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To: Neocon who wrote (58706)	8/17/1999 9:27:00 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Thanks for the travelogue. Are you the new Paul Theroux? JLA

To: Neocon who wrote (58706)	8/17/1999 10:28:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Hi Neo- I went to college in RIchmond (U. of R) and lived there for several years after graduation. ANd I grew up in Lexington and went to grad school in Charlottesville, so I am thoroughly saturated with Va. history and ambiance! I still have several good friends in R'mond and get back every year or so. I know you were just recording your impressions based on a brief visit, but wanted to give you a Virginian's view of things! The airport is an international one, albeit small, and is served by the major airlines. The strip on which our hotel was located had quite a few new motels and inns, but there was a curious sense of the prosperity being very limited. The reason you got that impression is that you stayed in the wrong end of town (east). The west end is the affluent side of the city with beautiful old homes, excellent restaurants, and expensive new communities; it sounds as if you didn't get out that far, but the farther you go, the more lovely it is, with plantations scattered along the roads. The University of Richmond is one of the more beautiful campuses in the state. Many of the homes along Monument have been lovingly and expensively restored. Personally I thought the furor about the Ashe statue silly, but I also don't think Monument was the place for it. There is an historic integrity that I would hate to see destroyed just to make a political statement. Put the statue in a park. I love the historic feel of Richmond and am glad it has never turned into an Atlanta, or a Dallas. Virginia as a whole, is a state extremely proud of its Revolutionary and Confederate heritage, not in political terms as much as pride in a way of life, pride in their leaders who were great and wise generals and gentlemen, and while I have laughed at this at times, I also treasure it. Preservation and memory are important in reminding us of where we come from and who we have been. I don't think Richmond pretends to be anything but what it is nor is it nursing bitterness. Southerners just love their history. (Oh, and that rundown quality is part of the aura. As long as the item is old and was originally excellent quality, it is SUPPOSED to be rundown. New is considered garish and nouveau riche)