Year demolished: 2002

5 properties

  • Built circa 1915, these concrete coal storage towers were demolished in late 2002 by oversight — a permit was granted despite their protection by inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

    Silver Lake | Built: 1915 | Demolition: 2002

  • A sweet little simple Art Deco brick gas station in the middle of the Hope Street commercial district. Probably contaminated and hard to subdivide, so it came down.

    East Side | Built: 1940s | Demolition: 2002

  • A small house gifted to Brown University was razed in favor of expanding the Life Sciences Building along Meeting St

    College Hill | Built: 1926 | Demolition: 2002

  • By the time we took photos, most of the main mill building had crumbled. The main building, though, is still standing and has been converted to a restaurant.

    Warwick, RI | Built: 1867, 1918 | Demolition: 2002

  • The one that started a revolution. A 13 acre site, bounded by Atwells Ave, Eagle Street, and Valley Street, housing cheap artist studio space and the famous Fort Thunder arts collective.

    Olneyville/Valley | Built: 1866-1875 | Demolition: 2002