Tag Archives: Industrial Trust Building

Video: Industrial Trust Bldg.

Posted on February 11, 2023 by David Brussat

A train zooms through Providence, with the Industrial Trust building in the background. (YouTube) Here is a video produced, apparently seven years ago, by Matthew Bird, a videographer who hails from the Rhode Island School of Design. For those of … Continue reading →

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Comments on my PPS post

Posted on November 5, 2016 by David Brussat

Because many readers do not read the comments section of a blog, I am publishing two comments from eminent theorists who have read my blog post “Why preserve? PPS speaks.” They are from Steven Semes, a Notre Dame professor of … Continue reading →

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Why preserve? PPS speaks

Posted on November 4, 2016 by David Brussat

I caught today’s “plenary” lecture by Why Preservation Matters author Max Page, and the “In the Moment” panel discussion that followed. Page kicked off a day of panels and tours for the Providence Preservation Society‘s “Why Preserve” symposium with an … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Why preserve?

Posted on October 28, 2016 by David Brussat

The Providence Preservation Society will be hosting a symposium on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 3-4, on the whys and wherefores of historic preservation. The focus will be, to some degree, on the empty Industrial Trust Bank Building, where the symposium … Continue reading →

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