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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

Notes

Bibliography: Jordy, William H. "Buildings of Rhode Island" Oxford University Press, 2004. p. 142, 146-147

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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.

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

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Keywords

Apex; Pawtucket; Slater Mill; urban renewal; development; Blackstone River;

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