Tag Archives: Downtown Providence 1970

‘Lost Prov’ reading Thursday

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Books on the Square will host a reading of an as yet undisclosed (and in fact unselected) chapter from Lost Providence on Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. I will also answer questions and sign copies of the book. My first … Continue reading →

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Heidi’s chilly new neighbor

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

Kudos to Gizmodo.com not just for the inspired montage above but to its correspondent Alissa Walker, who reports that starchitect Thom Mayne has announced an evaporating glass slab for poor Vals, Switz. At 80 stories and 1,250 feet in the … Continue reading →

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