Slide Title
Preview
Date
January 1975
Description
During the late nineteenth century, the rapid industrialization of Providence spawned a number of inner-city neighborhoods close to the center of commerce. As immigrant populations began to settle in Providence, those who had been living in the city for many years moved onto newer tenements. Each wave of newcomers occupied the cast-off residences. Over the years, as residents moved to suburban settlements, many of these inner-city tenements began to deteriorate. The sturdiest of the tenements built during that time still remain today. (date of photograph is approximated)
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Neighborhood -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Cities and Towns -- Inner Cities;
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Providence: Abandoned Housing" (1975). Smolski Images. 244.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/244
Keywords
Providence, Rhode Island; inner cities; failing neighborhood;
Notes
Leazes, Francis and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance City (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004) 35-36