Slide Title

Downtown Providence: Providence Civic Center and Downtown area

Photographer/Creator

Preview

Date

1-1-1976

Description

Aerial view looking west by southwest. I-95 junction with I-195. The Providence Civic Center (Dunkin Donuts Center), which opened in 1972 is at the lower left. Buildings in this photograph that have since been demolished include the circular Gulf station, the old police station, the Outlet Company, and the Crown Hotel adjacent to it. The vacant space on Green St. is now occupied by apartments at 4 Cathedral Square and the empty lot at 280 Washington Street became Grace Church Apartments.

Notes

Bibliography: Woodward, W.M. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 306.

Creator 2 Dates

1972

Creator 2 Role

Architect firm (Civic Center)

Themes

Urban Geography

Subject Headings

Aerial photography in land use -- Rhode Island-- Providence; Urban renewal-- Rhode Island-- Providence; ; City planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Land use, Urban-- Rhode Island-- Providence; United States Highway 95 (Providence, RI); United States Highway 195 (Providence, RI); Providence, RI (Buildings, structures, etc); Urban Development -- Rhode Island -- Providence;

Country Name

United States

Region Name

Rhode Island

City Name

Providence

Street Address

1 Lasalle Square

Recommended Citation

"Downtown Providence: Providence Civic Center and Downtown area" (1976). Smolski Images. 32.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/32