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  • Collection: Chester Smolski Photographs

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Pictured are two churches in Willingboro that are next to each other- The Delaware Valley Baptist Church, and the Presbyterian church of Willingboro. As of 2016, there are more than 23 different churches in the area that are accessible to Willingboro…

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The Willingboro Plaza in Levittown, New Jersey was a 614,000-square-foot regional shopping center that was built as a centerpiece of the city. After 7 years of construction, Willingboro Plaza was completed in 1967 with featured stores like Sears and…

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The Willingboro Plaza in Levittown, New Jersey was a 614,000-square-foot regional shopping center that was built as a centerpiece of the city. After 7 years of construction, Willingboro Plaza was completed in 1967 with featured stores like Sears and…

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Willingboro Secondary School and the Levitt High School in 1970. As of 2016, Willingboro has the Willingboro High School, the Levitt Middle School, one alternative education program school to include gifted and talented students, and five elementary…

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Two churches in the planned township of Willingboro: The Delaware Valley Baptist Church, and the Presbyterian church of Willingboro. As of 2016, there are more than 23 different churches in the area that are accessible to Willingboro residents.…

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Willingboro Secondary School and Levitt High School in 1970. As of 2016, Willingboro has the Willingboro High School, the Levitt Middle School, one alternative education program school to include gifted and talented students, and five elementary…

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In 1954, William Levitt of Levitt & Sons, a leading residential firm, began purchasing property in Willingboro with the objective of building a residential community with few jobs and little commercial property so that the town's survival largely…

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In 1954, William Levitt of Levitt & Sons, a leading residential firm, began purchasing property in Willingboro with the objective of building a residential community with few jobs and little commercial property so that the town's survival largely…

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In 1954, William Levitt of Levitt & Sons, a leading residential firm, began purchasing property in Willingboro with the objective of building a residential community with few jobs and little commercial property so that the town's survival largely…

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The Willingboro Plaza in Levittown, New Jersey was a 614,000-square-foot regional shopping center that was built as a centerpiece of the city. After 7 years of construction, Willingboro Plaza was completed in 1967 with featured stores like Sears and…

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A residential area in Worcester, MA. An example of urban development and growth in Worcester's single family and duplex dwellings.

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Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. It connects to the Worcester Common, which is known for City Hall, the Worcester Common Oval, the Turtle Boy statue, and more. Up until 1993, the Worcester Center Galleria was also a part of the common. This view…

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At the intersection of George St. and Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. Looking down Main St. towards the Worcester City Hall with its notable clock tower.

Worcester City Hall, completed in 1898, features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance…

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Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. It connects to the Worcester Common, which is known for City Hall, the Worcester Common Oval, the Turtle Boy statue, and more. Up until 1993, the Worcester Center Galleria was also a part of the common. This view…

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On Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts, is Worcester City Hall with its notable clock tower.

Worcester City Hall, completed in 1898, features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance Revival style, such as projecting porches, window balconies, and…

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The Worcester Center Galleria was a suburban mall which opened in 1971 as part of the Worcester Common urban renewal project. It was shut down and reopened in the 1990s as an outlet called the Worcester Common Fashion Outlet, which then closed in…

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The Worcester Center Galleria was a suburban mall which opened in 1971 as part of the Worcester Common urban renewal project. It was shut down and reopened in the 1990s as an outlet called the Worcester Common Fashion Outlet, which then closed in…

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Worcester City Hall photographed from an office building at 120 Front Street.

Worcester City Hall opened in 1898, and features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance Revival style, such as its projecting porches, window balconies, and grand central…

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Foster St. in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts photographed in 1979. The mural to the right was painted by Sante Graziani (1920-2005), who was the head of the School at the Worcester Art Museum from 1951-1972 and its dean from 1972-1981. The mural…

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A view across Narragansett Bay, looking towards Prudence Island and the East Passage. Prudence Island is one of the largest islands in the bay. There are approximately thirty islands in the bay, and over ten different rivers flow into it from around…

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A view across Narragansett Bay, looking towards Prudence Island and the East Passage. Prudence Island is one of the largest islands in the bay. There are approximately thirty islands in the bay, and over ten different rivers flow into it from around…

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Poppasquash Point in Bristol, RI is home to the English-inspired, Tudor-revival, country estate known as Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Farm. It overlooks the Bristol Harbor and provides a view of Narragansett Bay. The estate is of particular…

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Aerial image of Roger Williams University and the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island when the school was still called Roger Williams College. The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1929. In 1956, the college purchased this…

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Aerial image of Roger Williams University and the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island when the school was still called Roger Williams College. The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1929. In 1956, the college purchased this…

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Aerial image of Roger Williams University and the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island when the school was still called Roger Williams College. The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1929. In 1956, the college purchased this…

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This early Victorian, two-story, wood-frame octagonal home was built in 1857 by watchmaker Albert S. Potter. As of 2016, the house is owned by the Carolina Preservation and Band Society and is listed as a landmark in the National Register of Historic…

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Aerial image of Roger Williams University and the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island. The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1929. In 1956, the college purchased this waterfront land just north of the bridge in Bristol and…

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Aerial image of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island when the school was still called Roger Williams College. In 1956 the college purchased this waterfront land in Bristol and became a two-year institution named Roger Williams Junior…

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The new establishment of an apartment housing community in Taunton, MA. The sign reads: Canterburry Apartments at Taunton. An example of urban development in Massachusetts in the early 1970s.

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The new establishment of an apartment housing community in Taunton, MA. The sign reads: Canterburry Apartments at Taunton. An example of urban development in Massachusetts in the early 1970s.

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The Randall Square synagogue was demolished as part of a large land clearing in order to make room for light manufacturing, commercial development, and the Marriott Hotel.

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The interior of the Moshassuck Arcade. The building was part of the Bay State Mill, which was part of a complex including the American Screw Company. Many of the surrounding buildings in the complex were destroyed by fire in 1971. The Moshassuck…

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Aerial image of The Miriam Hospital in Providence. The first Miriam Hospital opened in 1926 with 63 beds and 14 bassinets but was relocated for more space to its location on Summit Avenue in 1952. The hospital was started by a group of Jewish woman…

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The Narragansett Electric Lighting Company had buildings on Eddy St. (pictured) and on Manchester St. They were once connected by an overhead conveyor belt, but no longer are. The Eddy St. building is no longer active as a power plant, and was…

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Looking up Weybosset St. from the corner of Dorrance and Weybosset. There is minor street construction occurring, and the Beneficent Congregational Church can be seen in the distance. The church was built in 1809 and remodeled to its current…

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Aerial image of downtown Providence featuring the Rhode Island State House at the center. The Rhode Island State House was built in 1904, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The building's self-supporting marble dome is the fourth-largest of its kind in…

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Randall Sqare in the midst of its redevelopment after it was demolished in 1971 as part of a large land clearing in order to make room for light manufacturing, commercial development and the Marriott Hotel.

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The Randall Square synagogue was demolished as part of a large land clearing in order to make room for light manufacturing, commercial development and the Marriott Hotel.

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Downtown Providence featuring the Rhode Island State House at the center. The Rhode Island State House was built in 1904, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The building's self-supporting marble dome is the fourth-largest of its kind in the world,…

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Detail of the Hall's Building on Weybossett Street showing the storefront prior to restoration in 1981. The Hall's Building is a cast-iron, five story structure built in the Victorian Gothic style. This detail shows the corbel-and-bracketed cornice…

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What appears to be a semi-trailor truck has caused the upper level of this Weybosset Street parking complex to collapse. This photograph was taken before the construction of the Federal Center on Westminster Street, and therefore provides a clear…

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Pictured on the left, the Equitable Building (1872, 36 Weybosset St.) features a locally cast iron "Venetian" facade that is the best preserved of the few cast-iron facades in the city. The facade was cast by the Builders Iron Foundry. The design of…

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A view into the residential area of East Providence, overlooking the Federal Building and Kennedy Plaza. The First Baptist Church is on the left, and the green dome of the First Church of Christ, Scientist is rising through the skyline.

The Federal…

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Home to the Davol Rubber Co. from 1884 until 1977, the Davol Square complex was rehabilitated and reopened for mixed retail and office use in 1982, with shops, offices, and restaurants. However, despite high occupancy and easy highway access, the…

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Home to the Davol Rubber Co. from 1884 until 1977, the Davol Square complex was rehabilitated and reopened for mixed retail and office use in 1982, with shops, offices, and restaurants. However, despite high occupancy and easy highway access, the…

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Cathedral Square on Columbus Day, 1974.

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Street construction taking place on Weybosset St. in the late 1970s.

Weybosset St. is a part of the cultural core that is downtown Providence, connecting to Westminster St. and Empire St. on opposing corners. As of 2015, Weybosset is home to the…

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The Blackstone Block resided between the Providence National Bank and the Turk's Head Building. It was a work of the architect James C. Bucklin, whose other works include the Providence Arcade and the Monohassett Mill. The Blackstone Block was a…

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Downtown Providence, on the corner of Weybosset St and Westminster St.
Pictured on the left is the Turk's Head Building with some minor street construction in front of it. The Turk's Head Building was constructed in 1913 by the Brown Land Co. At…

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Street scene of Richmond St near the corner of Richmond St and Pine St in downtown Providence.


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