Port of Richmond
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| Like the town itself, the port of Richmond is a product of World War II and oil. Though the principal channel (the Santa Fe channel) began to be dredged in the 1920's, it wasn't until Henry Kaiser built four shipyards at the port during the war that the infrastructure was laid for the port as we see it today. Richmond was the largest war-time shipbuilding operation on the West Coast. Over 700 ships were made at Richmond's four Kaiser yards during World War II. Yard 2 is now a pleasure boat marina, and 1 and 4 have been integrated into port operations. Yard 3 at the tip of the port was maintained in reserve after the war, and is a ship repair facility today. Now bulk commodities such gypsum, petroleum, and scrap metal, dominate most of the port area. Protecting the port from waves is Brooks Island, once a quarry and a private hunt club used by the likes of Bing Crosby. |
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Richmond
(POINT(-122.35945701599 37.911903738565))
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| Half the port is accessible to the public, but the rest is accessed through a manned gate, where an acceptable destination and purpose needs to be mentioned in order to gain permission to pass. Off Cutting Boulevard, a number of small roads head into port areas including scrap yards, lumber yards, and small ship yards. Canal Street heads south of Cutting past a new office park, a regional sewage plant, various tank farms, automobile storage lots, and bulk materials areas, then the gate. |
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