Providence: Buddy Cianci's House (1976)

This photograph shows the residence of former Providence Mayor, “Buddy” Cianci. The house is located on the east side of Providence, the most affluent neighborhood of the city, notable for it’s high property values and low unemployment. This photograph was made in 1976, Smolski notes that the value of the home was $108,000 in 1972 and in four years had risen to $150,000. In addition to his work in Providence’s Renaissance phase, which made the city cleaner, more tourist friendly and economically viable, Cianci is notable for serving twenty one years as mayor and his two felony convictions received while in office. The second conviction, which was for racketeering, led to his immediate resignation in 2002 and a four year prison sentence.