This was 1918 in rough shape, caked in paint layers, at a former wool mill in Woonsocket.

It is difficult to see because of the angle of the sun, but the 'd' of the 'ad' has an unusual design, which I dislike. The circle of the 9 contains a hand-drawn heart symbol.

 

The adhesive remnants on the nearby door are depressing, despite the brilliant sunshine.

 

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In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on April 23rd, 2025, was a datestone at the former Arthur I. Darman Co., nowadays a Honeywell facility, at the northeast corner of Railroad Street and Arnold Street.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Providence (county) (1002808)

• Woonsocket (2095214)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• adhesive tape (300310136)

• date stones (300374978)

• graffiti (300015613)

• paint (coating) (300015029)

• red brick (material) (300444202)

• woolen mills (300006327)

 

Wikidata items:

• 23 April 2025 (Q69307515)

• 1910s in architecture (Q11185482)

• 1918 in architecture (Q2811257)

• Anno Domini (Q159791)

• April 23 (Q2527)

• April 2025 (Q61313057)

• Blackstone Valley (Q4923427)

• Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (Q123564318)

• heart symbol (Q826930)

• Honeywell International, Inc. (Q898208)

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (Q945854)

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