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A simple art-deco-inspired mid-century storefront in Federal Hill demolished for the promise of a new hotel.
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A handsome two-story former wharf warehouse along Dyer street, backing up to the Providence River, used as a electric substation for about 100 years
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A square, seven story commercial building converted to apartments in the early aughts — a frontrunner to the downtown residential boom
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An almost 100,000 square foot mill in an industrial section of Pawtucket that has been used as studio space for 30 years
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A former clothing store built off the north side of Sears that stayed empty for years and years before being razed in 2009.
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An iconic department store visible from interstate 95 in Pawtucket with an uncertain future
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About half of the “Mile of History,” documenting the western side of Benefit Street as it looked in 2004
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Originally located along N. Main & Canal Sts., across from Roger Williams Park, Providence, the last meat-packing plant survived for about 50 years
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The existing BioMed center bounded by Brown, Meeting, Thayer, and Olive Streets got a $95M addition for a new Biomedical Research center
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Two distinctive buildings joined together as downtown residential lofts — both with unique features, design, and spaces
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A former department store turned rock club venue turned loft apartments whose conversion contributed to making Downtown Providence bustle again
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A hub of student and museum activity for RISD named after the late Happy Chase, an ardent preservationist of properties along Benefit Street
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An elaborate four and a half story Medieval Gothic armory has been plagued by underutilization for the past 20 years
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During this park’s 90-year run, it entertained millions of New Englanders as well as people from all over the world.
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The spooky former “School for the Feeble-minded” which decayed for 20 years before being slowly razed building by building.
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A relatively simple carriage house down the hill from Benefit Street featuring unique architectural details and construction
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Likely a former Phillips 66 Gas Station, this building went from tire shop to restaurant to convenience store
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In use for almost 70 years, the East Side Train tunnel burrows beneath College Hill and once connected Union Station to East Providence
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A low-slung, 2-story mill with numerous large windows sat vacant for years before it succumbed to a fire
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This cinder block building with a residential looking store facade slapped on it stood vacant for many years before demolition. Part of the way commercial retail comes and goes.
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A non-descript downtown commercial building probably faced with enamel and steel details in the 1950s. Razed in 2005 for a condomuium tower that was never built
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At only 12 1/2 feet deep, the George Arnold building is an anomoly in the Downtown Historic District
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A conglomeration of possibly six 1 to 3 story structures bounded by Westminster, Union, and Weybosset Streets razed in 2005 for a proposed parking garage
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This stone mill off of a main road has many modern additions, like vinyl siding and brick warehouses, but its roots go back to 1775
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A modern, 13-story glass box reflecting the mall, the Westin, Union Station, and Waterplace park.
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This huge 7-acre complex is a mixed-use, active-24/7 collection of 165 flexible business spaces and 149 mill lofts
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A lovely little pub that we never had to pleasure of visiting. Construction on a 3 mile sewer project damaged the foundations beyond repair
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A 60 year old, 6000-foot long steel cantilevered truss bridge that struck fear and awe in the passengers that rode over it.
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A turn-of-the-century 6-story downtown commercial building that is now part of the RISD campus
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This handsome trapezoidal mill building with chamfered corner in the Jewelry District was converted to lofts in 2004.
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A cute, manageable, three-story mill building on the outskirts of Smith Hill surrounded by car yards
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Two 19th-century commercial buildings come together to create a unique hotel with historic character
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An irregulary shaped two-story former jewelry mill turned into a small-business studio and residence
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A large two- and three-story mill complex bordered by Conant, Pine, Barton, and Weeden Streets
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A rather small commercial storefront that was a branch bank for some time but abandoned for many years before eventual demolition.
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A classically-inspired former bank with soaring vaulted ceiling finds new life as a performing arts center
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A handsome yellow brick, seven story building with ornate white brickwork designs has become a dozen luxury residences with ground-floor retail
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A massive, Romanesque-revival style, granite and brick masonry building with an interior Drill Hall clearspan space of 80 by 140 feet
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A six-story early Moderne former bank lobby and upper-floor offices was redeveloped in fits and starts into residential apartments
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An unassuming rehabilitation of a simple mid-century industrial space into a modern office
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A mill redevelopment that tried to be different than the typical luxury condos and one that change residential zoning to help make units more affordable
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Once the center of an ambitious waterfront redevelopment project, the building is now underutilized
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A neo-Georgian building that was home to the original home to the Providence National Bank Company. Razed for a proposed hotel that was never built.
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This 60 year-old Art Deco structure was vacated in 2000 for new digs across the highway. It stayed vacant for 6 years until a proposed condo structure took it down.
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A new bank construction done in a classical form on Smith Hill steps away from the State House.
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A boarded-up retail space along a retail corridor in need of rethinking
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One of the last big box stores on North Main Street, closed since the mid-to-late 90s. Demolished in 2014 to become infill for a parking lot.
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A former waterfront nightclub overlooking Narragansett Bay that operated under many different names in its 10 year lifespan
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The ever changing face of Thayer Street captured whenever we can (mostly from 2004 and 2020)
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An ornate mill-company-built community space subdivided into offices during the last century
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A recently underutilized mill building with distinctive central octoganol tower to become 225 apartments and commercial space
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A former steel and wire manufacturing facilty along the waterfront in East Providence shut down in 1994 and was razed 10 years later
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A nice, simple early 20th century building on a busy commercial corridor with some subtle Art Deco details
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A small, five-story commercial building that underwent a modern renovation into 12 apartments on a busy downtown street