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New life for Industrial Trust?
On Tuesday, officials gathered in the State House to announce a plan to renovate the Industrial Trust Bank Building (ITBB), Rhode Island’s tallest tower, known also as the Superman Building. It has been vacant since 2013, and sits on the … Continue reading
For one- or two-way streets?
On a recent sojourn in (and above) Manhattan, Steve Mouzon sparked a Facebook conversation about the merits and demerits of one- and two-way streets. It unfolded at such a high level of thoughtfulness about streets (of either ilk) from so … Continue reading
A little off the top for Fane
Monday night’s public hearing into the Fane tower at City Hall barely seemed to push the needle one way or the other on whether to permit its developer, Jason Fane, to ignore the 100-foot height limit on the Jewelry District … Continue reading
We dodged the HQ2 bullet
Providence would have been slaughtered if Amazon had decided to build its second headquarters – HQ2 – in Rhode Island and its capital city. So for the loss of 50,000 well-paid jobs and sundry other benefits, we should not blame … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development
Tagged Amazon, HQ2, Preservation, Providence RI, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Superman Building, Urbanism
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Paolino vs. Industrial Trust
According to GoLocalProv.com, former mayor and longtime property owner Joseph Paolino Jr. wants to tear down Providence’s beloved Industrial Trust Building – widely known as the Superman Building – vacant since 2013. Who does the PR for this guy? The … Continue reading
Symposium: Why preserve?
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
Downtown’s apt. bandwagon
The Case-Mead Building, erected in 1859 and one of my favorite buildings downtown, is joining downtown’s microloft bandwagon. The building is still fondly known by some as Paolino World Headquarters, though the Paolino family’s property development company moved out to … Continue reading
Long shots of Providence
Everyone’s filling out their wuddayacallits, the basketball thingies. President Obama did it. Well, Providence is hosting the regional NCAA semifinals, or did so this past weekend, whatever. I’m not sure how the Friars made out, but here are some even … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Architecture History, Art and design, Landscape Architecture, Photography, Preservation, Providence, Rhode Island, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Basketball, Benefit Street, First Baptist Church, NCAA Semifinals, photography, Providence RI, Rafael Moneo, RISD, Sense of Place, Superman Building
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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: 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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