Neighborhood: South Providence

Two massive five-story, brick, pier-and-spandrel warehouses along the waterfront once used for storing cargo. Vacant for 15+ years before demolition from 2013-2015.

Worcester Lunch Car #806 has had a long life and many names but continues to attract new entrepreneurs who want to make a go of the restaurant business

Closed in 1981, this William R. Walker and Son-designed church was vacant for over 20 years before neglect contributed to its demise.

A sprawling complex and a leading designer of silver goods for 100 years or more. Still in business (not in RI) as part of the Lenox Corporation.

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.

A four story former mill on the south side of Providence that has been under the radar as large industrial-style studio and living spaces

A group of turn-of-the-century mills get converted into affordable residential units and commercial/office space

A fire on Christmas morning gutted the building, but the Masonic Lodge members plan to rebuild, and you can help.

Once the center of an ambitious waterfront redevelopment project, the building is now underutilized

Demolished as part of the relocation of I-195 in the early 2000s, this large mill complex was home 45 small businesses, art studios, and a bar.

This building survived for 115 years before becoming too outdated to stay relevant in an ever-expanding hospital system

Could the newest owner of this long neglected building finally turn it back into the jewel it used to be?

A large, late 19th-century mill complex razed for the relocation of I-195 in the mid-2000s. The complex was eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

A sweet and spare little gas and service station formerly on Eddy Street. Love the painted transom sign.