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A large mill built in stages with an iconic square, open-top stair tower visible from Interstate 95.
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An amazingly dense complex of mill structures dating from the mid-1800s and in use for over 100 years before succumbing to two large fires in the midst of plans to redevelop
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An 1860s gasometer with unheroic uses for a century before being reborn as small business and community space
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A photo from 1982 is updated in 2005, before additional new buildings rise up, and then again in 2024
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A loved but neglected set of mills suffer fire and neglect before finally being razed
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One of the oldest industrial buildings in the state with a rich history that continues to this day
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Once the largest manufacturer of costume jewelry, this building was vacant in the 80s but then revived by Lifespan as their corporate headquarters
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A mapping project to trace the origins and evolution of the Cove Basin north of Downtown and south of Smith Hill, from 1823 to present day
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A pair of auto-centric businesses constructed as the “new” highway was carved through Providence in the 50s/60s.
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The littlest building in downtown (not including parking lot shelters) that was once home to small coffee shops.
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This chalet-style 19th century Stone & Carpenter design was reivigorated in 2002 with new foundation and additional connecting buildings to expand Brown’s Hillel Center
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This 3-story flatiron 1920s commercial building was vacant for more than 20 years
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An early-addition to Capital Center, built next to the new train station after Waterplace Park was created
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A sprawling complex and a leading designer of silver goods for 100 years or more. Still in business (not in RI) as part of the Lenox Corporation.
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A former high-art-style consumer banking lobby and offices becomes a 56,000 sf art library and housing for 500 students
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A turn-of-the-century hotel with intact, 100-year old wood panelled bar enhanced by stained-glass windows and decorative terra cotta
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A love it or hate it concrete structure in the Brutalist style — its knobby elbows sticking out as decoration
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While only a small 2,600 sf portion of the original complex remains, it’s great that it was saved
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This imposing, 6-story cold storage facility ran continuously for 98 years. It fell to the wrecking ball before converting these buildings became the cool thing to do
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One of the first artist-led redevelopment projects post-Eagle Square, these 21 units have remained in artist’s hands, some with afforability restrictions
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This ornate former single-family home was built in stages and owned by two prominent business people that almost succumbed to the wrecking ball
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A seven story low rise condominium complex along the Blackstone River with 255 units — the first phase of a larger residential center
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A stone mill formerly used as a machine parts manufacturer and now commercial office space
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This 175 year old stone mill suffered a suspicious and devastating fire in 2005 which razed it to the ground
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A plethora of pithy postcard images from the turn of the century.
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A small but charming red square building in various states of repair and neglect over the years
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A 100-year-old ornamental steel and iron manufacturer gets a new life as a center for vocational training and art creation
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An unassuming single story commercial property razed for the Walgreens and condos at 333 Atwells Ave.
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A modest turn-of-the-century three story mill in a dense mill area of Pawtucket
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A small flatiron-style 19th century mill building right on the bank of the Moshassuck River in a formerly dense industrial area
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This reinforced concrete frame building was the first modern-style, large windowed design in the City
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This unassuming golden brick, pier and spandrel commercial building has been part of the Johnson & Wales campus since the mid-1960s
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An early entry into the luxury apartment market built in 2003. By 2005 it was purchased and redeveloped as 330 condominiums.
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A small single-story brick commercial-industrial storefront with subtle art-deco details
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This 120-year old station has see fires and rehabilitation, but the remarkably handsome structure is still standing and useful and full of tenants
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Old aerials of Providence taken from different vantage points and at different times in its development.
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A small mercantile-style building razed for a never-built Sierra Suites Hotel in 2008. This building housed a few well-loved storefronts — New Japan, Cuban Revolution, and the Talk of the Town bar.
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A 56,000 square foot center for Brown University’s international studies students
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A mix of retail, parking, hotel rooms, and upscale condominiums. At 31 stories and 358 feet tall, it is currently the 3rd tallest structure in Rhode Island.
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The Fletcher building marks the first foray into downtown Providence for RISD and its graduate students