Greater City Providence

Snowblogging I: Everything shutting down edition

I walked around downtown for a little bit around 1pm this afternoon and took a few photos. Share your storm photos with us in our Flickr Group.

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The last RIPTA buses of the day were making their way into Kennedy Plaza, all “Out of Service.”

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Kennedy Plaza was pretty desolate.

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There were a couple skaters braving the weather at the Skating Center. The Skating Center closed down at 2pm.

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Providence Place, closed.

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I did not see any cyclists.

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The Hasbro cube was not spinning.

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Where are all these people going?

Jef Nickerson

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.

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