What happened to Providence's Snowtown?
Growth made Rhode Island’s capital city vibrant, but working-class, multicultural neighborhoods were sacrificed in the process.
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Growth made Rhode Island’s capital city vibrant, but working-class, multicultural neighborhoods were sacrificed in the process.
A group of Rhode Island School of Design graduate students have created design projects and a research database examining a majority Black neighbourhood that was destroyed in the 19th century.
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