The West End (Richmond, Virginia)
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The West End is a suburban region of Richmond, Virginia. The West End covers parts of the City of Richmond and Henrico County. Since there is no one municipal organization that represents this specific region, the boundaries are loosely defined as being north of the James River, west of I-195, and south of Broad Street. A primary conduit through the West End is Interstate 64.
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Geographic Description
This section is arranged by exits off Interstate 64. In previous decades, the term "The West End" generally referred to the western area of the city itself. However, in recent years, the urbanized area has expanded residentially and commercially into Henrico County as far west as Short Pump, and new developments in the western portion of the city and county in combination are now also considered to be part of "The West End." A common tool of differentiation is to refer to the westernmost part (beginning at the Richmond-Henrico Line going west to Short Pump) as "The Far West End," and to refer to the section closer to and within the city limits as "The Near West End".Staples Mill Road, Willow Lawn, and Westhampton
- Exit 185 - US-33/Staples Mill Rd
Broad and Glenside
- 183C - U.S. 250 West - Broad St./Glenside Dr. North.
- 183B - U.S. 250 East - Broad St.
- 183A - Glenside Dr. South.
Parham Road
- 181B - Parham Rd. North.
- 181A - Parham Rd. South.
Gaskins Road and Innsbrook
- Exit 180B - Gaskins Rd. North.
- Exit 180A - Gaskins Rd. South.
Short Pump
- Exit 178B - U.S. 250 East - Richmond.
- Exit 178A - U.S. 250 West - Short Pump.
I-295 and Nuckols Road
Parks and recreation
- Deep Run Park
- Pony Pasture
- Echo Lake
- Springfield
- Short Pump
Education In the Area
Elementary Schools
- Henrico County Public Schools
- *Gayton Elementary School
- *Maybeury Elementary School
- *Nuckhols Farm Elementary School
- *Pemberton Elementary School
- *Pinchbeck Elemntary School
- *Ridge Elementary School
- *Ruby F. Carver Elementary School
- *Shady Grove Elementary School
- *Short Pump Elementary School
- *Skipwith Elementary School
- *Springfield Park Elementary School
- *Tuckahoe Elementary School
Middle Schools
- Henrico County Public Schools
- *Byrd Middle School
- *Short Pump Middle School
- *Tuckahoe Middle School
High Schools
- Richmond City Public Schools
- *Thomas Jefferson High School
- *Richmond Community High School
- *Open High School
- Henrico County Public Schools
- *Deep Run High School
- *Douglas S. Freeman High School
- *John Randolph Tucker High School
- *Hermitage High School
- *Mills E. Godwin High School
- Private and Parochial Schools
- *Benedictine High School
- *Collegiate School
- *St. Catherine's School (girls)
- *St. Christopher's School (boys)
- *St. Gertrude's High School
- *The Steward School
- Other Schools
- *Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies
Colleges and Universities
- University of Richmond
- Strayer University West End Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park Campus
Culture
Theater and entertainment
- The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
- Innsbrook After Hours -- an annual summer series featuring bands that were once very popular. [link]
- Richmond's Landmark Theatre
High School Rivalries
- Godwin vs. Freeman
- Collegiate vs. St. Christopher's
- Collegiate vs. St. Catherine's (Girls school)
- Godwin vs. Deep Run
- Godwin vs. Hermitage
- Godwin vs. Tucker
- Tucker vs. Hermitage (The Cat Bowl)
- Hermitage vs. Deep Run
Commercial and Cultural Hubs
The principal non-interstate east-west commercial corridors are located along Broad Street (U.S. Highway 250) and Patterson Avenue (Virginia State Highway 6) each of which extends from the Richmond City Limits westerly through Henrico County to the Goochland County line.
- The Country Club of Virginia. Churches, schools, and houses surround this development at the corner of Three Chopt and River Road. Long ago, this area was the now lost town of Rio Vista, Virginia.
- Willow Lawn Shopping Center just west of city limits at Broad Street and Staples Mill Road. One of the first large shopping centers when first opened in the late 1950s, Willow Lawn has been substantially reconfigured and rebuilt to a semi-shopping mall configuration, and includes major stores, small shops, and a food court.
- "The Village" shopping center at Three Chopt and Patterson (near the University of Richmond). It is currently home to Ukrop's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Starbucks and Blockbuster Video, among other venues.
- Westhampton historic commercial district extending from the Patterson and Libbie intersection to the Libbie and Grove shopping district, where one can find cafés and upscale clothing boutiques and the Westhampton Theater.
- Regency Square Mall and Westbury Shopping Center -- This area includes many locally-owned and chain restaurants and the very popular Westbury Pharmacy, former workplace of Elliott Yamin. This area is adjacent to Douglas S. Freeman High School.
Business and industrial hubs
- Innsbrook Business Park, a 600+ acre business park that opened in 1982 and houses Capital One, CarMax and other Fortune 500 companies. [link]
- West Creek Business Park, originally developed for a Motorola plant that never materialized. [link]. It is also a popular place for weekend bikers.
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The Greater Richmond Region
Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Neighborhoods | [edit] | |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Divisions
| The West End | The Fan | Downtown | Southside | North Side | Mechanicsville | The East End | Tri-Cities / Petersburg | Varina-Enon | |
| Surrounding Counties:
| Chesterfield | Hanover | Henrico | Goochland | |
| Other Counties:
| Amelia | Caroline | Charles City | Cumberland | Dinwiddie | King and Queen | King William | Louisa | New Kent | Powhatan | Prince George | Sussex |
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