Iron Triangle, Richmond, California
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The Iron Triangle, sometimes known as South Richmond, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California. It is a largely residential area but includes the downtown Richmond business district along Macdonald Avenue. Commercial areas on Cutting Boulevard and near Interstate 580 are also in the neighborhood if the more extensive of two possible definitions of its area is used.
The neighborhood gets its name from three major railroad tracks which form a rough triangle and define its boundaries. The northeastern side of the Iron Triangle is the Union Pacific Railroad/BART tracks that run beside Carlson Boulevard, Espee Avenue, Portola Avenue, and 13th Street. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks that parallel the Richmond Parkway form the northwest side of the triangle. Traditionally, the southern side of the triangle has been the now abandoned Santa Fe tracks that ran between Ohio and Chanslor Avenues and are currently being developed as the Richmond Greenway. Because those tracks have been removed, the southern boundary of the neighborhood is now sometimes considered to be the BNSF tracks that run just south of Interstate 580.
The area is home to Martin Luther King Junior Park, which is a major weekend attraction for barbecues and soccer matches. The large playground attracts kids all day long. AC Transit lines 71, 72M, 74, 76, and 376 provide service to the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations, while Golden Gate Transit lines 40 and 42 provide service through the neighborhood to Marin County.
South Richmond is also known as a high crime area. Residents are attempting to reverse this image in a number of ways.[1]
In Nov 2007 CQ Press rated Richmond the 9th most dangerous city in the United States.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Iron Triangle: Richmond's Forgotten Neighborhood, By Ryan Lillis, December 10, 2004 03:49 PM from North Gate News Online
- ^ Some Call Dangerous-City Ratings a Crime - washingtonpost.com
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