Decade built: 1960-1969

An iconic department store visible from interstate 95 in Pawtucket with an uncertain future

Designed by star-chitect Paul Rudolph, this “modern” building by some standards shows the softer, human side of the Brutalist style of the 1960s

A local-chain tire and automotive parts outlet with four car-wide drive-through bays on a local retail corridor.

An opportunity for mid-century modern along a stretch of land opened up by razing older properties during the construction of I-95

An unassuming commercial building gets a makeover in 2025 as a community gathering space and offices for a new non-profit

A wonderful meeting of Brutalist and roadside architecture in a striking circular floor plan that fit the location at the apex of Broadway and Atwells Avenue quite well.

A non-descript industrial steel-frame building is coverted to medical laboratory space

A small summer-time location offering shakes, cold drinks. and ice cream along the East Bay Bike Path

A low-slung, semi-circular mid-century modern transportation hub in downtown Providence.

Likely a former Phillips 66 Gas Station, this building went from tire shop to restaurant to convenience store

A pair of auto-centric businesses constructed as the “new” highway was carved through Providence in the 50s/60s.

The roadway system of on and off ramps when I-195 cut through the Jewelry District and over the Providence River

The roadway system of on and off ramps and causeway over Wickenden Street and the murals that adorned it

A love it or hate it concrete structure in the Brutalist style — its knobby elbows sticking out as decoration

A former mall gets eaten slowly by big-box retail and finally succumbs to the changing times

A mid-century, pre-Brutalist retail amenity in downtown was razed only to avoid maintenance costs

A two-unit commercial strip once home to a 100-year-old bakery business is razed in Wayland Square