Slide Title
Preview
Date
April 1993
Description
River relocation in progress. Waterplace Park is being developed with its bridges (Exchange St., Francis St., and pedestrian walkways) built or under construction. Memorial Boulevard is for now a construction site. The Westin Hotel is being erected in the background where we see the Convention Center parking garage.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
photographer
Building Type
Bridge
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Photography in city planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Urban renewal-- Rhode Island-- Providence; City planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Land use, Urban-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Woonasquatucket River (Providence, RI); Waterplace Park (Providence, RI)
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Citizens Plaza
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "River Relocation Construction" (1993). Browse All. 7.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/7
Keywords
urban development, urban renewal, river relocation, Woonasquatucket River, Waterplace Park, Capital Center
Notes
Bibliography: Leazes, Francis J. and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance City. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004, pp. 125-132.