The end of an era. Shooters Waterfront Cafe, aka The Waterline, Bombers, and Bootleggers, is being torn down to the concrete slab. This will improve the view until someone finally figures out how to exploit this amazing location. (I say keep the ferry dock, replace the marina, and add a casual shore dinner style eatery …
By July 1st? Not much to look at right now but plenty of workers were beavering about with trucks, pavers, and front-end loaders today. It could happen and it will be great to have the ferry back. Some details from the Providence Journal: The ferry will run three round trips between Providence and Newport on …
You will not be missed. Major demolition starts today on the ramshackle Shooters building. See the report by R.J. Heim for some old footage of a Cheers farewell party and bungee jumping. The building’s foundation, built to withstand a 25 foot storm surge, will be left in place, but the shattered pile of crapola above …
What should we do with the former Shooters property? The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management wants your input. Keep in mind, this structure will soon be razed down to the foundation upon which developers can build. (I’m assuming that the insane idea once broached of using it for state office space is off the …
Providence needs another empty ‘luxury’ condo tower like it needs another pothole. The Providence Journal has an article about the competing interests (and it is complicated) regarding the old Shooters site at India Point Park. The Fox Point Neighborhood Association as well as Head of the Bay Gateway, a local advocacy group, are pressing for …
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation won approval to sell the site of the former Shooters nightclub (north-facing exterior wall seen here) located in Providence at India Point Park. Representatives from the DOT presented their plan to state legislators who expressed concern that this piece of property should remain open for public use. Check out …