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The West End (Richmond, Virginia)

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{{Greater Richmond Region}} '''The West End''' is a Suburb suburban region of Richmond, Virginia. The West End covers parts of the City of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia 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 (Virginia) James River and west of Interstate 195 (Virginia) I-195. A primary conduit through the West End is Interstate 64.

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, VA Henrico County as far west as Short Pump, Virginia 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 (near 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" or simply "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

Secondary Schools

High Schools
*Richmond City Public Schools **Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond, Virginia Thomas Jefferson High School **Richmond Community High School *Henrico County Public Schools **Deep Run High School **Douglas S. Freeman High School **John Randolph Tucker High School **Hermitage High School **Mills Godwin High School *Private and Parochial Schools **Benedictine High School **Collegiate Schools **St. Catherine's School, Richmond, Virginia St. Catherine's School (girls) **St. Christopher's School (boys) **St. Gertrude's High School **The Steward School

Colleges and Universities
* University of Richmond * Strayer University West End Campus

Culture

Theater and entertainment
* Glenn Allen Community Center * Innsbrook After Hours -- an annual summer series featuring bands that were once very popular. [http://www.innsbrookafterhours.com/] *

High School Rivalries
* Godwin vs. Freeman (Most Intense Rivalry in West End) * Collegiate vs. St. Christopher's * Collegiate vs. St. Catherine's (Girls school) * Godwin vs. Deep Run * Godwin vs. Hermitage * Tucker vs. Hermitage (The Cat Bowl) * Tucker vs. Deep Run

Commercial and Cultural Hubs
The principal non-interstate east-west commercial corridors are located along Broad Street (Richmond, Virginia) 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, Virginia 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 counties, cities and towns of Virginia lost town of Rio Vista, Virginia. There are many restaurants, businesses and shopping centers, mostly located along or near the two major thoroughfares (Broad Street road and Patterson Avenue). Several major clusters include: *'''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 a very popular pharmacy. This area is adjacent to Douglas S. Freeman High School. *'''Short Pump Town Center''' An shopping mall "open air shopping mall" (classified as a "lifestyle center") opened in 2003 on Broad Street (Richmond, Virginia) Broad Street, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-64 Exit 178A/B. Anchor stores are Nordstrom, Dillard's, Hecht's and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Business and industrial hubs
* '''Innsbrook Business Park''', a 600+ acre business park that opened ??? and houses Capital One, Genworth and other Fortune 500 companies. [http://www.innsbrook.com/] * '''West Creek Business Park''', originally developed for a Motorola plant that never materialized. [http://www.co.goochland.va.us/economic.asp?section=1773&subsection=2038]. It is also a popular place for weekend bikers.

External links

- okroads.com provides exit numbers {{Mapit-US-cityscale|37.621166|-77.558327}} Category:Richmond, Virginia The West End Category:Richmond neighborhoods

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