Decade built: 1950-1959

A simple art-deco-inspired mid-century storefront in Federal Hill demolished for the promise of a new hotel.

A former clothing store built off the north side of Sears that stayed empty for years and years before being razed in 2009.

A 60 year old metal blacksmithing business known for its craft, ingenuity, and dedication to quality fabrication

Brilliant — park your car on top, bowl below. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t hip enough to survive waning interest before bowling made a resurgence

An aging 70-year-old municipal structure outlived its usefullness and could not keep up with the educational needs of a new generation

A mid-century industrial facility designed by famous architects for a little company that went national. Sadly, closed in 1998 and razed in 2020.

A tan, brick, two-story commercial building on its own island of land between Main and Broadway in Downtown Pawtucket

A mid-century housing complex that survived the blast intended to take it down.

An unassuming rehabilitation of a simple mid-century industrial space into a modern office

A simple mid-century industrial building used for jewelry industry purposes over the past 50 years razed in 2011 for speculative purposes

Two mid-to-late-century buildings will be demolished for a new Brown University science lab, connected and in proximity to other biotech and science-related facilities

Lucky for all of us, the Rustic has so far outlasted 13 other drive-ins that operated in Rhode Island since the 1960s

A low set of one-story buildings built into a hill along Valley Street have been razed for… something, we’re not sure