Richmond Avenue

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Richmond Avenue is a prominent thoroughfare in Buffalo, New York, known for its landscaped parkway design and role in Frederick Law Olmsted’s historic park and parkway system.

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Richmond Avenue canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf street ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ
associatedWith Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ
connectsTo Bidwell Parkway ⓘ
Elmwood Avenue (via cross-intersections) ⓘ
Porter Avenue ⓘ
West Ferry Street (via intersection) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
governedBy City of Buffalo ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo
hasCulturalSignificance contributes to historic character of Buffalo’s West Side ⓘ
example of 19th-century American parkway design ⓘ
hasDesign landscaped parkway ⓘ
tree-lined boulevard ⓘ
hasFeature intersections with grid street pattern ⓘ
sidewalks on both sides ⓘ
street trees ⓘ
hasFunction residential street ⓘ
urban arterial street ⓘ
hasLandUse mixed-use segments ⓘ
primarily residential ⓘ
hasNeighborhood Elmwood Village area of Buffalo ⓘ
West Side of Buffalo ⓘ
hasTransportationMode automobile traffic ⓘ
bicycle traffic ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ
hasUrbanForm adjacent residential lots ⓘ
central landscaped median ⓘ
flanking carriageways ⓘ
hasZoning residential zoning along much of its length ⓘ
some commercial and mixed-use zoning at intersections ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century urban planning ⓘ
knownFor historic parkway character ⓘ
landscaped medians and mature trees ⓘ
role in Buffalo’s Olmsted park system ⓘ
locatedIn Buffalo, New York ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo

Erie County, New York ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
maintenanceBy City of Buffalo public works department ⓘ
namedAfter Richmond family or local figure (uncertain historical attribution) ⓘ
partOf Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy stewardship area ⓘ
Buffalo street network ⓘ
Frederick Law Olmsted park and parkway system in Buffalo ⓘ
historic Olmsted park and parkway plan for Buffalo ⓘ
usedFor access to Olmsted park and parkway elements ⓘ
local circulation within Buffalo ⓘ

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