Richmond District (Norfolk Southern)
Richmond District may refer to: *Richmond District, San Francisco The Richmond District is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of San Francisco, on the West Side (San Francisco), West Side of the city. Developed initially in the late 19th century. It is sometimes confused with the city of Richmond, Califor ..., a neighborhood in the city of San Francisco * Richmond District, Pennsylvania, a former area of the city of Philadelphia {{geodab ...
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Richmond District, San Francisco
The Richmond District is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of San Francisco, on the West Side (San Francisco), West Side of the city. Developed initially in the late 19th century. It is sometimes confused with the city of Richmond, California, Richmond, which is northeast of San Francisco; accordingly, the neighborhood usually is referred to as "the Richmond." The Richmond is bordered by Golden Gate Park on the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Lincoln Park (San Francisco), Lincoln Park, Mountain Lake Park and the Presidio of San Francisco to the north, bisected by the Presidio Greenbelt. Name The neighborhood was given its name by Australians, Australian immigrant and art dealer George Turner Marsh, one of the neighborhood's earliest residents, who called his home "the Richmond House" after Richmond, Victoria, Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. In 1917, the district was legally named "Park-Presidio District", chosen to avoid confusion between the distric ...
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