Mediated agreement between the City and the Providence Public Library will allow for transfer of ownership of branch buildings to the Providence Community Library.
Category - Buildings
Report: Grove Street School Demo Permit Issued
Demo permit issued for Grove Street School.
Historic Poirier’s Diner moving to Westminster Street
Historic Poirier's Diner to find new home on Westminster Street on the city's West Side. Open for business in the spring / summer of 2012.
The good news is the façade will be saved
Plan to save the Providence National Bank Building façade at 35 Weybosset Street.
2011 Ten Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit Opening Reception, November 17
PPS's Ten Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit offers new perspectives on irreplaceable Providence structures threatened by vandalism, arson, owner neglect, deferred maintenance, and insensitive development.
Fogarty Building parkinglotification on Zoning Board agenda for Nov. 1st
The petition to demolish the Fogarty Building and turn it into a surface parking lot is back on the Zoning Board of Review's agenda for November 1st.
Brown University 200 Dyer Street
Brown University is renovated the building at 200 Dyer Street to house it's Continuing Education office.
Downcity Design Review Committee Meeting (Narrow Building) – October 17, 2011
DRC to review restoration of the Narrow Building at October 17 meeting.
Providence Model
Providence model displayed at last month's Providence Preservation Society Symposium.
Demolition of Shooters to begin tomorrow
The former Shooters Nightclub on the Providence waterfront will be torn down starting tomorrow.
Postal Service studies feasibility of closing Kennedy Plaza Post Office
Several area businesses received surveys today from the US Postal Service regarding the closure of the main Post Office in Kennedy Plaza.
Economic Development by Surface Parking
The answer to building owner's budget problems cannot continue to be tearing down buildings and creating surface parking lots.
Notes from the PPS Symposium Morning Session
Notes from the morning session of the Providence Preservation Society Symposium.
New England Revolution Soccer to Providence?
Would you like to see the New England Revolution's new soccer stadium be built in Providence?
Downcity Design Review Committee Meeting (35 Weybosset Façade on agenda) – September 12, 2011
DRC to consider 35 Weybosset Street façade and a mural on Washington Street at their September 12th meeting.
Reader Photos: Grove Street School
Reader photos of the Grove Street School demolition.
UPDATED: Grove Street School ordered to be demolished by the City
City plans to demolish Grove Street School citing risk posed by Hurricane Irene.