During 1972 three businesses were launched that seemed then to be solid indications that Richmond was becoming a more modern city/cosmopolitan market: Poor Richard's (restaurant) opened on Jan. 28; the Biograph Theatre (cinema) opened to the public on Feb. 12 (following the party the night before); the Richmond Mercury's first issue (weekly news magazine) was published on Sept. 13.
Those stylish changes in what sort of thing was available in Richmond were warmly welcomed by many in my generation, the baby boomers.
In 2021, with those three enterprises long gone, I have to think most of the optimistic people who staffed those three businesses would say that 49 years ago we may have underestimated Richmond's stubbornness, somewhat.
Still, there's no doubt we had some fun shaking things up while we could.
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