Haverhill Apartments in the City That Sparked Archie Comics’ Riverdale
December 5, 2025•88 words
Local shops, such as diners, lunch counters, barbershops, and small businesses all played a role as well. Their size and location helped shape the look of places in the comic, including Pop Tate’s Chock’lit Shoppe. The idea of a central hangout in Riverdale didn’t need to be imagined from thin air; it simply reflected the way these neighborhood businesses served as natural meeting points in Haverhill. That same mix of commercial spaces forms the recognizable landscape near Haverhill apartments, ...
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