Riverside, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Neighborhood of Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Riverside

Neighborhood of Harrisburg

An example of the differing architectural styles within the Riverside neighborhood housing stock

Coordinates: 40°17′49″N 76°53′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.29683°N 76.89973°W﻿ / 40.29683; -76.89973
Country|  United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Dauphin County
City| Harrisburg
ZIP Code|

17110

Area codes| 717 and 223

Riverside is a suburban neighborhood within the Uptown section of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is bordered by Front Street and the Susquehanna River to the west, Vaughn Street (and municipal line to Susquehanna Township) to the north, 7th Street and Railroad tracks to the east, and Division Street to the south.[1] Riverside is known for its diversity of housing stock in price, size, and style which typically contain yards, driveways, and proximity to both the Susquehanna River and Italian Lake.[1]

## History

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Originally a part of Susquehanna Township, it was annexed to the city on September 6, 1917.[2] There was consideration beforehand of incorporating it as a separate borough, but with substantial growth it was more popular to elect Riverside to the city in regards to equalizing taxes, particularly toward improving road quality.[1][3][4] A separate fire company which was formed in 1915 completed construction on its firehouse in 1923, which stood largely as a community center for decades until going up for sale by the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority (HRA) in November 2019.[5] The Uptown Plaza, originally named the Harrisburg Shopping Center, was opened in May 1957 at 7th & Division Streets as one of the first in the area and still remains in business today.[4]

Riverside was the site of perhaps the first American 4+ winged multiplane flight attempts in 1907 by local photographer and inventor John William Roshon; however, both attempts failed. [6][7]

## See also

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* Academy Manor
* Italian Lake

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Up by the Riverside: A close-knit community celebrates 100 years as part of Harrisburg". TheBurg. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
2. ^ "Harrisburg telegraph. City Ballots Must Be Given to Riverside, September 07, 1917". 1917-09-07. p. 13\. ISSN 2376-3442. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
3. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (1915-12-15). "Harrisburg telegraph. Fire Company for Riverside, December 15, 1915". p. 14\. ISSN 2376-3442. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
4. ^ a b Motier, Donald (2017). Riverside : a history and memoir. [Denver, Co.] ISBN 1-4787-9070-9. OCLC 1011025619.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. ^ "Harrisburg moves to sell historic Riverside Firehouse (condition: slightly used)". TheBurg. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
6. ^ "Gale Overturns Roshon's Airship". Harrisburg Telegraph. 29 October 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
7. ^ "Roshon Fails Again". Harrisburg Telegraph. 29 November 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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