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City Living: Port Richmond, Staten Island

Once the "Fifth Avenue" of Staten Island, the formerly bustling Port Richmond Avenue was a major center of transportation and industry in the 19th century. The area was first incorporated collectively as Port Richmond in 1866, after the Staten Island Railway constructed their first North Shore Branch stop on the avenue.

Port Richmond entered a severe economic decline after the construction...

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