Chester Smolski

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Date

1-1-1970

Description

During the 1960s Providence closed Westminster Street and some of its intersecting streets, including Union Street (pictured here) to automobile traffic. This photo illustrates the liter and pollution problem in Providence during the late 20th century. The building at the left was later demolished and made into public space. Bovi's Records was an independent record store, owned by Bob Bovi, a contributor to the music scene in Providence in the 70s. See Smolski Op-ed "Providence is the 'dirtiest city of them all,' from November 11, 1974: http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_text/67/

Notes

Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Historical Archive. RIMHOF. 2016. 10 Feb. 2016. http://www.ripopmusic.org/about.

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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.

Recommended Citation

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

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Keywords

downtown, Providence downtown, "Providence, RI", Bob Bovi, music scene, litter

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