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An engraving depicting Exchange Place in 1886. Kennedy Plaza has seen numerous transformations over the 19th and 20th centuries. [3] According to architectural historian William McKenzie Woodword, the site is Providence's "most constantly reworked space, and fully interpreting its history would fill a book that could be a landmark in understanding American urbanism."
Crescent Park was an amusement park in Riverside, East Providence, Rhode Island which ran from 1886 to 1979. The park was known for its Rhode Island Shore Dinners, the Alhambra Ballroom, and its midway. Declining attendance during the 1970s forced the park to close. The land was cleared for a housing development.
The Arcade is a long, narrow building extending between Westminster and Weybosset Streets, north of Orange Street in downtown Providence. The two street-facing sides consist of Greek temple fronts, with six massive Ionic columns 45 feet (14 m) high.
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"Lupo's Last Stand" took place on December 3, 2003, in its Peerless building location. The venue opened in its third location on December 11, 2003. The larger capacity allowed a variety of acts to perform there. Locally referred to as "Lupo's at The Strand" or "Lupo's III", the space was also shared with Roxy, a nightclub with space for 400 people.
Charles I. D. Looff was born in Denmark in 1852 and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He built the first carousel at Coney Island in 1876. From his Brooklyn factory, Looff built many carousels for the East coast and places like the Texas State Fair in Dallas, the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, as well as Houston and Fort Worth.
Advocates said the "strategic" location next to Rhode Island Hospital creates “opportunities for seamless medical integration.” Project Weber/RENEW will relocate its Providence site at 640 ...
AS220 is a non-profit community arts center located in Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.AS220 maintains four dozen artist live/work studios, around a dozen individual work studios, six rotating exhibition spaces, a main stage, a black box theater, a dance studio, a print shop, a community darkroom, a digital media lab, a fabrication lab, an organization-run bar and restaurant ...