And then there was a parking lot

by Jef Nickerson on January 2, 2012 · 11 comments

in Buildings, Downcity, Parking

35 Weybosset Street

So that’s that.

See also:

Vaporscraper: “First spark of a development boom” February 24, 2009
35 Weybosset Façade: Options December 6, 2009
The good news is the façade will be saved November 14, 2011

Tagged as: 35 Weybosset, Buildings, Downcity, OneTen Westminster Street, Parking, Westminster Street, Weybosset Street

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Liam Blank January 2, 2012 at 2:35 pm: This has to be a sick joke….
2 Connor January 2, 2012 at 2:35 pm: so… should we assume there won’t be any landscaping and that those mock-up drawings were just smoke and mirrors?

walked past this the other day, before the lines were painted… the sea of tar worried me, I guess rightfully so.
3 Andrew January 2, 2012 at 2:36 pm: Thank goodness! I’ve been waiting all these years to visit downtown…now that I’m certain I’ll have a place to park, I’ll definitely visit!
4 Jef Nickerson January 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm: Connor: The rendering was done by the Providence Preservation Society as a way of showing how the parcel could look with the façade remaining in place. There will be very minimal landscaping per the city’s feeble zoning requirements.
5 Sam January 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm: Well it IS a very attractive parking lot. People will come from miles around just for the privilege of parking here. We can’t overlook real economic development like this, especially in these tight times.
6 Lewis Dana January 2, 2012 at 3:20 pm: Nice striping all in place and on Thursday someone slapped a Stop Work Notice on the gate on the Westminster Street entrance…
7 Liam Blank January 2, 2012 at 8:07 pm: Sam is right, it looks very nicely paved. People will flock to DownCity from the beaches during the summer just to enjoy the privilege of parking in such a wonderful spot that is most certainly unlike the other 500 neighboring parking lots downtown. For those that don’t know me, I often like to use a lot of sarcasm to get my point across. I’ll see you all around Downcity… Happy New Year!
8 dan January 3, 2012 at 10:57 am: Have they done anything with the steel structure on Weybosset street? I am assuming they won’t allow parking to begin until that is done….but I won’t be holding my breath.
9 Peter Brassard January 3, 2012 at 11:27 am: Efficient, with the striping they should be able to valet four or five deep. Maybe they’ll bring in 4-level high car stackers to scatter around the perimeter.
10 SK January 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm: Pave-idence.