West End (Richmond, Virginia)

The West End
Neighborhood
The West End

Location within the state of Virginia

Coordinates: 37°37′16″N 77°33′30″W / 37.62111°N 77.55833°W / 37.62111; -77.55833Coordinates: 37°37′16″N 77°33′30″W / 37.62111°N 77.55833°W / 37.62111; -77.55833
Country United States
State Virginia
Independent city Richmond
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Richmond is often subdivided into North Side, Southside, East End and West End

The West End is a part of Richmond, Virginia. Comparable to Upstate New York, the West End is a relative term. It may include only the western part of the city of Richmond or extend as far as western Henrico County. As 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. Historically, the Richmond neighborhoods of the Fan and the Museum District were a part of the West End. 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, 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 used locally is to refer to the westernmost part (generally 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" or "Westhampton."

In addition to Richmond, Virginia addresses, the West End includes the census-designated places of part of Glen Allen, and all of Short Pump, Tuckahoe, and Wyndham.

Staples Mill Road, Willow Lawn, and Westhampton

Broad and Glenside

Parham Road

Gaskins Road and Innsbrook

Short Pump

I-295 and Nuckols Road

Parks and recreation

Education

Elementary schools

Dumbarton Elementary Schools

Middle schools

High schools

Private and parochial schools

Colleges and universities

Culture

Museums

Theater and entertainment

Commerce

The principal non-interstate east-west commercial corridors are located along Broad Street (U.S. Highway 250) and Patterson Avenue (State Route 6) each of which extends from the Richmond City Limits westerly through Henrico County into Goochland County. There are many restaurants, businesses and shopping centers, mostly located along or near the three major thoroughfares (Broad Street road and Patterson Avenue runs east-west, Parham runs north-south ). Several major clusters include:

Industry

Other

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