ProJo reports on plans by the city to consolidate Municipal offices into one City Administrative Center. The city currently has some agencies spread out in leased space across the city. This causes confusion for...
Category - Buildings
Jef NickersonCaptain Joseph Tillinghast House
The Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, which has been on the Providence Preservation Society’s list of 10 Most Endangered Properties for the last two years is currently undergoing historic renovation. PPS says of...
Columbus Theater, Opening Soon?
Anyone got the scoop on the Columbus? Does this sign on the marquee indicate that they have found funds to tackle their code issues or is it wishful thinking?
I’m hoping it is not just wishful thinking.
Demolition FAIL
This planned implosion of a building in China went awry. The building was later dismantled by crane.
This one is from a few years ago in Sioux Falls, SD.
Hackney in London, 1985.
Greater City ProvidenceThe Box Office construction time lapse video
A reader shared a link to this video in another thread. I thought it was so cool it deserved a thread of its own.
The Box Office
Tarro: Grove Street School renovations, “not feasible”
Photo by Jef Nickerson LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BUILDING BOARD OF REVIEW 190 DYER STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02903-3902 Notice is hereby given that the Building Board of Review will be in session in the...
GC: Photos – Narrow Building Fire
Flickr member, closingatnever shared some of her photos of the Narrow Building fire in our Flickr Group: A cat the firefighters saved All photos © closingatnever. Thanks for sharing your photos! Related: Fire in...
Smith-Mathewson Building (aka where the Downcity Diner used to be)
Downcity Diner Fire, May 2006 • Photo by Jef Nickerson Back in May 2006 a fire gutted the Second Universalist Church Building, best known at the time as the home of the Downcity Diner. Now, 3 years later we see...
Fire in the Narrow Building!
There was a fire in The Narrow Building on Washington Street this afternoon. Photos by Jef Nickerson I took these photos around 5:45pm and the fire seemed to be out. Mathewson, Washington, and Union Streets were shut...
Site tour: Providence Career and Technical Academy
Wednesday I had the opportunity to tour the new Providence Career and Technical Academy on Cranston Street. Some info about the new school: The PCTA is a brand-new, state-of-the-art career and technical education center...
Signs
Yay! Ice Cream! The Rhode House Creamery on Atwells finally replaced the Al & Betty’s sign which has been hanging over their store since they opened last month. I like! Now I love signs. I especially love...
Both sides claiming victory in Grove Street School decision
The Providence Journal reports today on a RI Supreme Court decision that has both sides in the Grove Street School saga claiming victory. The Supreme Court ruling overturns a lower court decision ordering the City to...
Sears Tower Ledge
This video is actually kind of annoying, much better photos from the Chicago Sun-Times here. And some cool photos from Flickr here, here, here, here, and here. From the Sears Tower website: The Ledge brings an...
Fire on Federal Hill
Yesterday afternoon there was a small fire on at the corner of Spruce and Messenger Streets. This building is next to the Tuscan Social Club and I’m not sure, but may be owned by the Social Club. Photos by Jef...
Rethinking the Mall
Rhode Island Mall photo from www.artinruins.com The above is a title of an article by the always interesting Allison Arieff in her NY Times blog in which Arieff attends the 2009 International Council on Shopping Centers...
Bret AncowitzAP Picks Up Capitol Cove Story
As found on a Pennsylvania TV station’s website, it looks like the Associated Press has picked up on the condos-to-dorm tale of Capitol Cove. They have in the article some similar examples from around the country...
The Box Office
Rendering from The Box Office When Puma City came to Boston I meant to post about it and say, “gee, wouldn’t it be cool to have something like that here?” But I never did and I guess I didn’t...
Brown Medical School to Relocate to Jewelry District
View Larger Map Brown University seems to have finally chosen the future location of its Medical School. Currently shoehorned into its BioMed Building, the University initially decided that despite the 100 million...
