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Date

6-1-1975

Description

What appears to be a semi-trailor truck has caused the upper level of this Weybosset Street parking complex to collapse. This photograph was taken before the construction of the Federal Center on Westminster Street, and therefore provides a clear view to the Conrad Building, one of Providence's most unique buildings to its eccentricism and creation during a period of prosperity in Providence following WWI. At the left is the Caesar Misch Building in a state of disrepair, whose Art Deco storefront added in the 30s cannot be seen to salvage it.

Notes

Bibliography: Woodward, Wm McKenzie and Edward F. Sanderson. "Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources." Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 240.

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 2 Dates

1885

Creator 2 Role

Architectural Firm (Conrad Building)

Creator 3 Dates

19093

Creator 3 Role

Architects (Caesar Misch Building)

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

Keywords

parking, 'Providence, RI', providence downtown

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