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To designate the 900 block of St. James Street in honor of James Russell Stallings, Sr.
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WHEREAS, the late James Russell Stallings, Sr., was born on November 23, 1927 in North Carolina and was brought as an infant to live at 733 West Leigh Street in Richmond; and
WHEREAS, James Russell Stallings, Sr., was educated in Richmond Public Schools and served in the United States Air Force before embarking on a long career as a leading real estate developer in Richmond's historic Jackson Ward neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, James Russell Stallings, Sr., purchased his first property in Jackson Ward in the 1940s and continued throughout the decades to purchase many old and historic Jackson Ward properties, including the Hippodrome Theater, Maggie Walker's St. Luke building, and Perry's Restaurant, in an attempt to save and revitalize Jackson Ward; and
WHEREAS, James Russell Stallings, Sr., developed certain properties in Jackson Ward to provide affordable, low-income housing with perhaps his greatest legacy being the Clay House Shelter, an old brewery re-adapted to feed and house those citizens in most need; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to memorialize James Russell Stalling's contributions to the Jackson Ward community by designating the 900 block of St. James Street in his honor; and
WHEREAS, because this designation is honorary only, the provisions of sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, do not apply to the designation made hereby or to any signs erected pursuant to this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. Designation of Street Block for Honorary Name. The 900 block of St. James Street shall be designated in honor of James Russell Stallings, Sr., pursuant to this ordinance.
? 2. Effect of Designation. The designation of the street block made pursuant to this ordinance shall be honorary only, shall not replace the existing name ...
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