only lesbian-focused bar, and one of fewer than twenty remaining in the country.From 2011 through 2016, it was the first place Reader's Pick in Style Weekly for Best Gay Bar. In 2017, Babes was inducted into the Style Weekly Hall of Fame. It then tied for first place as the Style Weekly Reader's Pick in 2018, and then was the first place Reader's pick from 2019 through 2021.In 2017, it was selected by Thrillist as Virginia's best dive bar and in 2022 was recognized by Tasting Table as among the best LGBTQ bars in the nation.In a 2017 report prepared for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources LGBTQ Heritage Working Group, Babes is described as "a rare survivor from the pre-1991 period, during which the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board regularly shut down establishments that served or employed LGBTQ individuals."

Cary Street Park and Shop Center, also known as the Cary Court Shopping Center, is a historic shopping center developed by the C.F. Sauer family in the Carytown district of Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1938 in the Art Deco style. Two rectangular wings to the west and east were completed in 1949 and 1951. The structure is essentially a one-story structure in the shape of an elongated "U" and constructed of brick, granite, limestone and marble veneer. It features a prominent parking area, an uninterrupted string of large modern aluminum and glass doors and commercial storefront windows, a stepped limestone parapet, curved windows, and a low, projecting stucco canopy.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Rudlin Torah Academy is a coeducational Jewish private day school located in Richmond, Virginia. It serves Elementary school and Middle School students from kindergarten to eighth grade. This school is a member of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. The school is small with only about 100 students per year. They teach Torah for all ages and have programs that fit all students.

Kent Road Village is a historic apartment complex and national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia. The complex was built in 1942–1943, and consists of 11 Colonial Revival style brick buildings. They are two stories in height and include three different exterior treatments. The complex was designed by Richmond architect E. Tucker Carlton and built under the auspices of the Federal Housing Administration.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Carytown is an urban retail district in Richmond, Virginia; it is along Cary Street at the southern end of the Museum District. Located west of the historic Fan District, Carytown has an eclectic flavor and includes more than 230 shops, restaurants, and offices. The Byrd Theatre, a restored movie palace that has operated continuously since 1928, is located in this district.

The 2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses five contributing buildings including three Queen Anne style houses and a square house with Mission/Spanish Revival decorative details. The houses were built between the late-1890s and 1912. Also included is a row of wooden carriage houses with cupolas and gingerbread scroll work.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

The Virginia Commission for the Blind is a historic building at 3003 Parkwood Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. It is a U-shaped two-story brick building with Colonial and Georgian Revival features. It was designed by the prominent Virginia architect J. Binford Walford and completed in 1940. It is prominent as the principal place associated with the work of Lucian Louis Watts, a leading force in the state to improve the social welfare its blind population.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

The Arthur Ashe Monument is a bronze sculpture by Paul DiPasquale installed along Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue. The statue depicts tennis player Arthur Ashe, who was born, raised and buried in Richmond.

The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II, the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace". Though equipped with a Wurlitzer pipe organ, the theatre was also one of the first of its kind to be originally outfitted for sound motion pictures.

Malvern Gardens is a small, upper-middle class neighborhood in the West End of Richmond, Virginia.

Confederate Memorial Chapel is a historic interdenominational memorial chapel located in Richmond, Virginia. Dedicated on May 8, 1887, it is a white frame, Gothic Revival style structure with a clipped gable roof of grey tin and a belfry. The funds to build the chapel, which totaled $4,000, were raised by private citizens, veterans, and through the proceeds of benefit auctions of donated tobacco. The chapel served as a place of worship for the R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier's Home, which was the nation's first successful and longest operating residential complex for Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Not only did the chapel represent a place of worship, but it also played a significant role in the daily lives of those that lived at the soldier's home as the structure served as an auditorium for lectures, concerts, and meeting. The chapel also held the distinction for holding approximately 1,700 funeral services. The chapel's interior is of pine with vaulted ceilings. Rows of hand-hewn pews face a raised chancel furnished with gothic revival chairs, lectern, and pulpit. These are then framed by a soaring three-arch opening inscribed with gilded lettering. The central arch proclaims: "This Chapel is Dedicated to the Memory of the Confederate Dead" and its flanking arches state: "In this Place Will I Give Peace" / "Saint the Lord of Hosts." The sides of the chapel also features eight commemorative stained glass windows manufactured by the Belcher Mosaic Company which all date back to the 19th century and are dedicated to the soldiers and/or battalions of the Confederacy.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.