Slide Title
Preview

Date
January 1988
Description
Designed by I.M. Pei and Zion & Breen, Cathedral Plaza was intended to be a marvelous piazza as the forecourt for one of Providence’s most monumental and important churches, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The goal of the project, although never met, was to include activity generators and visual want to make it a hub of Providence life. This failed revitalization attempt cut Westminster Street in two parts, the downtown and West End sides, and forced a physical divide upon the city.
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Building Type
Urban plaza
Building Style
Modern
Themes
City Planning
Subject Headings
Aerial Photography in land use -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Church architecture --Rhode Island -- Providence; Plazas -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Providence, RI); Public spaces -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Cathedral Square
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Downtown Providence: Cathedral Square" (1988). Browse All. 40.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/40
Keywords
aerials, Cathedral Square, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 292-293.