Year demolished: 2005

9 properties

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

    Federal Hill | Built: 1950s? | Demolition: 2005

  • A non-descript downtown commercial building probably faced with enamel and steel details in the 1950s. Razed in 2005 for a condomuium tower that was never built

    Downtown Providence | Built: 1930s, 1950s | Demolition: 2005

  • A conglomeration of possibly six 1 to 3 story structures bounded by Westminster, Union, and Weybosset Streets razed in 2005 for a proposed parking garage

    Downtown Providence | Never Built | Demolition: 2005

  • A two-story brick L-shaped mill along Eddy Street south of the corner of Eddy and Public Streets. In decay for 10 years or more before being razed in 2005.

    South Providence | Built: ca. 1908 | Demolition: 2005

  • A lovely little pub that we never had to pleasure of visiting. Construction on a 3 mile sewer project damaged the foundations beyond repair

    Jewelry District | Built: 1913 | Demolition: 2005

  • Before it was demolished and rebuilt, the Ocean House was one of the few surviving 1800s seaside resort hotels in RI

    Westerly, RI | Built: 1867-1868, 1903 | Demolition: 2005

  • A neo-Georgian building that was home to the original home to the Providence National Bank Company. Razed for a proposed hotel that was never built.

    Downtown Providence | Built: 1929, 1950s | Demolition: 2005

  • A huge turn-of-the-century brick barn for trolleys that was later used by the Narragansett Brewing Company for storage & distribution.

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1900 | Demolition: 2005

  • A former steel and wire manufacturing facilty along the waterfront in East Providence shut down in 1994 and was razed 10 years later

    East Providence, RI | Built: 1903 | Demolition: 2005