Pullman, Richmond, California

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Pullman is a neighborhood in the city named after the Pullman Company, founded by prolific industrialist George Mortimer Pullman, who in 1910 built their main facility on the 22 acres that would become this neighborhood. This facility, The Pullman Shops, served as the main manufacturing and repair facility for the famous Pullman sleeping car ubiquitous throughout the United staes for much of the 20th century. During World war II the this facility played an important role in the war effort due to the need for rail transport and its close location to Port Chicago, the main ship building facility for the pacific theatre of operations. The Richmond facility was closed on December 31, 1959.

Today, pullman has been redeveloped primarily into residential units, like apartments. However, there are a few neighborhood businesses along Carlson and Cutting Boulevards. A Railroad is located on the border.