Neighborhood: Silver Lake, Providence

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  • 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.

    | Built: 1915 | Demolition: 2002

  • An unassuming former ice cream factory on a busy road through a residential neighborhood

    | Built: 1915

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

    | Built: 1952 | Demolition: 1989