Slide Title
Preview
Date
10-1-1974
Description
A compressed view of Westminster Street in 1974 taken from I. M. Pei's Cathedral Square. In 1964 Westminster Street was closed to vehicular traffic between Dorrance Street and Snow Street. The move was an attempt to compete with suburban malls. Vehicular traffic was restored to the street in 1986. At the time of this photo the pedestrian passage, beginning at the end of Westminster Street and connecting Empire Street and Greene Street, is being constructed.
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Building Type
Mall
Themes
Urban Redevelopment
Subject Headings
Downtown districts -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Pedestrian zones; Streets -- Design and construction; Skyscrapers -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Westminster St
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Westminster Street Pedestrian Mall" (1974). Browse All. 981.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/981
Keywords
Providence downtown, malls, downtown revitalization, commercial streets, religious architecture, skyscraper
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, William McKenzie and Sanderson, Edward F. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission: Providence, 1986. 203. Print.