Slide Title
Preview
Date
Spring 3-1974
Description
Renovated units and old units at the Roger Williams Homes housing project in South Providence photographed around 1974. Most of the units were demolished in the 1980s after decades of neglect. These renovated units were spared and later redeveloped as Sharlotte Woods Elementary School.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Building Type
Apartment building
Subject Headings
Housing -- Slums -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Housing -- Low-income Housing -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban poor;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
674 Prairie Ave.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Roger Williams Old & Renovated Units" (1974). Browse All. 274.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/274
Keywords
housing, public; inner cities; low-income housing; slums;
