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The proposal to develop the former Providence Journal Building and adjacent building that once housed Kresge's is apparently still alive as the developers are asking for a new tax subsidy plan. The owners had originally wanted to convert these properties into a Hotel Hive but changed course...

There had been a post which has since been deleted asking about the large building on Sabin Street near LaSalle Square in the old photo above where the Amica Mutual Pavilion (PPC/DDC) is now located. Here it is:

A view of downtown Providence looking westward taken from up above the East Side neighborhood. No date given but I would guess sometime in the 1940's.

Aerial view of Providence looking south. No date was referenced but I would guess is was sometime circa 1940 give or take a few years.

I am going to post some old aerial photos of Providence to give you a better idea of what the city once looked like. Downtown some time between 1922 after completion of the Biltmore Hotel and before 1926 when work started on the Masonic Temple complex (now Marriott Renaissance). Note the...

Some development in the area near the new station was already in construction mode in anticipation of its opening: New residential units under construction in an old mill at the corner of Pine and Barton Streets just a few minutes walk west of the station. This project will involve two phases...

The 195 District Commission is going to shift its focus from housing developments more toward attracting businesses and employment. I would like to see this find success but have doubts as I think we would have already seen more businesses had there been an actual real demand for it. I believe...

Henry H Rogers, the uber wealthy right hand man for John D Rockefeller, left his hometown of Fairhaven some truly magnificent buildings that remain to this day. https://fairhaventours.com/henry-h-rogers/

I drove by the station today (weekday Wednesday) and the parking lot's 200 spaces looked to be full. There appeared to be commuter train passenger cars also parking on a side road behind the nearby cemetery where I have never seen cars there before. Would appear commuters are taking full...

There were three sororities when I went there back in the early to mid 1980's when the undergrad enrollment was only about 2,400. I don't think any had houses when I first got there but Phi Sigma Sigma was renting a house by the time I graduated. Back when I was in school the female population...

That is the FIJI house (oldest frat at WPI as it dates back to 1891) at the corner of Salisbury and Boynton across from Institute Park. It was a time honored tradition at my alma mater WPI to surreptitiously in the dark of the night paint over their rock emblazoned with their letters which used...

The Route 1/1A stretch through the Attleboros from Route 295 south to Route 95 is still pretty busy. I live in the neighborhood behind the mall and can attest to this as many use it as a bypass to get to the stores without having to traverse Rtes 1/1A. Emerald Square Mall still has Macy's and...

Just came across this photo from the 1950's that shows what the Tidewater Landing area looked like several decades ago. The view is looking south with the river to left. The banks on both sides of the river in this area were once lined with energy related businesses with many being supplied by...

The station is already coming close to meeting its rather low passenger projections just days after its opening. There are also plans to double the present parking lot that has 200 spaces in the coming months. I suspect the station is being helped by the benefit of free parking for the short...

It was even worse when cars were allowed to be parked on the front brick trimmed plaza by the Smith Street porte-cochere entrance. Their weight damaged it causing it to sink in some areas. I believe it was only banned some 20-30 odd years ago.

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/concrete-foundation-poured-for-new-soccer-stadium/article_1bda4068-a0bd-11ed-bd21-1babafe7f0c9.html

I am glad the former police station will be saved and renovated. Would be nice to see the same for the nearby former Broad Street (#555) fire station:

https://pbn.com/providence-city-plan-commission-to-vote-on-2-major-development-projects/

https://www.valleybreeze.com/townnews/transports/all-aboard-at-launch-of-pawtucket-central-falls-transit-center/article_826873f4-9b59-11ed-af94-db7e2ec79699.html

The official 10am opening drew a very large crowd. I posted more about it along with photos on the station thread in the Providence and Greater RI Forum: https://archboston.com/community/threads/pawtucket-central-falls-mbta-commuter-rail-station-pine-and-barton-streets-pawtucket.6481/page-2