Riverdale (town)

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“	Riverdale would no longer be 'the town with pep'. From now on it would be known as 'the town that dreaded sundown'.	”
	— Jughead in narration^[src]

Riverdale is a small town in the United States, founded in 1941.

History

Riverdale was founded in 1941 by General Augustus Pickens and bankrolled by Barnabas B. Blossom. The town is divided into two parts. The north side, where the rich live and the south side, where the poor live, is the home to the Southside Serpents.

The Northside appears to be more livable and prosperous, and crime rates are significantly lower than the Southside, according to the USA 2010 Census Bureau. On the other hand, the Southside is rougher and tougher for the citizens who live there. It is also home to several criminal gangs such as the Southside Serpents and Ghoulies, who are involved in drug trafficking and other illicit activities that come secretly across the Northside boundary. Because of this, the Southsiders are usually frowned upon by the Northside, due to the way they live and are generally accused of criminal activities that occur on the Northside of Riverdale.

Both sides generally kept their noses out of each other's business. However, things changed when a dangerous criminal known as the Black Hood started committing violent crimes, generally occurring on the Northside only, and towards sinful people. For this reason, relations between the two sides of the town have become noticeably harsh, assuming complicity on the part of the Southsiders. After recent events, however, the tensions between the two cause riots to break loose.

Founding Families

Blossom Family

Residents

Northsiders

Nick St. Clair (visited)
Xander St. Clair (visited)
Simone St. Clair (visited)
Arthur Adams (visited)
Mrs. Klump
Evelyn Evernever
Edgar Evernever
Marcus Mason
Peaches 'N Cream
Dr. Curdle Jr.
Jughead Jones (former Southsider)
FP Jones (former Southsider)
Jellybean Jones (former Southsider)
Toni Topaz (former Southsider)

Southsiders

Former Residents

Northsiders

Jason Blossom †
Dilton Doiley †
Joseph Svenson †
Andre †
Geraldine Grundy †
Cliff Blossom †
Smithers (left town)
Midge Klump †
Sheriff Howard †
Joseph Conway †
Jim Conway †
Mary Ellen Conway †
Sue Conway †
Tommy Conway †
Chic (imprisoned)
Moose Mason (moved to Glendale)
Josie McCoy (moved to New York City)
Gladys Jones (moved away)
Dr. Curdle †
Hal Cooper †
Fred Andrews †

Southsiders

Locations

Public

Businesses

Andrews Construction
The Register
Roving Eye
Whyte Wyrm
Twilight Drive-In (demolished for SoDale project)
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe
Blossom Maple Farms
Bijou
The Law Offices of Paul Sowerberry. Esq
Riverdale Bus Station
City Centre Motor Hotel
U.S. Army & Navy
Five Seasons
The House of the Dead
Riverdale Auto Shop
Shady Palm Motel

Residential

Andrews house
Thornhill (burned by Cheryl Blossom)
Thistlehouse
Jones house
Keller house
Sunnyside Trailer Park
The Pembrooke
Sisters of Quiet Mercy
Conway house (abandoned after death of family)

Events

Appearances

Riverdale

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Part 1

"Chapter Ten: The Witching Hour" (mentioned)

Part 3

"Chapter Twenty-Three: Heavy is the Crown"
"Chapter Twenty-Six: All of Them Witches" (mentioned)

Katy Keene

Season 1

"Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York" (mentioned)
"Chapter Two: You Can't Hurry Love" (mentioned)
"Chapter Three: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" (mentioned)
"Chapter Six: Mama Said" (mentioned)
"Chapter Eight: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" (mentioned)

Trivia

According to the cast of the show, Riverdale is located somewhere along the East Coast.^[1]
According to Riverdale #8, the town of Riverdale is located North on the West Side Highway of the New York State Route 9A.^[2]
In "Chapter One: The River's Edge", the town is described as being located near Rockland County, making it close to the Archie Comics' headquarters in Pelham, New York
- In the same episode, Kevin mentioned two night clubs, a strip club called The Ho Zone and a "tragic gay bar" called Innuendo.
Riverdale is considered the "Murder Town of the World", as an inside joke to it's high death rate.
- Josie mentions it in the "Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York" of the spin-off Katy Keene.
- In "Chapter Twenty-Three: Heavy is the Crown" of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, it's referred as such on a graffiti likely made by Jughead.