Neighborhoods

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NEIGHBORHOODS OF RAVENSGATE:

Central District—-business and governmental hub of Ravensgate and Nehalem County (one and the same since 1985), it includes the Federal Reserve Bank, the First Ravensgate Steel Industry Credit Union, and the Ravensgate Totem.
Government Hill—-home of the original City Hall (Throckmorton Hall), now the Municipal History Museum, and many of the state agencies’ local offices.
Garfield Hill—-oldest residential neighborhood in the city, it is the home of the minor-league baseball (AAA) Brewers Field.
Peak City—-original shopping and amusement-park district. Still is one, but mainly for tourists.
Holmes Park Hill—-old-money neighborhood in the first half-century of the city’s life, Hippieville since the Summer of Love.
South Rail Yard—-the lower-income accommodations for Holmes Park Hill, and a state and Federal Superfund site.
Southwest Hill—-home of the original Throckmorton Foundry, this neighborhood is all condos and lofts.
South Market—-large open-air market covering 30 square blocks.
Old Town—-original business district, now home to the Amtrak station and art galleries.
Shanghai Hill—-the southern part of the island’s waterfront, named for the area’s original human-resources management philosophy.
Central Docks—-main hub of the Port of Ravensgate.
North Rail Yard—-see South Rail Yard for description of residential life.
International District—-diverse Asian and artsy enclave stuck between Shanghai Hill and Ditko Beach Park.
Crescent Villa—-this is the state’s largest and most crime-ridden housing project.
The Bottoms—-residential neighborhood just east of the waterfront and US 101, this is the home to run-down houses and tenements and several sinkholes.
The Casbah—-Middle Eastern enclave and the home to an open-air market second in size to South Market.
Indian Garden—-old middle-class residential neighborhood.
North Orchard—-old residential neighborhood.
The Old World—-split by a canal, this is one of the home ports to the Greek-, Scandinavian- and Russian-American fishing fleets, and a residential neighborhood chock full of Lutheran and Orthodox churches and home to half the synagogues in town.
Italian Corner—-old neighborhood, its proudest son was Prohibition Era mayor “Bottle Bill” d’Ambrosio.
St. Patrick’s—-old-world Irish-American neighborhood, an anomaly among West Coast cities and home to the marauding Gang Green.
Russian Quarter—-eastern edge of The Old World.
Ivy Grove, Rust City, First Gate, Sunrise Gate, East River, South Foundry, Industry Hill—-industrial districts.
Old Stables—-original site of the Ravensgate Nehalem Golf Course and Equestrian Club. After the Burn, it became a residential neighborhood.
South Hill—-home of the original Throckmorton family settlement.
Emerald City—-recent residential development on the eastern edge of L. Frank Baum State Park.