Street: North Main
19 properties
Properties without a specific street number are listed first, and then in order of street number.
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A 19th century former volunteer firehouse turned into commercial space on a busy urban corner
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An amazingly dense complex of mill structures dating from the mid-1800s and in use for over 100 years before succumbing to two large fires in the midst of plans to redevelop
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A photo recreation series of a RISD student portfolio taken in 1975 and 1976 — recreated in 2008
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A plethora of pithy postcard images from the turn of the century.
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RISD-graduate Sheperd Fairey has pasted and painted his art over many decaying (and not-decaying) Providence buildings
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This property is actually a tale of three things — competitive cycling, a football stadium, and the Providence Steamroller
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Brilliant — park your car on top, bowl below. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t hip enough to survive waning interest before bowling made a resurgence
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A hub of student and museum activity for RISD named after the late Happy Chase, an ardent preservationist of properties along Benefit Street
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4-story new construction marries a 2-story Greek Revival 150 years younger at the base of College Hill
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A late 90s/early 2000s conversion of a small mill with new addition on North Main Street into luxury condos
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A small but charming red square building in various states of repair and neglect over the years
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A local-chain tire and automotive parts outlet with four car-wide drive-through bays on a local retail corridor.
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A big hulking 5300-person capacity civic auditorium that hosted sports and entertainment for close to 50 years.
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This cinder block building with a residential looking store facade slapped on it stood vacant for many years before demolition. Part of the way commercial retail comes and goes.
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A boarded-up retail space along a retail corridor in need of rethinking
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A local scooter sales and repair shop with a side of delicious expresso drinks
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One of the last big box stores on North Main Street, closed since the mid-to-late 90s. Demolished in 2014 to become infill for a parking lot.
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A former clothing store built off the north side of Sears that stayed empty for years and years before being razed in 2009.
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A rather small commercial storefront that was a branch bank for some time but abandoned for many years before eventual demolition.