Comments on How It Grows: Hilton Village

I have lived in Hilton Village since 2009. I LOVE...

2011-11-17T21:55:52.643-05:00

I have lived in Hilton Village since 2009. I LOVE the entire feel of the neighborhood. I'm currently in the process of transforming my tiny back yard into a productive vegetable and fruit garden. I also wonder how many people in the neighborhood originally gardened when the development was constructed in 1918-1919.

It's great to see these beautiful photos of Hi...

2011-03-15T22:18:24.257-04:00

It's great to see these beautiful photos of Hilton in your post and throughout your Fiickr account. I'm in the Charlotte NC area now, but I grew up near Hilton on James River Drive in the 50's and 60's. I attended kindergarten at St. Andrew's and was a member of Hilton Methodist Church. I swam off of the Hilton pier and went to the Village Theater's childrens' matinees every summer. I'd visit the monkeys behind Dee Howell's Hilton Garage and fed carrots to the ponys behind Milton Adams' Warwick (Hilton) Amoco. I bought caps, toys, and candy at Roses Five & Dime and had a savings account at the Bank of Warwick. Yes, I know Hilton Village.

I have long admired the architecture of the homes and businesses in Hilton. How fortunate we are that they were built to last. The photos of these structures bring back great memories, but your shots of the flowers, shrubs, and trees are the icing on the cake! Gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing.

I suspected as much. There were a lot of plants a...

2009-11-19T22:45:12.277-05:00

I suspected as much. There were a lot of plants at that house.

Her yard was the one on Ferguson with the Amsonia ...

2009-11-19T20:38:40.307-05:00

Her yard was the one on Ferguson with the Amsonia and the Iris.

What an interesting neighborhood. I agree with you...

2009-11-16T09:56:15.168-05:00

What an interesting neighborhood. I agree with you about the school - an open view of the river would have been wonderful.

Hilton Village is a nice area, we bought my rockin...

2009-11-16T08:23:24.732-05:00

Hilton Village is a nice area, we bought my rocking chair at a furniture store down there almost thirty years ago. When you get to that part of Warwick you want to park and walk up and down the street to take in the charm. Love the vintage photos.

I'm curious which yard it was...

2009-11-15T22:38:41.368-05:00

I'm curious which yard it was...

I have a co-worker who lives there and loves it. ...

2009-11-15T21:44:47.762-05:00

I have a co-worker who lives there and loves it. I will forward this post to her. I may have recognized some of her plant material on your Flickr link.