Carl H. Otto
Photo Credit: Gillies Creek Park Foundation
About Richmond's Honorary Street Name Designations
Honorary street names can be found throughout Richmond, and are intended to memorialize individuals for their civic, cultural, humanitarian, or historically significant contributions to the Richmond Community. These designations typically apply to a portion of a street, such as a city block, and are designated by Richmond City Council via the passing of an Ordinance. Honorary street names do not replace the existing name of a street and do not require an alteration to maps or addresses.
Carl H. Otto
A retired U.S. Navy Commander and a local business owner in the Fulton Hill area, Carl H. Otto has been recognized for his contributions to the civic wellbeing of the city of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia as an advocate for Gillies Creek Park. Starting in 1989 and continuing through the decades, Mr. Otto served as President and Director of the Gillies Creek Park Foundation, a volunteer organization working to preserve, enhance, and complete the park through tree planting, organizing park and creek cleanup events, and promoting outdoor physical activities.
Gillies Creek Park is a 40-acre park located between the Church Hill and Fulton neighborhoods in Richmond’s East End. The site began as a landfill, the result of an urban renewal project in the 1970s that bulldozed a portion of the Fulton neighborhood deemed to be a flooding hazard. Today, this sprawling green space is home to soccer fields, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, a frisbee golf course, a baseball diamond, cornhole courts, and the only certified BMX bicycle race track in Central Virginia.
Designation Area:
The portion of Stony Run Road located between its intersection with Williamsburg Avenue and its intersection with Government Road has been given the honorary designation of Carl H. Otto Road.
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