Carver is a neighborhood near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in

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, and straddles alongside the border between

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and North Side. The neighborhood is in the process of gentrification and is heavily inhabited with students attending Virginia Commonwealth and

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universities due to the two school's proximities to the neighborhood. The main roads through the neighborhood are West Leigh Street ( Virginia Route 33) as well as Clay and Marshall Streets. The neighborhood is primarily residential, though it is home to several scrap metal yards and restaurants. The Carver Industrial Historic District and Carver Residential Historic District are national

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located at Carver.

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Map of Chamberlayne Industrial Center
Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia {{RichmondCityVA-geo-stub

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