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Dances_With_Cheese t1_jatv88i wrote

It’s a Portuguese/Cape Veridian thing. East Providence is full of them.

The upstairs kitchen is the “show” kitchen. My friends that had these had a full getup like burner covers so you wouldn’t even see them. They literally never used the upstairs kitchen. They tended to have a show living room as well that had furniture covered in plastic and too we’re not allowed in there.

They actually cooked in the downstairs kitchen.

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NikkiLolo t1_jatvo0w wrote

Italian’s are basically the same. Our house is in N Prov built in 1955 and has one too. We kept the sink and cabinets

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Maleficent_Weird8613 t1_jaxhm3p wrote

My father in laws grandfather had a kitchen in his basement off Mineral Spring near Pawtucket.

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GotenRocko t1_jatx7nl wrote

I recently bought in EP and the upstairs kitchen had a high end rangetop that is about 20yeard old looking up the model number and everyone thinks it's new because the old owners never used it, was in excellent condition. they had a basic kitchen downstairs that was thier everyday kitchen.

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Dances_With_Cheese t1_jatyxz9 wrote

Kent Heights area I assume? That central EP area has a lot of that going. That and perfectly manicured small shrubs and trees.

Bonus points for a Mary in a half shell

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GotenRocko t1_jatzanb wrote

Not sure what the area is called, it's near Henderson bridge. But yeah spot on had a Mary in a half shell that they left. I had thier number so asked them to take it or it was going in the trash lol.

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401jamin t1_jatzxh3 wrote

I thought there was one less Mary in that area lol.

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Dances_With_Cheese t1_jau6axu wrote

Yep that’s central EP.

Im not sure if you’re new to the area overall so forgive me if this is redundant. If you’re near the Henderson check out HoneyBird. I finally got there and really liked it.

And if you haven’t ventured to Riverside square for Borealis they have the best coffee around.

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GotenRocko t1_jaua7yb wrote

Life long Rhode islander who never thought they would livd in EP lol. Grew up in West Cranston so took a little to get used to having Portuguese bakeries near by instead of Italian ones, but I'm addicted to those little custards now. Haven't tried honey bird yet, did see if going up though driving by it all the time, that whole area is still a mess with all the construction. I would recommend Jeff's pizza which is not far from there on waterman st if you haven't tried them, so good, my new favorite pizza place. Mira's cafe, Brazilian joint is great too, I had been to their Norwood location before so nice to have one right down the street now.

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