Centre Snapshot - Riverwood

Centre Snapshot

Riverwood

During World War II, the area known as Riverwood was originally used as a US military hospital. It was then used for emergency accommodation during the postwar housing shortage, and was later developed mainly for public housing, with local streets named after American presidents.

More recently, but still consistent with the area’s modern history, Washington Square, a new residential development, has been

constructed just outside the LGA’s boundary and adjacent to the existing social housing. Newer residents to the area are driving a shift in the retail mix of Riverwood.

The centre is known for an increasing number of iconic local businesses such as Club Rivers, Conca D’oro Reception Centre and Miss America’s Pop Up Diner. Additional large-scale urban renewal projects slated for the area will create further opportunities for this lively and quirky centre.

Riverwood Railway Station Signage, Riverwood NSW, Date Unknown

Miss America's Pop Up Diner

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