“We are a river city in the Ocean State, and the impacts of climate change and sea level rise will affect Providence’s built and cultural heritage in both incremental and profound ways,” the nonprofit society said in a statement on its website Wednesday.
The list is designed to get people talking about and to support historic preservation, the society said.
“Incremental sea level rise threatens our many architectural, archeological, and cultural resources along the Providence River and working waterfront,” the society noted. “But we can expect increased and more severe storm activity, too.”
Other structures on this year’s list include the Industrial Trust Building, commonly known as the Superman Building; Broad Street Synagogue; Prince Hall Masonic Temple; and the Crook Point Bascule Bridge.
City makes PPS 2021 list of most endangered properties
THE BROAD STREET SYNAGOGUE, located at 688 Broad St.,was one of the several properties included on the Providence Preservation Society s 2021 Most Endangered Properties list. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society on Wednesday released its 2021 Most Endangered Properties List, which includes the entire capital city. The list, released each year, is designed to generate support for the preservation of vulnerable structures and places, the organization said. In addition to specific properties listed this year, the organizations included all of…
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State Blocks Release of Public Records
A GoLocal request for copies of the communications between the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) regarding the removal of contaminated soil a the 6/10 RI DOT project is being blocked by state attorneys.
GoLocal unveiled in September that contaminated material was dumped in an Olneyville neighborhood adjacent to homes and businesses and that material was spread throughout neighborhoods as part of the project a project that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
For months RIDOT, Director Peter Alviti denied the material was contaminated and has refused to answer repeated questions.
Contest to repurpose Crook Point Bascule Bridge draws 78 entries
Updated at 1:03 p.m.
THE CROOK POINT Bascule Bridge, shown in this photo from the bike trail, was built in 1908 and has been abandoned since 1976. PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD PROVIDENCE – The city has received 78 responses from individuals and entities with ideas for finding a new purpose for the Crook Point Bascule Bridge. The steel drawbridge, affixed in the upright position over the Seekonk River since 1976, was once part of a rail line that carried passengers, then freight, across the river from…
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