laterbacon OP t1_jb5ndhd wrote on March 6, 2023 at 4:52 PM

The original is from the city archive's Flickr page which is a goldmine of old Providence photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityarchives/

Jack__Squat t1_jb5qf1j wrote on March 6, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Wow, I recognized Sen. John Pastore from the Mr. Rogers video. I did not know he was from RI.

laterbacon OP t1_jb5rjq0 wrote on March 6, 2023 at 5:19 PM

The federal building on the opposite side of this plaza is named for him!

https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/john-o-pastore-federal-building-providence-ri

Jack__Squat t1_jb5tqwv wrote on March 6, 2023 at 5:33 PM

I just went down the rabbit hole on his Wikipedia page. He also has a building named for him at URI

lesbianuncle t1_jb61b8x wrote on March 6, 2023 at 6:26 PM

Does anyone know why the dormer-style windows on the top left and right were replaced?

laterbacon OP t1_jb61sc9 wrote on March 6, 2023 at 6:29 PM

I don't, but I'm also curious about the removal of the third story faux balcony

TheRealTony-Stark t1_jb7xgd3 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 2:35 AM

Was recently inside there. I appreciate history and charm but the inside of that building is decrepit as far as working office space goes. Not to mention the boxes of records stacked in the hallways around the main staircase has an aesthetic straight from an episode of Hoarders. Ancient IT systems. You’d think with Providence’s outrageous property taxes they could clean the place up and modernize things.

pvdjay t1_jba7mg9 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM

Did you take the present day photo? If so, nice job framing it! It is a perfect match to the original!

laterbacon OP t1_jba9z4o wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:33 PM

I did, thanks!

City Hall - Providence, Rhode Island - 1906 and today [OC]

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