Tag: Demolition by Proposal
10 properties
Properties that have been demolished while a proposed building was supposed to take its place… but the proposed building was never built. In many cases, the land is still empty and undeveloped.
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A simple art-deco-inspired mid-century storefront in Federal Hill demolished for the promise of a new hotel.
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A wonderful meeting of Brutalist and roadside architecture in a striking circular floor plan that fit the location at the apex of Broadway and Atwells Avenue quite well.
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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
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A simple building located next to the former Sportsman’s Inn (now the Dean Hotel) that was razed for a never-built hotel.
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A group of three unexciting buildings have been razed to make way for an undetermined future development
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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
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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.
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This 60 year-old Art Deco structure was vacated in 2000 for new digs across the highway. It stayed vacant for 6 years until a proposed condo structure took it down.
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A large parcel of land on the edge of the jewelry district whose 1- and 2-story buildings were razed by speculation but nothing yet occupies the site.
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A small mercantile-style building razed for a never-built Sierra Suites Hotel in 2008. This building housed a few well-loved storefronts — New Japan, Cuban Revolution, and the Talk of the Town bar.