A Then & Now pair with more than 80 years between them
A quick redevelopment of two historic homes in an eroding historic district under pressure to provide “modern” student housing
A simple Art Deco commercial building whose fate is uncertain now that its long-term tenant has moved out
This narrow, small footprint a hundred fifty year-old house had a prominent African-American artist as a resident for about 20 years
A narrow home that was once owned by antique collectors and caretakers of the Bannister House next door
A pair of turn-of-the-20th century buildings in use for commercial and automobile-related businesses with one being converted into apartments
- Demolition Alert
Two late-19th century houses are to be torn down in favor of a five-story mixed-use residential and commercial building in the College Hill Historic District
Twin 1875-era three-story mansard houses are decaying under ownership of Brown Univesity
A handsome school building in the middle of a dense neighborhood that will be closing in the spring of 2023
A slowly built-up set of factory buildings that decayed for more than a decade before being razed for… a flower farm
A large, sprawling glass manufacture complex and large employer in Central Falls, closed its doors in 2014
A worsted yarn mill under the same ownership for 60 to 80 years has been home to small businesses and a plastics company for at least the last 20
A non-descript location captured 45 years ago with an evolution that deserved to be recaptured
A unique view of the edge of the Jewelry District where it meets Downtown Providence
A former fire station that had its façade completely replaced by 1970, and home to independent radio station WBRU
A 100+ year old former fire house was demolished in order to command a high price for redevelopment on a busy street
This converted hotel has been restored to much of its former glory, without those great vertical decorative signs
An emblem and pin manufacturer with a long life as industrial/
commercial space until a conversion to apartments This gothic revival wood frame house has been languishing since the 1990s as developers have come and gone
- Demolition Alert
Added links about the small chance that a private owner may save the stadium
An almost 100-year old business in an even older building was hastily razed in 2021
A newer complex of brick structures built up and around an almost 200-year old stone mill
A more than 150 year old mansion has been empty and derelict for the past 30 years, waiting for plans to repurpose it
This former stable is a remnant of a larger house that was razed in the 1940s and now stands as a handsome private home
One of the oldest mill structures in Olneyville, this building housed a collection of 60 artists who were forced out in 2004
Twenty-eight properties have been demolished in the past 10 years within these four blocks
A former power substation along the train tracks has most recently been an after-hours nightclub but has now been vacant since 2018
A new three story, boxy and flat modern apartment building on an important historic East Side corner
A large complex of mill buildings spread out over three city blocks is only partially intact and undergoing revitalization in different forms
A circa 1900 collection of mill buildings are still in use as manufacturing, small business space, and studios even though the building itself needs maintenance
- Demolition Alert
Two buildings on a prominent corner of Wickenden Street face demolition in favor of a five-story 62 unit apartment building
A quaint small cottage is delicately saved by a considerate addition and rebuild while the large lot was subdivided to support monster new construction