Broad Street - Richmond's LONGEST Street - Richmond - Virginia - 4K Street Drive

Westbound drive down Richmond's Broad Street which travels through Downtown, Virgina Commonwealth University, The Fan Distrcit and then continues into the suburban Henrico County.
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[@MileageMikeTravels]

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[@scootermagee6680]

Hey, I’m a GRTC bus driver. Would love to take everyone on a ride around the city. So much to experience.

[@simplecarnivore]

Yea if you want to get shot

[@proverbs2522]

We would love to see them

[@ThisShitIsWeird]

Appreciate what you do, man!

[@blairepearson3368]

I love riding around the city on the bus

[@seriouslycynical9507]

FYI: This video begins in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. There is a church built in 1741 called St. John's Church. This is where Patrick Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. There is a TON more history in that city.

[@kieranmorley2833]

Also Monumental Church! St. John’s used to meet there before it was renovated in the 1800s back when it was called henrico parish church. So much history in Richmond love it!!

[@CoverBandDiva]

RVA lady here! It will be awesome to look back at this in 10 years to see the changes 😊

[@williewonka8376]

Churchill’s beautiful now. It’s really been cleansed. Lamar Stoney’s doing a wonderful job in that aspect.

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

@@williewonka8376 Still no Diamond District development. Yeah he’s doing good.

[@notkaywhy]

I'm actually a current VCU student down in Richmond and it's oddly fascinating seeing my own campus through the POV of another person

[@JeremiahRios27]

Richmond Virginia Is The Best City Ever 🙌 👌 I Love RVA ❤

[@esterepps8137]

Really with all that killing going on

[@CaliWeHo]

@@esterepps8137 I agree lol! Italy is much safer. 😉

[@WHR0306]

@@CaliWeHo sorry but no thanks

[@thedude3016]

they tax your cars boats and groceries, I put my 25 yrs in and when I left I discoverd how great other cities are ,have you ever lived in a different state I chose florida no state tax

[@esterepps8137]

@@thedude3016 WOW that's great!!

[@mjshabazz8874]

Not from here but I’ve been here 7 years now. Love it 💕

[@princesinha1680]

How random to stumble across this video...I'm a native Richmonder of over 40 years, but I've lived the majority of my life in Goochland Co., just west of Henrico and very close to 250, or Broad St. Bit bummed you didn't take Broad all the way to Goochland! I remember the days when Broad was a 2-lane country road from Goochland to Gaskins. All of the development seen past Gaskins and into Short Pump (last section seen in the video) has sprung up over the last 20-30 years. Used to be nothing but farms and fields. When my 99-year-old grandmother, who still lives in her original house, first moved to her home close to Broad and Parham, in the 50s, that area was also rural. Really saddens me, actually. Some say, due to the ever-expanding development, Broad will one day make Charlottesville a suburb of Richmond. If so, I hope I don't live to see that day!

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I remember when Broad was a 2-lane country road all the way to Parham!

[@joannathomas9392]

Princesina, I would go cross the Huguenot Bridge and turn left at shopping center and go up river river until the end and across over and then i would know my way until i come to Dogtown rd then would iam far from family then. I have lived in Richmond all my life I would go and visit my relatives in Goochland va. But now they have passed away i don't have no need to go there now except for a funeral

[@garrycollins3415]

I remember my brother and I thought about buying land in Short Pump for shooting guns but decided it was too far out in the country. Hindsight.

[@proverbs2522]

Random is right. I am a west ender at heart but married an east ender and ended up moving onto his family’s farm. I still don’t like the east end. 😉

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

@@proverbs2522 That’s Henrico’s fault for having that east/west divide.

[@NoHurriesNoWorries]

U.S. Route 250 (US 250) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for 514 miles (827 km) from Richmond, Virginia to Sandusky, Ohio. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Charlottesville, Staunton, and Waynesboro, Virginia; and Wheeling, West Virginia. West of Pruntytown, West Virginia, US 250 intersects and forms a short overlap with its parent US 50. In Virginia and Ohio, the route is signed east-west. In West Virginia, the route is signed north-south. U.S. Route 250 was created in 1928 and was originally routed from U.S. Route 50 in Grafton, West Virginia north/west to U.S. Route 20 in Norwalk, Ohio. In 1932, the route was expanded north/west to Sandusky, Ohio. In 1934, the route was expanded southward and eastward to Richmond, Virginia. - from Wikipedia I live in shockoe bottom rva a few blocks over from broad St.

[@morgantremble]

Thank you! Lived in RVA for ten years and miss it!

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marshamann6390]

Use to live at 2211W Grace St, 1 block off Broad St. Worked at DMV on Broad. Back n 1969.. always loved the city!

[@carlen2005]

6:07 Miller & Rhoads, that brings back a lot of childhood memories. Thanks for the video!

[@MileageMikeTravels]

You're welcome

[@MomLife-wb3qr]

We used to go to the tea room as kids. Makes me sad

[@keithgutshall9559]

When I was younger around 1960 I would go with my mother downtown shopping.We would go to Miller&Rhoads and Thalhamers shopping.We would get lunch at Grants.

[@sharonrivers1347]

Wow.thats a huge city.nice skyline shots.nice drive.loved it.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Yes, thanks

[@mehnzyo.0548]

Nglll its just the street

[@sharonrivers1347]

@@mehnzyo.0548 still like it.whats wrong with that?.love goin on road trips.

[@mehnzyo.0548]

@@sharonrivers1347 i was saying the city is small but the road always feels long i got lazy typing

[@generationdeath8593]

Lol huge city nice skyline ok

[@sour_dsl804]

This is very cool! I live off hull st...like 10 min from where you are! 💜Richmond!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@luckycharm5589]

Moved from NYC to RVA about 7 years ago. I work in the East End and live in Short Pump. That’s my commute daily (except I take 64). Thanks for the ride!

[@billzepp69]

Brings back memories. I have run all those stop signs in the beginning of this street in my youth lol

[@pjwilliams3406]

I actually live left down Cox Rd across I-64 at 28:50.

[@donavanjohnson409]

Great drive on broad street in Richmond VA

[@KingLarbear]

A Richmonder right here from Southside

[@brendanreilly4675]

Same here, I’m in Bon Air. Also known as “that place with the Trader Joe’s”

[@eawatahatanguatama383]

@@brendanreilly4675 that is not Richmond that is Chesterfield

[@brendanreilly4675]

@@eawatahatanguatama383 that’s what you call the “metropolitan area” so basically if you live anywhere that’s a 30 minute radius from Richmond then it’s okay to associate with it.

[@eawatahatanguatama383]

@@brendanreilly4675 no it is not Richmond that is the county period

[@brendanreilly4675]

@@eawatahatanguatama383 why don’t you go search up “Richmond va metro area” then you’ll understand, for example if I’m ever traveling out of state and someone asked where I was from, I’d say rva. Even if I’m 10 minutes outside the city limit why would I not identify with it when it’s that close by, it’s just common sense.

[@Guntneal]

Shootout to my home town south side forever.

[@lukehailey8250]

Southsideeeee!

[@msrenee23]

My city ❣️

[@DearNetizens]

I love RVA. I guess you get accustomed to broad after a while bc it doesn’t feel this long when your riding your bike or even driving. Lol

[@keo0918]

Those Pulse bus lanes have since been painted red.

[@scotthudginsENE]

Outstanding!

[@julinalilly7439]

Nice video of Broad Street in Richmond VA

[@MRSNVD]

Yes , you started this in historic Church Hill. I love it!

[@silverhawk24]

Good video Mike

[@FultonHill804]

East End. Richmond,Va

[@janicebrinson5940]

Interesting video. I am very familiar with most of it. You sure ran a LOT of red lights...

[@deathproof1975]

I know that was my issue!! Please stop running red lights!

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

It's the Richmond way!

[@jamesbarger3447]

Also rolling stops at the stop signs.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

@@aintnolittlegirl9322 😂 did my best to fit in with the locals.

[@willbigelow472]

@@aintnolittlegirl9322 especially the closer you get to Short Pump! 😉

[@ericcampbell5084]

I formally request you do it again. You missed Broad Street Road through Goochland. =)

[@eddiebulan5634]

RVA stand up😎🙌

[@crockpot5194]

You were actually in the Richmond area today?

[@MileageMikeTravels]

This was a couple weeks ago

[@foreverserenity8851]

Southside Richmond, I stay.

[@jamesvanover82]

Moving to the area in a month or so! I like the northeast but like living in VA better!

[@YellinInMyEar]

19:30 Wow, coming up on the right, the Arby's is still and the Wawa isn't there yet.

[@tigersonthetown]

It's very awesome that Richmond has Bus Rapid Transit dedicated lanes! What do folks think of the public transit network overall throughout the city?

[@Mschelley93]

Southside Richmond va

[@gregoryhunt1142]

If you turn left at 18th or 17th and head towards the water you run into oldtown Richmond. Lots of great graffiti. Definitely worth investigating.

[@guylikessinging5361]

I'll be there.thanks

[@likealayup]

you gotta do hull street next!

[@samva7168]

Yeah that's a long street too

[@br0wn3y3dgurl7]

So weird to get this on my algorithm. Was just in Short Pump last weekend doing some shopping at Tom Leonard’s and such. Spent some of my elementary years in Chesterfield.

[@markdmeadows]

I think that if you use the actual city limits Cary Street might be a little bit longer than Broad. Both have clear-cut Eastern endpoints--for Broad it is at Chimborazo Park where you started, and for Cary at Pear Street. To the west Broad continues on into Henrico County (about 17:50 in the video at the Staples Mill Rd intersection) and the name is still "Broad" but you have *technically* left Richmond at that point. Cary runs into a spot where it branches into River Rd and Three Chopt Rd, but this spot is a good bit further west because of where the city/county border runs. Come back and do the full run of Cary sometime!

[@kieranmorley2833]

That’s what I was thinking as well… maybe in a few months he can since it’s shut down for now for a good portion of it :)

[@mackyhowy8581]

Interesting! I thought about doing something similar a few years back but never got around to it. I'm native Richmonder as well.. Thanks for the post!

[@evolutionj]

If I had a dollar for every time I get behind a driver going 5 under the speed limit on West Broad, I would have enough to retire all the pan handlers on this street. 😂

[@laurendavi1989]

broad street in the west end is my personal hell

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Lol why?

[@lp1043]

@@MileageMikeTravels I live in the west end/short pump.. it’s really nice but there’s a lot of traffic and a hole cops :) I bet that’s what she is referring to

[@cathiejanes4975]

My daughter lives in Scott's Addition. Mr. Submarine, yum and Don't Look back - fish tacos, yes!!

[@merqwalker1457]

I lived in Richmond 10 years on 32 east broad...they should have shown chimborazo park...!!!

[@jeffjames4064]

It's all fun and games until you drive it to get to work.😅

[@phyllisfarley48]

I live in Ric. West End

[@stacysimms2709]

I think next time you should do it at night. My cityyyy...RVA❤️

[@804reezy]

CHURCHHILL,CHIMBORAZO✌🏿

[@shobhakulkarni5619]

Good

[@WilliamDambach]

17:30

[@gregorywatkins4081]

Victor products behind McDonald's on broad Street is where I work

[@judithbishop993]

RVA where Marlboro is made.

[@jetcrews97]

I’ll be bacccc this Saturday

[@Qwijebo]

Hasn't changed much except for the statues (sadly) I used to live in Short Pump, nice place, but along the river is nice and Broad was where we used to hang out, great shops, boutiques and art venues.

[@brendanreilly4675]

I’ve lived here my whole life (I’m 16 currently) and was always very satisfied with my city and where I lived until the monument removal, made me want to shoot myself. But reguardless, rva and it’s metro area is easily still one of the top 50 cities in this country

[@Qwijebo]

@@brendanreilly4675 Yeah was nice back in 2010 when we were there. Lots to do.

[@jamesbarger3447]

The statues were a nice tourist attraction.

[@vsmichael1]

@@jamesbarger3447 yes the ignorant bastards had them removed.

[@leelewis6666]

Statues were racist men

[@manmatt445]

Every city i ever been in has a broad street. Most gotta mlk too. But Richmond? Broad street rout 250 all the way to Hundred West byGOD Virginia. Thats a broad street.

[@KingLarbear]

It actually goes to Michigan lol

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Especially in Virginia

[@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg]

DC doesn’t have a Broad Street.

[@WilliamDambach]

4:17

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I really enjoyed this. I live off Broad near Innsbrook.

[@annetteharris795]

I live in Richmond

[@slabbinonspokezz2375]

You started all the way from Church Hill by Chimborazo Park.

[@WilliamDambach]

12:35

[@WilliamDambach]

13:20

[@SD-ws8sn]

How can I drive and post for yall I know the city well and plenty of back roads

[@joannathomas9392]

A lot has changed in Richmond va they have built so many apartments for the students and they are going to build some apartments for seniors as well. Richmond va is just like any other city you're going to abandon houes and boared up buildings and houses people hanging in the streets .Their are not so good sections and good sections just like every where else

[@officialalonzo263]

Nice video, you should do Georgia avenue/ 7th street in Northwest Washington, D.C.

[@WHR0306]

I live on this street!

[@williewonka8376]

I drive on this street almost everyday

[@Atheist178]

Hello from RebelTV 😅

[@redhouseentblackbutterflyp1899]

You rode by Edgar Allan Poes grave and the place where Patrick Henry gave his Give me Liberty or give me Death speech at about the 3 minute mark Edit not Poes grave the Poe Museum

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

Poe's grave is in Baltimore.

[@redhouseentblackbutterflyp1899]

@@aintnolittlegirl9322 I stand corrected...I see I remembered that part incorrectly

[@robertcunningham1730]

Hey, if you’d kept on going, you’d end up in Toledo, OH, I think it is.

[@babysisdolls3336]

i am leaving Richmond this video is increasing my regret...giving me second thoughts.

[@jerrywoods4845]

Broad St. is US 250. Runs for hundreds of miles.

[@lvplackbussy9831]

Shout out to Mama J's. If you ever in Jackson Ward check it out!

[@Ledfists]

Can’t help noting that you ran a few red lights there, bubba!

[@bighugo8006]

Lol it’s crazy i actually see my current house 😂😂😂

[@vsmichael1]

You didn’t go to the end.

[@markdmeadows]

He left city limits around 17:50 and was only a very short distance from leaving Henrico County where the name changes.

[@aydenwarren4637]

You only went to Gayton Rd

[@cmcneil233]

Keep traveling it and it will take you to lynchburg va

[@samva7168]

rt 250(Broad St) don't take you towards Lynchburg, it take you to Charlottesville. Now Rt 60( Midlothian Turnpike) take you close to Amhest via Lynchburg

[@joshdean4750]

17:00 He just ran a red light

[@Sara_Raney]

Stress street is what it should be called.

[@elmehdiboumlic6565]

👍👍👍👍🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@torreypovich8023]

Not the same thing as when I was growing up.. Richmond has lost its natural feel like most cities today

[@DPImageCapturing]

RED MEANS STOP!!! @ 9:55, 17:00, 32:06 and almost @ 31:04 & 31:22! What are you thinking Mike?! This is what I hate about driving these days, the blatant disregard & lac of respect for other drivers on the road-its how people get killed!

[@GPW787]

He blew one red light at 17:00. The rest he was into the intersection on yellow. Lighten up.

[@classicalnaustrianeco6270]

what's with all the rainbow virtue signalling flags?

[@dustinLee8686]

L🤣🤣☠️☠️

[@justinb222]

don’t say rva . say richmond

[@sheritamines]

Stop saying you’re from richmond if you grew up in a surrounding county it grinds my gears 😂

[@jamesmartin3914]

you have broken the law, Failure to STOP!!! Rolling thru Stop Sign. watch your video. evidence is eight there.

[@WilliamDambach]

4:09