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The northernmost points of Narragansett Bay, where it is fed by the Providence and Seekonk Rivers. The Port of Providence and Interstate 95 are in the foreground of the photograph. The construction of Interstate 95 effectively segregated Providence…

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.

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…

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…

Looking west from downtown Providence, Interstate 95 runs across center frame. Parking lot in foreground is now the location of the Rhode Island Convention Center (1994) and the Westin Hotel and Residences (1993, 2007). The impressive structure at…

This photograph shows the the Urban Renewal Project area of Allentown before construction began. As in many cities, urban renewal in Allentown displaced many individuals and families. While Allentown did achieve some new apartment complex's, elderly…

Allentown saw significant economic growth in the 19th century due to the industrial revolution. it was an exporter of iron which was exported through the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This photo, likely taken around 1975, shows a rail yard, and some…

Rhode Island College, originally referred to as the Normal School, has occupied several locations and changed names throughout the years. Rhode Island College is known as one of the first teacher preparatory schools in the country. Having out-grown…