Point Richmond
Point Richmond, also sometimes referred to locally as The Point, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California, United States, near the eastern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, between Interstate 580 and the San Francisco Bay.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: place in Richmond, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Point Richmond, Richmond, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Masquers Playhouse and Hotel Mac.
The Masquers Playhouse
Theater building
The Masquers Playhouse is an 89-seat community theatre in Point Richmond in Contra Costa County, California. It is home to the Masquers, a local performing group that has been in production since 1955.
Hotel Mac
Hotel
Photo: Bastique, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hotel Mac is a historic hotel and restaurant, that was built in 1911 and is located in the historic Point Richmond neighborhood of Richmond, California in the United States.
The Plunge
Swimming pool
Photo: Jacobkearns, Public domain.
The Richmond Municipal Natatorium, commonly known as The Plunge or The Richmond Plunge, is a historic swim center in the Point Richmond neighborhood of Richmond, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atchison Village and Iron Triangle.
Atchison Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Atchison Village is a community in Richmond, California which was originally built as housing for defense workers from the Kaiser Shipyards. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet.
Iron Triangle
Neighborhood
The Iron Triangle, sometimes known as Central Richmond, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California. It is a largely residential area but includes the downtown Richmond business district along Macdonald Avenue.
Richmond
Photo: ManDood85, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Though it was a booming industrial center during World War II, the subsequent decades were not kind to Richmond, California. After the war, deindustrialization hit hard.
Point Richmond
- Category: locality
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.92629° or 37° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-122.38572° or 122° 23′ 9″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
849VWJG7+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 150938030OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Point Richmond” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Point Richmond”
- Chinese: “里奇蒙角”
- Dutch: “Point Richmond”
- French: “Point Richmond”
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Highlights include Richmond Fire Station 61 and Point Richmond History Association Museum.
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