Hilltop Green, Richmond, California
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Hilltop Green or "The Green"is a neighborhood in Richmond, California
bordering the city of Pinole
, the census-designated place of El Sobrante
, the neighborhood of Hilltop
, and Hilltop Mall
.
Richmond Green has its own neighborhood council and community center in its centrally located self titled park. The area has one entrance and exit to Hilltop Drive and AC Transit
commuter bus service to San Francisco. Local bus service was eliminated in 2007. The green was originally one of the first racially integrated suburban developments created in the Bay Area and the nation and it maintains this diverse character to present times. The neighborhood is connected to Pinole Vista Shopping Center by steps and to the Richmond Parkway Transit Center
by an overcrossing beyond the aforementioned steps. There is a small strip mall at the neighborhoods entrance which lies across from Rolling Hills Memorial Park, a cemetery, and Hilltop Park & Ride Lot a commuter hub. Garritty Creek passes through the neighborhood.
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
bordering the city of Pinole
Pinole, California
Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 18,390 at the 2010 census. It is one of many small “bedroom communities” along the I-80 corridor in Western Contra Costa County. It is located about northeast of San Francisco, and approximately a half-hour...
, the census-designated place of El Sobrante
El Sobrante, California
El Sobrante is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 12,669 at the 2010 census...
, the neighborhood of Hilltop
Hilltop, Richmond, California
Fairmede-Hilltop, more commonly known simply as Hilltop, is a neighborhood located in the northeastern area of Richmond, California.-Overview:...
, and Hilltop Mall
Hilltop Mall
Hilltop Mall is a mall in the Hilltop neighborhood of Richmond, California. Hilltop is managed and co-owned by Simon Property Group, and is anchored by longtime tenants JC Penney, Macy's, Sears, and lastly Wal-Mart, a 2007 addition. -History:...
.
Richmond Green has its own neighborhood council and community center in its centrally located self titled park. The area has one entrance and exit to Hilltop Drive and AC Transit
AC Transit
AC Transit is an Oakland-based regional public transit agency serving the western half of Alameda County and parts of western Contra Costa County in the western, Bay-side area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area...
commuter bus service to San Francisco. Local bus service was eliminated in 2007. The green was originally one of the first racially integrated suburban developments created in the Bay Area and the nation and it maintains this diverse character to present times. The neighborhood is connected to Pinole Vista Shopping Center by steps and to the Richmond Parkway Transit Center
Richmond Parkway Transit Center
The Richmond Parkway Transit Center or RPTC is a park and ride lot and bus terminal located in Richmond, California. It is named after the adjacent Richmond Parkway. It serves as a transfer point for the WestCAT and AC Transit...
by an overcrossing beyond the aforementioned steps. There is a small strip mall at the neighborhoods entrance which lies across from Rolling Hills Memorial Park, a cemetery, and Hilltop Park & Ride Lot a commuter hub. Garritty Creek passes through the neighborhood.