So yesterday I was assigned a small project for my job... To find out about Richmond's Iron triangle... & why this City was once full of life that had many business back and 1920's and how it became abandoned and left for dead in the 1950's... My first source was Richmond's Historical Museum off of 4th & Nevin... Never knew we had one! Did you know Richmond alone once had 12 movie theaters? Also had Trolleys all over barret & Mcdonald & cutting... They even Had a Business college over on McDonald...
QUESTION:Man this is sooo weird to see but
I ive heard that this was the docking place for many back in the day.
That pretty much why we had our name as Richmond was because of the
wealth that was once generated here. I wonder why all the biznesses left
and how did Richmond turn from white ta black and how violence is the
center piece and not jobs. 12 movie theaters WTf where? Mannnn I wish I
could go back in time and see what it was really like and how it changed
so dramatically
ANSWER: Well during world war 2 many African Americans migrated from the south to the west coast because of job opportunities in the factories and ships and of course in the war... After the war ended there were so many Men woman and children they made the triangular projects which happens to be the head of the "Iron Triangle"... the whites moved to the upper class while they gave blacks the ghetto projects it was not till 1974 hilltop was made and Richmond became crime infested... and all the whites moved out and went to Hilltop...
Here are some pics of the historical Museum... I Convince our young generation to stop by and support the community... Richmond Historical Museum is located on 4th & Nevin and only $2 admission... here are some pics below...
when the white man introduced crack to the richmond and oakland communities in the 80s that too had a huge effect on the downfall of the cities. There was suddenly an influx of black ppl into these communities that were using or/and or dealing. = ( The white man used us as puppets to craft our own demise.
ReplyDelete