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Waterplace Park
The relocation of Providence
Union Trust Company Building
A 12-story, brick and stone sheathed, steel frame office building. Finished with a melange Renaissance and late Georgian Revival detailing. Corinthian column entrance, bas-relief figures of an Indian and a Puritan, carved by Daniel Chester French,…
Transformation of Capital Center
This image shows the transformation of Capital Center in progress. Francis Street construction is complete up until the over-passed train tracks and the bridge over the Woonasquatucket River. The former train tracks have been removed, but the land…
Portland: Street Scene
A street scene of Old Port, the historic waterfront district in downtown Portland, Maine. The neighborhood is popular for its waterfront views, galleries, and restaurants. As of 2016, this storefront located at 9 Moulton St is occupied by Mexicali…
Providence: Downtown
Downtown Providence in the early 1970s. Bovi's Records was an independent record store, owned by Bob Bovi, who was a contributor to the underground music scene in Providence in the 70s. He also ran a label called Bovi Records, owned another music…
Downtown Woonsocket (Aerial)
Downtown Woonsocket in 1979, featuring a view of Harris Pond and the Blackstone River. The Oak Hill Cemetery and the World War II Veterans Memorial Park can also be seen from the photo. Around the time this photo was taken, Woonsocket became the host…
Worcester City Hall
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…
Worcester City Hall, completed in 1898, features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance Revival style, such as projecting porches, window balconies, and…
Worcester Center Galleria
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…
Worcester Center Galleria
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…
Worcester City Hall, Renovation
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…
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…
Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts
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…
Narragansett Electric Lighting Co, South Street Station (Aerial)
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…
The Corner of Weybosset and Dorrance
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…
The Capitol Building (Aerial)
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…
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…
Federal Building and East Side
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…
The Federal…
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. on opposing corners. As of 2015, Weybosset is home to the…
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…
The Blackstone Block
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…
Corner of Weybosset St and Westminster St
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…
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…
Providence: Richmond St Street Scene
Street scene of Richmond St near the corner of Richmond St and Pine St in downtown Providence.
Rhode Island State House
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, following after only the Taj Mahal, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Minnesota…
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…
Looking at Downtown Providence from Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square was designed by I.M. Pei and Zion & Breen in 1969. It was intended to become a popular plaza but nothing more was added to the space and so it remained empty, supplying only sitting room for pedestrians.
Cathedral Square Sculptures
Several sculptures on Cathedral Square. This square was designed by I.M. Pei and Zion & Breen in 1969. It was intended to become a popular plaza but nothing more was added to the space and so it remained empty.
Downtown Providence: Looking West (Aerial)
This 1970s view of Providence shows how the former route of Interstate 195, along with the railroad yard behind Union Station, isolated downtown Providence from the surrounding neighborhoods.
Downtown Providence (Aerial)
Downtown Providence from above, looking west across the Providence River into the cityscape. This 1976 view shows how Interstate 195 used to divide the city and occupy crucial downtown real estate. It was relocated in the 2000s to follow a more…
Columbus Day Parade on Washington St.
A street celebration on Washington St, in honor of Columbus Day. As of 2015, Washington St. is home to the popular music venue Lupo's Heartbreak of Hotel, the historical Providence Public Library, the Trinity Repertory Company, and the University of…
Casino Amusement Company and Casino Bowling Alley Building
From 1927 to 1928, the building at 180 Pine Street was occupied by Boston Radiator/Rock and Englebrook Bowling. The building is a large, two story, flat-roofed, brick and concrete building that once had a simple parapet covering its facade. From 1929…
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…
Kennedy Plaza, Burnside Park
In the foreground are Union Station, Burnside Park and the Federal Building Annex. This view gives a sense of the separation that existed between downtown and the Capital Center prior to redevelopment in the 1980s and 1990s. On the right, the…
Downtown Providence: Weybosset St (Aerial)
A west facing aerial view of Weybosset St.
Downtown Providence: Lauderdale Building
The Lauderdale building was designed by Stone, Carpenter & Willson and constructed in 1894. The design received national attention when it published June 30, 1894 in American Architect and Building News, which made mention of it's "fireproof"…
Joseph and William Russell House
The Joseph and William Russell House was a once-handsome and sophisticated dwelling in the late Georgian Style, and is the earliest remaining example of the kind of three story, cubicle brick houses that were built to symbolize in 18th century…
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…
Exchange Bank Building
The Exchange Bank Building, pictured here in 1979, is a commercial building in the Queen Anne style. The brick building featured granite trim typical of commercial buildings, and was rehabilitated as part of the Fleet Center complex in the 1980's.
Crawford Street Bridge
The intersection of College St and Memorial Blvd in Downtown Providence in 1979. The image was taken to highlight the Crawford St Bridge which was built in 1873, rebuilt in 1930, and later listed as the world's widest bridge in the 1988 Guinness Book…
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…
Providence National Bank Building
The Providence National Bank building with the Industrial Trust building towering up from behind. The Providence National Bank, completed in 1930, was demolished in 2005 to make room for a luxury condo. Plans for that building were ultimately…
Providence National Bank
The Providence National Bank in 1979. Construction of the bank was completed in 1930. Much of the building was demolished in 2005 to make room for a luxury condo dubbed, 'One Ten Westminster.' The project ultimately was scrapped and now only the…
Kennedy Plaza Construction & Union Station
This photo was taken in 1979 and shows the deconstruction of a parking garage in front of Union Station on Exchange Terrace. Union Station was designed by Stone, Carpenter, and Willson in 1893 and constructed three years later by the New York, New…
First Baptist Church from One Financial Plaza Tower
The First Baptist Church in America has been on College Hill in downtown Providence since 1638. The church was founded by Roger Williams in 1638. The building that stands today on North Main Street was built between 1774 and 1775. John and Joseph…
Washington Street
Washington Street and the corner of Mathewson Street, photographed in 1978. The Shepard Building, pictured at the left, was home to the Shepard Department store. At its height the company occupied surrounding buildings, expanding to cover two-blocks.…
Washington St. Columbus Day Parade
Washington Street on Columbus Day, 1974. On the left is the Providence Public Library.
Financial District
Downtown Providence is the result of a westward expansion from Market Square, the town’s first commercial center. The gradual transition of business activity across the Providence River in the early years of the nineteenth century resulted in…
Downtown Providence
Here is an aerial view of Downtown Providence. Providence is among America’s oldest cities and has been rebuilt many times. Providence has been one of Rhode Island’s strongest economic ports along with Newport. The city was founded by Roger…
Providence Arcade
The Westminster Street end of the Providence Arcade (1828) by Russell Warren and James Bucklin and built for Cyrus Butler. Also known as “Butler’s Folly.” Derived ultimately from the Burlington Arcade of 1818 in London, which influenced two new world…
Downtown Providence
The Biltmore Hotel can be seen in the lower right of the image as well as Kennedy Plaza in the foreground. The Biltmore originally opened in 1922. It was closed in 1975 and reopened in 1979. Towards the center of the photo is the Financial District…
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.…
Providence Skyline
Providence, Rhode Island is the site of 27 high-rises, 16 of which stand taller than 175 feet (53 m). The tallest skyscraper in the city is the Industrial Trust Building (1928), which rises 428 feet (130 m). Due to the what is dubbed the Providence…
Old Stone Federal Savings Bank, First Unitarian Church
The Federal Building (Ammi B. Young, 1855-57, 24 Weybosset St.) is just visible to the left of this picture pointed from the financial district towards the East Side. That building was built where the edge of the Providence River and its port…