Year demolished: 2011
9 properties
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A part of the Provisions District met the wrecking ball in 2011. Owner of this and nearby buildings, The Providence Journal Company, used deferred maintenance as an excuse.
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An almost 100 year old apartment building turned dormitory became too downtrodden to be useful.
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This historic wooden structure over the Providence River withstood the Hurricane of 1938 but not a lighting strike on January 12, 2011
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The roadway system of on and off ramps when I-195 cut through the Jewelry District and over the Providence River
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The roadway system of on and off ramps and causeway over Wickenden Street and the murals that adorned it
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A family-owned party supply, costume, and novelty store operating since the early 1980s. Closed in 2005 and burned in 2011.
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A mid-century, pre-Brutalist retail amenity in downtown was razed only to avoid maintenance costs
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A simple mid-century industrial building used for jewelry industry purposes over the past 50 years razed in 2011 for speculative purposes
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A former waterfront nightclub overlooking Narragansett Bay that operated under many different names in its 10 year lifespan