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Customhouse Historic District - a portion of the Downtown Providence Historic District. Providence, Rhode Island.
A neo-Georgian building that was the original home to the Providence National Bank Company. Razed for a proposed hotel that was never built. (ArtInRuins.)
The Providence National Bank Facade was included on the 2009-2011 Most Endangered Properties lists as part of a listing of the Downtown National Register District. When listed, it was being compromised by a number of factors: public policy insensitive to preservation; poor quality new design; unregulated demolitions; and the current declining real estate market following the previous boom. The Teste Block and the Providence National Bank façade exemplified these threats because both could be legally demolished without review under the Downcity Review Commission guidelines, which allowed demolition of buildings that remain unoccupied for five years.
In 2005, Blue Chip Properties and Granoff Associates demolished the Providence National Bank Building at 90 Westminster Street. They saved the 1940s-era 50 Weybosset Street façade, pledging to integrate it into a new structure. In October, 2007, the new project officially stalled due to a softening real estate market. Not only was the promise of economically stimulating new development broken, but the historic Providence National Bank and First Federal Bank buildings were gone. All that remained of them in 2009 was a single façade, propped up by rusting steel beams. Losing the remaining façade would further erode the lower Weybosset streetscape.
In November, 2009, the owner of the Providence National Bank Building site requested that the Downcity Design Review Committee (DRC) consider his proposal to demolish the façade, claiming that the façade was too expensive to maintain. The owner hoped to construct a temporary parking lot on the site, asserting that his proposed parking lot (about 50 spaces) would serve as an asset to the area. Meanwhile, local business owners had complained that the scaffolding has been bad for business, since it obstructs pedestrian traffic. The DRC postponed a vote on the demolition request and ordered the owner to either create a plan to save the façade or present a compelling case for demolition. Thanks to advocacy by PPS and intervention by Mayor Angel Tavares, the owner was compelled to move the steel supports to the parking lot side of the facade, where it remains as of February, 2019. The facade continues to serve as a canvas for art and backdrop for performances. (Providence Preservation Society.)
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Exposure: 124 seconds, f/8, ISO 200
Date: 22 March 2008, 9:48pm
Location: Providence, RI
Notes:
Judyboy and I ventured out to the location where, with controversy, they are demolishing the Providence Fruit and Produce Warehouse. The building, listed on the Historic Register, was constructed in 1929 but became empty in 1998 as large supermarket chains altered the fruit and produce purchasing landscape. It changed hands over the next few years and was eventually purchased by a developer with a proposal to renovate the building into a Quincy-Market like development. Part of the deal was the developer bought the building and land well below market rate to offset the stipulation that the building must be re-used. However, the developer fast-tracked the demolition claiming the building was structurally unsound and a danger to the community. You can read in detail about the events at the Art In Ruins website.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Went out this past Saturday and did a night set with
Maverick3x6 and
YeahItsScottS. We ventured out way to the old Shooters nightclub located
in India Point Park. There has been controversy about it lately as the State
wants to sell it off to developers for a condominium project. Local residents
are opposed of this and would like to see the space used as part of an expansion
Read more here. This was shot on the 3rd floor and you can see some flash
fill in the shot as the other crew were taking some flash shots while I kept my
exposure open for several minutes. The results were this predominantly cool blue
shot of a wall laden with graffiti.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 10:05pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:37pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Nestled among the windswept dunes of Balmedie Country Park, this World War II-era bunker stands as a silent sentinel to history. Once echoing with the steps of soldiers, it now listens to the relentless whisper of the sand and sea. Adorned with modern graffiti, the bunker is a canvas showcasing the ever-changing dialogue between past and present. This photograph aims to capture the stark beauty of this dialogue, set against the dramatic backdrop of an approaching storm, a reminder of the impermanence that shapes our world.
One I didn't post that is in the CPL gallery this March.
Exposure: f8, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 09:55pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
A Reo chassis chemical fire engine, delivered to the Town in 1924
Link to the Wickford Standard article, June 1924:
northkingstown.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=%22co...
Link to the former Combination Ladder Co. property:
Cisco, Utah - June 25, 2025: Strange art exhibit in the abandoned ghost town of Cisco Utah, Road Trip
the weekend my sister graduated from university, i spent a day with my best friend from university. she wanted to go to the lebanon mills building, which had been the subject of her honors thesis and was being converted into lofts.
this sign was on a neighboring building (which had already been converted into apartments).
Exposure: f8, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 10:45pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f8 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 10:59pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
Things are looking up!
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
In the eerie silence of the urban underpass, a chilling tableau emerges, swathed in the crimson and cobalt of a fearful spectrum. Graffiti, the hieroglyphs of the forgotten, adorns ancient stones, telling tales of nocturnal secrets. This portal, where light dares to penetrate the dense shadow, holds a haunting resonance—a passage not merely of concrete and stone, but of whispered stories and unspoken warnings. Tread lightly, for in this underpass, echoes of the past and the footsteps of the now mingle with the unseen watchers that claim this forgotten corridor as their own.
Photo taken by L Baker, 1903, from the Manchester Street Generating Station Smokestack, of Providence, RI. This image and some of the following text was borrowed from the Art In Ruins website ArtInRuins.com.
"So much has changed in this photo, the State House is really the only recognizable object." "On the waterfront, you can make out the monitor roof of the RISD Industrial design building. Behind that, the white steeple of the First Baptist church is still visible. In the left side, you can see the tall curved edge of the Imperial Knife building. Davol Square is at the bottom front, but barely recognizable. The South Street Power plant hadn't been built yet."
Exposure: f5.6 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 11:47pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
Threshold is seen here doing his thing.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 20080 10:13pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f5.6 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 23, 2008 12:03pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
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Rustic Drive-In Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/RusticDriveIn
About the Rustic Drive-In:
Went out this past Sunday and did a evening set with
Maverick3x6 and
DustinGen1985. We ventured our way to the old Shooters nightclub located
in India Point Park. There has been controversy about it lately as the State
wants to sell it off to developers for a condominium project. Local residents
are opposed of this and would like to see the space used as part of an expansion
Read more here. This was shot on the 3rd floor. This place was painted some pretty funky colors...can't believe I used to come here for drinks and now it's about to come down.
Our set was cut short by the boys in blue, who were pretty cool about the whole thing.
E-PM1.PA202168-Panasonic 20mm.Rustic Tri-Vue Drive-In Theatre, Eddie Dowling Highway, North Smithfield, RI.
Went out this past Saturday and did a night set with
Maverick3x6 and
YeahItsScottS. We ventured our way to the old Shooters nightclub located
in India Point Park. There has been controversy about it lately as the State
wants to sell it off to developers for a condominium project. Local residents
are opposed of this and would like to see the space used as part of an expansion
Read more here. This was shot on the harborside of the nightclub facing the back of the building. This place was painted some pretty funky colors...can't believe I used to come here for drinks and now it's about to come down.
This is the original water tank atop build B in the Davol Square Office complex. Things aren't always as they seem because this water tank is now the elevator penthouse as they are called. Initially the water tank sat atop a shaft which housed all the water pipes that distributed water throughout the building. With the advent of modern plumbing and the need to provide handicap access the pipe chase was converted to an elevator shaft.
In this picture of the Providence skyline taken in 1903 you can just make out the water tank and shaft. The Davol Square building or Davol Rubber Company at the time with it's water tank is in the bottom/center of the image just left of the freestanding water tower.
This photo was taken by L Baker, 1903, from the Manchester Street Generating Station Smokestack, in Providence, RI. This image was borrowed from the Art In Ruins website ArtInRuins.com.
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Exposure: f8 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 10:53pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
There was a hole in the fence that led to the west underside of the Rte 6/10 offramp.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f8, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:59pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f8, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:27pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
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Rustic Drive-In Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/RusticDriveIn
About the Rustic Drive-In:
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Rustic Drive-In Facebook page:
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Located on the corner of Mathewson and Washington Streets, The Dreyfus will offer affordable live and work studios for artists in Downtown Providence. Photo by J at Artinruins.com.
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Exposure: f5.6 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 11:07pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: 122 seconds, f/8, ISO 200
Date: 22 March 2008, 10:37pm
Location: Providence, RI
Notes:
Judyboy and I ventured out to the location where, with controversy, they are demolishing the Providence Fruit and Produce Warehouse. The building, listed on the Historic Register, was constructed in 1929 but became empty in 1998 as large supermarket chains altered the fruit and produce purchasing landscape. It changed hands over the next few years and was eventually purchased by a developer with a proposal to renovate the building into a Quincy-Market like development. Part of the deal was the developer bought the building and land well below market rate to offset the stipulation that the building must be re-used. However, the developer fast-tracked the demolition claiming the building was structurally unsound and a danger to the community. You can read in detail about the events at the Art In Ruins website.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
From artinruins.com:
"Built by the New York / New Haven / Hartford railroads in 1915. A two-level, state-of-the-art facility that was used by about 70,000 people per month in the late 1940s until 1959 when the station was closed. In the 1980s, the Depot Flea Market operated in the building. The northern wing of the building is presently used by a Pentecostal church.
The train station looks like it has been abandoned for a very long time. All the stairs that lead down to the tracks have rusted away, and the entrances to the station have been cemented shut. If you peek in through the front door and windows, you can make out a huge skylight, but not much else. It looks like part of the building is being used by a small business or a community church.
The City of Pawtucket was trying to lure RIPTA into using the building for a bus terminal, but RIPTA shyed away from the location and the cost of fixing the building in favor of the downtown Visitor’s Center and terminal.
There is a new plan being floated to turn it back into a working station. Some government officials are working on that idea, perhaps as soon as 2005, adding that much groundwork has been completed toward reaching that goal."
Currently it does not appear much progress has been made in revitalization of this building.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:41pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
E-PM1.PA202088-Panasonic 45-200 mm-No editing.
Rustic Drive-In Facebook page:
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About the Rustic Drive-In:
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About the Rustic Drive-In:
From artinruins.com:
"Built by the New York / New Haven / Hartford railroads in 1915. A two-level, state-of-the-art facility that was used by about 70,000 people per month in the late 1940s until 1959 when the station was closed. In the 1980s, the Depot Flea Market operated in the building. The northern wing of the building is presently used by a Pentecostal church.
The train station looks like it has been abandoned for a very long time. All the stairs that lead down to the tracks have rusted away, and the entrances to the station have been cemented shut. If you peek in through the front door and windows, you can make out a huge skylight, but not much else. It looks like part of the building is being used by a small business or a community church.
The City of Pawtucket was trying to lure RIPTA into using the building for a bus terminal, but RIPTA shyed away from the location and the cost of fixing the building in favor of the downtown Visitor’s Center and terminal.
There is a new plan being floated to turn it back into a working station. Some government officials are working on that idea, perhaps as soon as 2005, adding that much groundwork has been completed toward reaching that goal."
Currently it does not appear much progress has been made in the revitalization of this building.
Exposure: 122 seconds, f/8, ISO 200
Date: 22 March 2008, 9:34pm
Location: Providence, RI
Notes:
Judyboy and I ventured out to the location where, with controversy, they are demolishing the Providence Fruit and Produce Warehouse. The building, listed on the Historic Register, was constructed in 1929 but became empty in 1998 as large supermarket chains altered the fruit and produce purchasing landscape. It changed hands over the next few years and was eventually purchased by a developer with a proposal to renovate the building into a Quincy-Market like development. Part of the deal was the developer bought the building and land well below market rate to offset the stipulation that the building must be re-used. However, the developer fast-tracked the demolition claiming the building was structurally unsound and a danger to the community. You can read in detail about the events at the Art In Ruins website.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
E-PM1.PA202082-Panasonic 45-200 mm-No editing.
Rustic Drive-In Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/RusticDriveIn
About the Rustic Drive-In:
From artinruins.com:
"Built by the New York / New Haven / Hartford railroads in 1915. A two-level, state-of-the-art facility that was used by about 70,000 people per month in the late 1940s until 1959 when the station was closed. In the 1980s, the Depot Flea Market operated in the building. The northern wing of the building is presently used by a Pentecostal church.
The train station looks like it has been abandoned for a very long time. All the stairs that lead down to the tracks have rusted away, and the entrances to the station have been cemented shut. If you peek in through the front door and windows, you can make out a huge skylight, but not much else. It looks like part of the building is being used by a small business or a community church.
The City of Pawtucket was trying to lure RIPTA into using the building for a bus terminal, but RIPTA shyed away from the location and the cost of fixing the building in favor of the downtown Visitor’s Center and terminal.
There is a new plan being floated to turn it back into a working station. Some government officials are working on that idea, perhaps as soon as 2005, adding that much groundwork has been completed toward reaching that goal."
Currently it does not appear much progress has been made in the revitalization of this building.
Exposure: f5.6 ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 11:58pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:53pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
October 1982. On Atwells Ave near Valley St.
The warehouse in the background would later become Fort Thunder.
This diner's history is described at artinruins.com/arch/?id=decay&pr=poirierdiner
For its current rebirth, see: www.gcpvd.org/2011/12/12/historic-poiriers-diner-moving-t...
Another writeup at: providencedailydose.com/2013/10/08/west-side-diner-open/
Current incarnation: www.facebook.com/pages/West-Side-Diner-Providence/2387767...
[My previous note here about the diner used to say: "Now elsewhere or in storage."]
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Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:30pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm, painted red.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: 124 seconds, f/8, ISO 200
Date: 22 March 2008, 9:58pm
Location: Providence, RI
Notes:
Judyboy and I ventured out to the location where, with controversy, they are demolishing the Providence Fruit and Produce Warehouse. The building, listed on the Historic Register, was constructed in 1929 but became empty in 1998 as large supermarket chains altered the fruit and produce purchasing landscape. It changed hands over the next few years and was eventually purchased by a developer with a proposal to renovate the building into a Quincy-Market like development. Part of the deal was the developer bought the building and land well below market rate to offset the stipulation that the building must be re-used. However, the developer fast-tracked the demolition claiming the building was structurally unsound and a danger to the community. You can read in detail about the events at the Art In Ruins website.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.
Exposure: f5.6, ISO100 at 60 seconds
Location: Providence, RI
Date: March 22, 2008 9:32pm
Notes: Shot with Nikon D200 with Nikon 10.5mm, painted red.
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The condensed crew of Threshold and myself came out to the see what was left of the Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse. There was an injunction to halt demolition but as you can see, things change and there wasn't much left. Read more about it at Art In Ruins.
You can see a group pool here of all our shots on Flickr from the night or a slick slideshow here. It may take a week or so for all the shots to be posted.