Slide Title
Preview
Date
Spring 4-1971
Description
Looking north from I-95, this vantage point shows the Blackstone River and downtown Pawtucket in 1971. At this time the city was in the midst of an urban renewal project that added, among other developments, the iconic Apex department store (right). The “Apex Mall,” as it is sometimes referred, was built in downtown Pawtucket in 1969. The design of a stepped, white stucco surface, literally an apex, illustrates a problem tackled by designers to communicate with fast moving automobiles through illustrative architecture. The skyline is dominated by the Art Deco Pawtucket City Hall, which is a strong example of a modernized Neo-Federal style, and the cupola of the Slater Mill Complex
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Cities and towns – Growth -- Rhode Island -- Pawtucket; Urban renewal -- Rhode Island -- Pawtucket;
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Pawtucket
Street Address
Taft St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Pawtucket: Blackstone River, Downtown" (1971). Smolski Images. 149.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/149
Keywords
Apex; Pawtucket; Slater Mill; urban renewal; development; Blackstone River;
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H. "Buildings of Rhode Island" Oxford University Press, 2004. p. 142, 146-147