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| Richmond Apartment Locator Services : Richmond Apartments |  | Contents | |
| Economy |
| Many industries have been pursued in Richmond. It had a dynamite and gunpowder works (closed in 1960), the last active whaling station in the US (closed in 1971), and one of the world's largest wineries (closed by Prohibition in 1919). |
| During World War II Richmond was developed rapidly as a heavy industrial town, chiefly devoted to shipbuilding. Its major activity now is as a seaport, and 26 million tonnes of goods were shipped through Port Richmond in 1993, mostly oil and petroleum products. Chevron USA has a major refinery in the city, with a storage capacity of 15 million barrels (2,400 m³). The Social Security Administration employs over 1,000 at its regional office and program service center in downtown Richmond.
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| The loss of its heavy industry has left Richmond as an area of relatively high unemployment, low wages, and low property values; many people employed in low wage jobs elsewhere in the Bay Area live in Richmond. |
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