Posts Tagged ‘Providence’
Rehab Hurts
29May10
Rising Sun Mills, located down the street from Chris Freed’s building, was rehabed and converted into condos. At the time it was purchased for renovation, there were still several small businesses and artists with spaces in the complex. During the housing boom earlier this decade, developers began scooping up abandoned or underused factory buildings to […]
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Tags: adaptive reuse, industry, Marketplace, Providence, rehab
Reconstructing Providence
15Nov08
Adaptive Reuse, Urban Revitalization and Neighborhood Change An hour-long radio documentary about the renovation of mill buildings in the poorest neighborhoods of the “Renaissance City,” and the subsequent displacement of artists and small businesses. The following audio clip is an excerpt from the introduction of the piece. There are nearly 250 old mill buildings in […]
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Tags: abandoned buildings, adaptive reuse, Armory Revival, Atlantic Mills, Brian Chippendale, Fort Thunder, gentrification, industry, mills, Monohasset Mills, Olneyville, Providence, Providence Preservation Society, Providence Works, Raphael Lyon, Rhode Island, RI, Rising Sun Mills, Struever Brothers
