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Date
1-1-1986
Description
Most revitalization projects of Downtown Providence started in the mid eighties, through direction of ex-mayor "Buddy" Cianci and plans such as the River Relocation Project. Especially, shown in this photograph, a newly enacted Providence Station is finalized, redirecting most railroad lines and changing the scope of downtown. Providence station's dome is suggested by Woodward to be a nod towards the dome of the State House, its close neighbor who wears the fourth largest self supporting dome in the world. Capital Center would undergo more changes in the coming years, such as repaving, the eventual demolition of the Rhode Island Normal School Building, and enacting of Providence Place Mall, among many.
Rights
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 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1898
Creator 2 Role
Architects (RI State House)
Creator 3 Dates
1986
Creator 3 Role
Architect (Providence Station)
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
aerial, state house
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, W.M. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 107.