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I remember walking under that overpass to get to Leo's Restaurant on the right in the old red brick Irons & Russell Building that was feet from the cars on Rte 195. It was a pretty uninviting street scene back then. Furthermore, even the drive on the old Rte 195 was no picnic as the road had...

Was at the station this past weekend. The additional 275 parking spaces are nearing completion. Would think they will be available in weeks. The original 200 spaces are already full before 8am on most all weekdays with the second departure being the popular 7:21 express. More parking is...

I think this may be one of the first proposals for the parcels near Rte 95. That area has looked like a barren wasteland with nothing but empty lots for some time as all of the district's initial development has been east of there.

This bridge used to handle some 100,000 vehicle crossings per day. I assume this number was for both directions. That would mean approximately 50,000 crossings will now have to find an alternate west bound path. The only nearby option is the new Henderson Bridge which will dramatically...

9-11 Hayes Street | Providence A developer is proposing a five story mixed use project across from the Providence Place Mall in the block that is anchored by the RI Veterans Auditorium and Marriott Renaissance Inn. The building would have commercial space on the first floor and 20 residential...

The Pittman Street development would not be out of scale for that section. It is next to a newer four story apartment building and directly across from Walgreens and the East Side Marketplace plaza. The proposed site is now mostly a surface parking lot along with a multi family home.

I liked the former red brick facade of the building better as it complemented the Park St Church across the street.

Make no mistake. It is clear throughout the city that Worcester far prefers utility and function over beauty and form when it comes to building.

It was beautiful. So was Notre Dame. Both are sadly now gone and their sites will eventually have mundane nondescript residential buildings. Doesn't seem like a good trade off architecturally.

The Our Lady of Mt Carmel right by Rte 290 at the beginning of Shrewsbury Street was also soon afterwards razed in 2019. It was once the anchor to the large Italian American community that lived along Shrewsbury St. The destruction of these two churches was why I posted my comment here in...

At least none of them are beautiful downtown churches that once anchored the various ethnic communities of Worcester.

While the small narrow width building at 155 Chestnut Street will be demolished, the more historically significant Thomas and Sarah Doyle House at #137 Chestnut just next to this proposed project will remain. It was built in 1825 and was home to Thomas Doyle, mayor of Providence for 18 years...

The team still has over 30 years left on its 35 year Polar Park lease. Any buyout would be very costly at this time so the team leaving any time soon is highly unlikely.

I wonder if Larry Lucchino is sensing the team is at peak value prompting the sale. Their attendance this past year was basically static from the year before as the WooSox averaged about 7,350 the last two seasons at Polar Park. Given attendance is typically at its very best in the early...

A new revised smaller development has been proposed by Pebb Capital for the parcels at 151-155 Chestnut Street in the Jewelry District of downtown Providence. The project would be a 5 story 21 unit apartment complex. It would feature 2-3 bedroom units on all floors, including street level...

I guess that means there will never be a heliport on Parcel 1 again. Not surprised that the previous hotel proposal for this parcel never materialized. Would think the Marriott Aloft was probably the last new hotel to be built for some time. Hotel:

Brown had its official opening of its Lindemann Performing Arts Center in later October. It is located behind the Thayer Street Brown Bookstore. https://www.brown.edu/news/2023-10-20/lindemann-opening

This place now has a name. In an ode to its home in the former Union Station terminal, it will be called TRACK 15. Hoped for opening in late summer 2024. The food hall is set to have a seafood and raw bar concept from Dune Brothers, a regional Mexican cuisine from Chef Maria Meza and her...

I like the original Boys Club Building. I however like it far less when attached to the ugly proposed addition.

I think that part of the reason for the expansion of commuter rail in RI was the hope that people might also use it to get in and out of Providence. I think that was definitely the hope for the Wickford Station as that is a long trip to Boston. Unfortunately this hope never really...