Town: Cranston, RI

7 properties

  • This historic wooden structure over the Providence River withstood the Hurricane of 1938 but not a lighting strike on January 12, 2011

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1908 | Demolition: 2011

  • Abandoned and derelict for 17 years, the former brewery complex that once employed 850 people was razed in 1998. The brand has lived on and has since reclaimed its Rhode Island heritage.

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1890 | Demolition: 1998

  • A soon-to-be-100-year-old movie theater went through a tumultous rebirth over a decade, and may now yet again be on the brink of something new

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1924

  • A massive private home designed by important turn-of-the-century minds had as colorful a history as it had decorative stone details.

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1901 | Demolition: 1990

  • A 60-year history slinging good, hearty diner food evaporated into a cyclone of legal battles. The diner itself is still unrestored.

    Smith Hill | Built: 1937

  • A collection of Victorian Gothic cottages and a stone chapel turned into a shopping center with character.

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1881-1891

  • A huge turn-of-the-century brick barn for trolleys that was later used by the Narragansett Brewing Company for storage & distribution.

    Cranston, RI | Built: 1900 | Demolition: 2005