*tips and photos from Will
Former Tropical Market. Fire in mid-2009, subsequently locked up with note re:arson investigation on door.
windows boarded, but no construction underway
Formerly a corner store. 2008 Foreclosure, listed now for $145K
1153 Westminster Street - West End
1153 Westminster - West End (Detail)
Partially rehabilitated, the building on the right has seemingly been renovated to serve as mixed use space while the building on the right remains derelict. Property card # 032-0596-0000
Roof was about 40 years past its prime. Has been a suspected vacant for many years (you think?) and the little city data suggests it’s been on the take-down radar since 2006. Formerly a night club at some point.
Demoed just a few weeks ago.
Abandoned mixed use. Vacant vacant vacant. Had a face lift somewhere between 2002-2005 and looks to have been rotting ever since.
Might be the only time we overlap with Art in Ruins. Building has looked like this for over two years.
The 100 year old former Grove Elementary school sat vacant for over 30 years before illegal demolition work began in February of 2007. Privately owned, the school has been passed down among family members owning an adjacent funeral home. The family wanted to expand their parking lot. The city of Providence and the National Historic Register thought otherwise.
Daniel offers this sound piece of advice:
I am personally a little bothered that the only factors in favor of preservation are (1) it’s a lovely building and (2) it could be turned into condos.
The “it would be great for condos” argument is why 95 Grove St. lands here on Forgotten Providence.
The pending demolition is still tied up in courts, but it’s likely too much damage has been done to save the structure intact. Regardless of preservation efforts, the building needs to come down. It was an eye sore for the residential neighborhood surrounding before, and certainly is now.
In lieu of building preservation, or a parking lot, the site would make an apt candidate for several multi-family homes; specifically where low-income housing is needed.
Three story mixed use. 15 apartment units from what I can tell, with a storefront . Heavy heavy fire damage. The best part? It’s directly across the street from Classical High School.
Why is this structure not boarded up?
Update 5/24/09
Six months after the original image which started this mess (and who knows how long after the fire), 228 Broad still looking sharp.
Revisit July 1st, 2009
