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'''Westwood''' is a designated community area on the west side of Greenfield, California. It is located west of [[Downtown|Downtown Greenfield]].
'''Westwood''' is a designated community area on the west side of Greenfield, California. It is located west of [[Downtown|Downtown Greenfield]].


Westwood is an industrialized residential district, it was a small area until the 1950s when a huge industrial port expansion/development took place. And with this many new stores and factories were built, as new 50s houses filled the remaing lots in between the older homes. Unfortunately Westwood became a victim of neglect and segregation because the majority of the neighbourhood was made up of poor African American and Mexican/Spanish people. With the new interstate 5 being plowed through the neighbourhood, this definitely became a place that the most would not want to move to. Further decreasing the landvalue.
== History ==
 
Back in the early 20th century Greenfield saw a massive boom in industrial expansion and therefore needed to expand further west of the city. This was urgent because a ton of residents were displaced in order to build a port right next to Barons Bar. In the 1900s this brand new residential/industrial area would be Westwood. The neighbourhood was mostly made up of regular single-family homes or duplexes and other things alike, with wall-to-wall commercial buildings along the grand avenue's. Multiple factory buildings were placed along the canal and towards the port which made a direct acces to the railroads leading in and out of Greenfield. The current passenger railroad was relaid onto a small elevation held up by concrete walls which goes right through the neighbourhood with a train station being built on one of the main avenue's. And multiple bridges were constructed that connected Westwood and Ashfield west which made transporting goods easier with cargo-vehicles. Westwood and it's neighbouring districts generated alot of income for the city. Rolling into the 1930s
Westwood in general is not a nice place. It's made up of ghetto stores, factories and poor, rundown bungalows, with some being completely vacant or burnt down. Crime is still rampant and Westwood suffered highly during the 80s-90s Crack epidemic. Which is also one of the major pillar reasons why Westwood still is the place it is today. Homicide rates and gun violence is higher than the other districts. Homelessness is common and atleast almost half of the population lives on or below poverty line. And gang activity is high here.
 
Westwood is a prime example of Greenfield's most neglected districts ever. It had a promising future but has been ever decaying since the 1960s.


== Notable builds ==
== Notable builds ==

Revision as of 18:11, 14 March 2023

View of Westwood as seen from a drone

Westwood is a designated community area on the west side of Greenfield, California. It is located west of Downtown Greenfield.

History

Back in the early 20th century Greenfield saw a massive boom in industrial expansion and therefore needed to expand further west of the city. This was urgent because a ton of residents were displaced in order to build a port right next to Barons Bar. In the 1900s this brand new residential/industrial area would be Westwood. The neighbourhood was mostly made up of regular single-family homes or duplexes and other things alike, with wall-to-wall commercial buildings along the grand avenue's. Multiple factory buildings were placed along the canal and towards the port which made a direct acces to the railroads leading in and out of Greenfield. The current passenger railroad was relaid onto a small elevation held up by concrete walls which goes right through the neighbourhood with a train station being built on one of the main avenue's. And multiple bridges were constructed that connected Westwood and Ashfield west which made transporting goods easier with cargo-vehicles. Westwood and it's neighbouring districts generated alot of income for the city. Rolling into the 1930s

Notable builds

Transit

Rail

-Info on regional rail

Subway

-Info on Subway

Highway

-Info on highway system

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