Riverside, Rhode Island is the southern section of the city of East Providence

East Providence, Rhode Island

East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.-Geography:East Providence is located at ....

 in the U.S.

United States

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 state of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. Riverside's zip code is 02915 and has a population of approximately 18,000.

Riverside is a suburban neighborhood for Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

. Adjoining Riverside are the town of Barrington

Barrington, Rhode Island

Barrington is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,310 at the 2010 census.In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Barrington sixth on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.-History:...

 in Bristol County

Bristol County, Rhode Island

The border with Bristol County, Massachusetts is rather unusual since the counties both share the same name. The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Union Parish, Louisiana and Union...

 to the south, Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...

 to the west, the rest of East Providence to the north, and the Runnins River and Seekonk, Massachusetts

Seekonk, Massachusetts

Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 13,722 at the 2010 census. Until 1862, the town of Seekonk also included what is now the City of East Providence, Rhode...

 to the east.

Riverside most notably became a tourist attraction in the early 20th century due to the presence of Crescent Park Amusement Park

Crescent Park Amusement Park

Crescent Park Amusement Park was a bustling old-time amusement park on the shores of Narragansett Bay in Riverside, Rhode Island. The park operated for 93 years from 1886 until 1979....

, known as the “Coney Island

Coney Island

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 of New England

New England

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”. The park operated from 1886 until 1979, and was famous for its Rhode Island shore dinners as well as the Alhambra Ballroom and the bustling midway. Only the preserved 1895 Charles I.D. Looff Carousel

Carousel

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 remains.

Hockey star and NHL / U.S. Olympic hockey coach Ron Wilson

Ron Wilson

Ronald Lawrence Wilson is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is also the former head coach of the San Jose...

 lived in Riverside, at 47 Lottie Drive, from the ages of 12 until he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

It the past decade, East Providence has considered many redevelopment projects.
The largest landowner in Riverside is ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil

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. There are also banking call centers for Bank of America

Bank of America

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 and Citizens Bank

Citizens Financial Group

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is an American bank headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, which operates in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Citizens is a wholly owned...

. It is also home to Bradley Hospital and the Silver Spring Golf Course.

The major roads through Riverside are the Wampanoag Trail connecting East Providence to Bristol County, RI and Willett Ave, named after Captain Thomas Willett

Thomas Willett

Thomas Willett was a British-born American merchant, Plymouth Colony trader and sea-captain, Commissioner of New Netherland, magistrate of Plymouth Colony, Captain of the Plymouth Colony militia and was the first Mayor of New York City, prior to the consolidation of the five boroughs into the City...

, the first English

English people

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 mayor of New York City

New York City

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 (1665). Willett is buried in Riverside at the Little Neck Cemetery.

Notable schools

• St. Mary Academy - Bay View
  St. Mary Academy - Bay View
  St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an all-girls Catholic School grades k-12 located in Riverside, Rhode Island. It was founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1874. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.-History:St...
  
  
• Alice Mary Waddington Elementary School
• Oldham Elementary School
• Riverside Middle School
• Meadowcrest Elementary School