Decade built: 1950-1959
8 properties
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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 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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Brilliant — park on top, bowl below. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t hip enough to survive waning interest before bowling made a resurgence.
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A mid-century industrial facility designed by famous architects for a little company that went national. Sadly, closed in 1998 and razed in 2020.
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A mid-century housing complex that survived the blast intended to take it down.
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An unassuming rehabilitation of a simple mid-century industrial space into a modern office
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Two simple, turn-of-the- and mid-century industrial buildings used for jewelry industry purposes over the past 50 years razed in 2011 for speculative purposes.
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Lucky for all of us, the Rustic has so far outlasted 13 other drive-ins that operated in Rhode Island since the 1960s