Forgotten Providence » FIRE DAMAGE: Y http://www.forgottenprovidence.com down and out with the city's vacants Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:50:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 1187 Westminster St http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1187-westminster-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1187-westminster-st/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:39:46 +0000 Stump Blankenship http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2415 tropical_3

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*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

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1187-westminster-st/feed/ 5 41.817143 -71.42844 1239 Elmwood Ave. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1239-elmwood-ave/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1239-elmwood-ave/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:56:46 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2388 1239elmwood

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1239-elmwood-ave/feed/ 3 1254 Broad St. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1254-broad-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1254-broad-st/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:27:01 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2358 1254broad1254broad2Judging by the altar in front of this house, something bad went down here.  Anybody know about this?

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/1254-broad-st/feed/ 2 128 Indiana Ave. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/128-indiana-ave/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/128-indiana-ave/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:07:52 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2331 128indiana128indiana2128indiana3

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/128-indiana-ave/feed/ 2 157 Almy St http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/157-almy-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/157-almy-st/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:41:30 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2246 157almy157almy2

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/157-almy-st/feed/ 0 24-26 Wilson St http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/24-26-wilson-st-providence-ri/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/24-26-wilson-st-providence-ri/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:52:57 +0000 submission http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2198 24wilson4

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Another recent fire, this just one block south of 42 Arch (which, even after the fire investigation, still sits unsecure).

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/24-26-wilson-st-providence-ri/feed/ 7 41.811136 -71.424157 96, 88 Veazie St. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/96-88-veazie/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/96-88-veazie/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:39:41 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2185 96veazie88veazie188veazie288veazie3These properties (as well as several not shown here) form a sub-block which is entirely derelict, and unsecured.  One adjacent building appeared to have one tenant still inside despite numerous broken widows, and a really nice car out front with tinted windows….needless to say we got out of there pretty fast.  Quoth my co-mapper: “This feels like one of the worst places I’ve ever been.  And I say that having been to the mouth of the Argentinian harbor in La Boca where the fetid water boils from nothing but the force of it’s own putrification.  Not that anything is particularly putrid on this property, but the despair is palpable.  All four properties are burned, unsecured, and covered with graffiti by artist like “Tears” and “Omen” (as well as the Famous Bloods”).  The properties have dozens of mailboxes to reflect how many people were once stacked in here, and surrounded a terrible courtyard that overlooks the remains of some sort of now-defuct commercial space [pictured in 88 veazie property card]“

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/96-88-veazie/feed/ 11 290 Veazie St. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/260-veazie-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/260-veazie-st/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:05 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2173 260veazie260veazie2260veazie3This is one of the four houses which fell victim to arson on the 07/13, as you can see be the last photo, it was boarded up, but apparently not well enough to keep people out.  This is exactly why we need better management of these properties in the city.  The Providence Journal refers to this house as “286 Veazie”, not sure who’s right here…

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/260-veazie-st/feed/ 1 284 Admiral St. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/284-admiral-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/284-admiral-st/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:11:58 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2167 284admiral

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]]> http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/284-admiral-st/feed/ 0 52 Sussex St. http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/52-sussex-st/ http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/52-sussex-st/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:10:23 +0000 Funsickle http://www.forgottenprovidence.com/?p=2163 52sussex52sussex2This destroyed car that seemingly comes free with this property may or may not have been the cause of the huge fire which melted the siding off of this property.  Yikes.

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