A decision has been made. The 195 District Commission recently passed a resolution selecting the Providence Art and Design Center proposal from Ionic Development for developing Parcel 5, the property bounded by Wickenden, South Water, Dollar, and South Main Streets. The Providence Preservation Society has this information: Kaitlin McCarthy, founder and CEO of Ionic Development, […]
At the end of September, nine design firms submitted proposals to the I-195 District Commission for how they would develop Parcel 5, located on the east side of the Providence River. The site is bordered by South Main Street, Wickenden Street, and South Water Street, or, in local parlance, where the sunflowers used to be.
(9.26) This Thursday, the local skateboarding community and their supporters will be appearing before the Committee on Public Works to oppose approval of Trinity Repertory’s petition for abandonment and easement. This will be Item #4 on the agenda; the meeting starts at 5:30pm. Go to the City of Providence Open Meetings Portal to open the
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I am a big fan of this little skate park. Tucked between the parking garage and the Trinity Rep Theater, this alleyway was dedicated to Trinity Rep icon, Adrian Hall, in 1997. The skaters refer to the park as Trinity, while ‘Friends of Adrian Hall’ is the name they adopted for their nonprofit when they
The Summer Flea, held for years along the boardwalk on South Water Street, will have to find a new location this year. The 195 District Commission has awarded Parcel 1A to another multistory, mixed-use building. The Providence Flea announced the sad news: . . . we were disappointed to learn our plan to maximize open
The architectural quirkiness and traditional character of the Wickenden streetscape continue to be threatened. Plans to raze the buildings at 269 (seen here) and the adjacent 249 Wickenden Street and replace them with yet another generic, cheesy-looking mixed-use box, passed a first hurdle Tuesday with the Providence City Plan Commission. Members of the Fox Point
This one bears consideration. This proposal seemed to come out of nowhere and in a whole new, inspired, location. Architecture critic David Brussat writes in “Presto chango bus hub idea”: Seemingly out of the clear blue sky a completely new bus hub idea has suddenly emerged in Providence. The Innovation District Transit Center, it’s called.