The boundaries of Riverside are 30th Street on the north, Fall Creek to the south, the Indiana Central Canal to the east, and the White River to the west.
The neighborhood association is Riverside Civic League (RCL) and it has worked hard to attract positive changes to enhance community life.
By the 1960s, the racial makeup of the neighborhood had changed to such an extent that the owners of the park were forced to desegregate in an attempt to remain profitable.
In the fall of 2018, 16 Tech (on the south side of the neighborhood) started the work to redevelop the former water company site.
They are building a medical sciences and technology park with the goal of creating a place where innovation is able to run free and collaboration is expected.
The neighborhood is known as a leader and a strong advocate for quality of life and development that preserves and protects its residents, history, culture while bringing new opportunities to the table.
[citation needed] Students in kindergarten through sixth grade in the Riverside neighborhood have access to their choice of three elementary schools.