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Preserve Mineral Spring Ave.
Here is a column I wrote precisely 17 years ago. At the end is a mini-column relating to an early version of what turned out to be the GTECH building. *** Preserve Mineral Spring Avenue April 1, 1999 TWO YEARS … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Architecture Education, Architecture History, Art and design, Development, Landscape Architecture, Preservation, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Andres Duany, April Fool's Day, Bill Warner, Crudscape, Dr. Downtown, Highways, James Howard Kunstler, North Providence RI, Sprawl, Traffic
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Roses and raspberries, 2015
If the objective were to build beauty, the past year has served Providence poorly. Since the fault is mainly in the office of the new governor, Gina Raimondo, Providence’s mayor, Jorge Elorza, can be absolved of some of the blame, … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Architecture, Architecture Education, Architecture History, Art and design, Blast from past, Development, Preservation, Providence, Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Urbanism and planning
Tagged 1-195 Corridor, Blackstone Boulevard, Dan Morales, Dr. Downtown, Governor Raimondo, Jim Skeffington, Kennedy Plaza, Mayor Elorza, Michael Rouchell, PawSox, Providence RI, Rhode Island, Richard Ventrone, Roses and Raspberries, Superman Building
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Column: Dr. Downtown’s stroll with Dr. Street
Dear Dr. Downtown: Please tell us about your “walkabout” last weekend with the author of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns — Strolling in Stratford. Well, the doctor thought that Dr. Street (aka John Massengale, New York … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Architecture Education, Architecture History, Humor, Preservation, Providence, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Bill de Blasio, Dr. Downtown, John Massengale, Nantucket, New Urbanism, New York, Pedestrians, Planning, Providence, RISD, Street Design, Streets, Victor Dover, Vision Zero
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Column: Roses and raspberries for 2013
From amid the doldrums of economic lethargy, good news and potential roses for 2013 arose last year in downtown Providence, where the Arcade is being redeveloped, as are four buildings once owned by Providence Gas. Dr. Downtown suspects that readers … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Providence, Urbanism and planning
Tagged 2013, Arcade, architecture, Arnold Buff Chace, design, Development, Dr. Downtown, Economic Development, General Assembly, High Rock, Industrial Trust, Lincoln Chafee, Mass Transit, Parking, Planning, Providence, Providence Arcade, Providence G, Providence Public Library, Rhode Island, RISD, Superman Building, Tax Credits, Tazza, Urbanism, Vincent Geoffroy
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