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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Predicate Object
instanceOf street
thoroughfare
associatedWith Frederick Law Olmsted
connectsTo Bidwell Parkway NERFINISHED
Elmwood Avenue (via cross-intersections)
Porter Avenue NERFINISHED
West Ferry Street (via intersection)
country United States of America
governedBy Buffalo
surface form: City of 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
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Erie County, New York NERFINISHED
New York State
maintenanceBy City of Buffalo government
surface form: 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
Buffalo park and parkway system
surface form: 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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