Slide Title
Preview
Date
4-1-1971
Description
Triple deckers on Fales St in Central Falls. Smolski notes on the slide that this image was taken on a Sunday and that triple deckers lacked sufficient parking. Triple deckers are abundant in New England mill towns. First appearing at the end of the nineteenth century, they provided inexpensive tenement housing for workers. Central falls upon its own worker boom in the textile mills, followed suit.
Rights
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Creator 1 Dates
1926-2008
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Rental housing -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls; Low-income housing -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls; Dwellings -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls; Storefronts -- Rhode Island -- Central Falls
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Central Falls
Street Address
Fales St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Central Falls: Fales St." (1971). Browse All. 1140.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1140
Keywords
housing; streetscape; urban density; triple-deckers; low-income housing;
Notes
Bibliography:
Woodward, William McKenzie and Edward F. Sanderson. "Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources." Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 87-88.
Kennedy, Pamela A. "Central Falls, Rhode Island." Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1978, pp. 36-37.