Google Street View documents the Parking-lot-ification of Providence at GC:PVD

Published by Jef Nickerson December 28th, 2007 in Buildings, Demolition, Downcity, Parking, Preservation and Quality of Life.

Daily Dose showed off the Big Blue Bug in Google Street View on their site. It never even occurred to me that one could embed a Street View image.

So, please to enjoy, the Parking-lot-ification of Providence:

Old Public Safety Complex Memorial Parking Lot™ | View Larger Map

Grove Street School | View Larger Map

Weybosset/Westminster Streets, Grants ~~Lot~~ Block | View Larger Map

Update:

Per Jen and Matt’s comments, more Parking-lot-ification:

Atwells Avenue, Belmonte Castello | View Larger Map

The Parking Lot District | View Larger Map

Parking Lot District 2, Rhode Island Hospital Area | View Larger Map

(God Bless) America Street, Federal Hill | View Larger Map

State of Rhode Island Department of “Transportation” | View Larger Map

1 Jen Coleslaw Dec 29th, 2007 at 7:20 am

What? No view of the parking lots behind atwells avenue, where America St School and about 4 acres of housing used to be? How about the hole in the ground that was supposed to be Belmont Castello? The historic Parking Lot district downtown? How about RI Hospital?
2 Matt Dec 29th, 2007 at 9:22 am

Here is but one view of the historic parking lot district:

View Larger Map
3 Polo Tapia Dec 31st, 2007 at 2:34 pm

Cool Post