Save Chestnut Falls!

Jef Nickerson —  February 18, 2010 — 6 Comments

Old Route 195 overpass at Chestnut Street this afternoon:

Just kidding, tear the sucker down!

Jef Nickerson

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Jef is Greater City Providence's co-founder, editor, and publisher. He grew up on Cape Cod and lived in Boston; Portland, Maine; and New York before settling in Providence. In addition to urbanism, Jef is interested in art, design, and ice cream. Please feel free to contact Jef if you have any question or comments about Greater City Providence.

6 responses to Save Chestnut Falls!

  1. Oh I can’t wait for that hideous, pigeon waste encrusted abomination to be fully “urban planned” into non-existence.

  2. Close your eyes and it sounds like you are in peaceful zen garden…ok not really.

  3. Jesse C. Polhemus February 19, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Jef, any idea why the Wickenden Street demolition is taking so much longer than even the revised estimate? The anticipation is killing me, and the thought of the rest of the demolition taking a similarly long time is disheartening.

  4. I’ve heard several reasons for delays at Wickenden.

    Weather
    Sorting of materials for recycling taking longer than expected
    Needing to restrict hours due to proximity of residences
    Needing to keep traffic flowing on Wickenden

    The Wickenden work is a separate bid from the rest, so the company doing this may not be thr company working on the rest.

  5. Jesse C. Polhemus February 19, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Had no idea about the separate bid — that’s reassuring. Thanks, Jef.

  6. The falls were running fast this morning.

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