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Title
Downtown Providence: Parking Lot, Rail Yard
Description
Prior to the construction of Waterplace Park railroad tracks and parking lots separated the different districts of downtown Providence. This barrier was locally referred to as a, "Chinese wall." This 1977 view shows Providence before its dramatic rebirth from “gritty wasteland of neglected water-ways, derelict railroad yards, and vast parking lots” to “one of the nation’s most attractive urban environments.” (Leazes and Motte)
Creator
Chester Smolski
Source
Leazes, Fancis J. and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance city (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004)
Date
1977-01-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
5114
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Style
Edwardian
City
Providence
Country
United States of America
Library of Congress Subject Headings
City planning -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban renewal -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Land use, Urban -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Documentary photography -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Automobile parking -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Railroads -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Capital Center (Providence, R.I.); Union Station (Providence, R.I.); Waterplace Park (Providence, R.I.)
Notes
Chet Smolski, “Downtown Providence: Parking Lot, Rail Yard,” Rhode Island College Special Collections, accessed November 2, 2015, http://ricdigitalcommons.com/SpecialCollections/admin/items/show/2056.
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
The Biltmore Hotel, 11 Dorrance St.
Theme
Urban Development