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Equitable Building and Wilcox Building
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…
Construction on Weybosset St.
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., Weybosset is home to the Providence Performing Arts Center…
Weybosset St. is a part of the cultural core that is downtown Providence, connecting to Westminster St. and Empire St., Weybosset is home to the Providence Performing Arts Center…
Westminster Street Pedestrian Mall
In the early 1960s this section of Westminster street was closed to vehicular traffic and became a pedestrian mall. Pictured here in 1970, a game of Frisbee takes place while shoppers traverse closer to the buildings. In 1986 the street was opened…
Cathedral Square
Intended to be a marvelous plaza inspired by European models, Cathedral Square is considered a problematic and failure of a space. E.F. Kennedy's Roman Catholic Chancery Office and auditorium (1966-67) blocks the axis of Westmister Street and is a…
Westminster Street Pedestrian Mall
A compressed view of Westminster Street in 1974 taken from I. M. Pei's Cathedral Square. In 1964 Westminster Street was closed to vehicular traffic between Dorrance Street and Snow Street. The move was an attempt to compete with suburban malls.…
Federal Building, Equitable Building, and Wilcox Building
The Federal Building (left) was completed in 1857 in the format of an Italianate Renaissance palace. Though not visible, the building is capped by an iron-cast dome that was conceived after construction on the building began. The intent of the dome…
Weybosset St: Loew's Theatre (PPAC) and Beneficent Church
Weybosset St. in Providence featuring Loew's Theater and the Beneficent Congregational Church. Loew's was threatened with demolition in 1977 and it was saved by a consortium of local businesses, foundations and government agencies. In 1978, the…
Conrad Building
This building was built for investment income as a wedding present for Jerothmul B. Barnaby’s daughter and his son-in-law, after whom it is named. The tower feature on this downtown building is also employed in Nickerson’s Carr House built in 1885.…
Tel Aviv: Bus Stop on Allenby Street
Allenby Street is a main commercial street in Tel Aviv. It is also a main route on the city bus system. At night, Allenby Street is a destination for nightlife, while during the day it is a busy area for retail shopping. Alleby Street is known for…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street
This photograph shows the cafe culture and wide sidewalks that once lead people to compare Dizengoff Street to Champs-Elysees. Since the 1970s commercial activity on the street has declined, perhaps due to the construction of the Dizengoff Center, an…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street
Named for Mei Dizengoff, former Mayor of Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Street was once a shopping destination for locals and tourists alike. The construction of the Dizengoff Center, a shoppoing mall, has been cited a sa reason for the areas commercial…
Morgantown: High St.
View of High St. in Morgantown on a rainy afternoon in 1981. Morgantown is the largest town in the North-Central region of West Virginia and is home to West Virginia University. At the left is the Monongahela Building, an apartment complex on High…
Morgantown: High St., Rt 119 South
Morgantown is home to West Virginia University and is the largest town in the North-Central region of West Virginia. This photograph looks south on Rt. 119 in the First Ward neighborhood. Many of the businesses have changed since this 1981…
Brasilia: Commercial Street, Local Shopping
Brasilia is a planned city that has been both criticized as a failed utopia acclaimed as a masterpiece of modernist architecture. The city is mapped out into sections forming the shape of a bird or airplane. This photograph is taken in one of…
Miami: Cuban Culture in Downtown Miami
During the 1960s and 1970s large numbers of Cuban immigrants moved into Miami, many of whom settled in a neighborhood of Miami that came to be known as Little Havana. This photograph from Downtown Miami is Smolski’s illustration of the Cuban…
Downtown Pawtucket Main St. with empty store and redevelopment agency in picture
Main St. in Pawtucket circa 1971, Smolski documents closed businesses and redevelopment in the downtown area. The building at the left has since been converted into a parking garage and small shops lining Main St.
Pawtucket Urban renewal- Apex
industrial Pawtucket along with some of the stores located near the Apex center.