Kennedy Plaza Construction & Union Station

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Title

Kennedy Plaza Construction & Union Station

Description

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 Haven & Hartford Railroad. The station was the main terminal of the Providence train station from 1898 to 1986. <a href="http://ricdigitalcommons.com/SpecialCollections/items/show/4291">A massive fire occurred in 1987</a> and nearly destroyed the entire building. It eventually became the home to the community organization known as the Rhode Island Foundation in 1999.

Creator

Chester Smolski

Date

1979-11-01

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph
Photograph

Identifier

4787

Smolski Image Item Type Metadata

Building Style

Neoclassical

Building Type

Train Station

City

Providence

Country

United States of America

Creator 1

Stone, Carpenter & Willson

Creator 1 Role

Architects

Region

Rhode Island

Street Address

36 Exchange Terrace

Subject Creation Date

1898

Theme

Urban Redevelopment