Pond Street: A Walk Through a Lost Neighborhood
HOURS
Sat, May 5; 12pm-2pm
MEETING POINT
Corner of Empire and Weybosset Streets in front of Beneficent Congregational Church
ENDING POINT
Same as Meeting Point
WALK DESCRIPTION
During the mid-20th century, three programs of reconstruction/urban renewal drastically altered the built environment of the west side of Providence from Cathedral Square, across I-95, and the Central and Classical High School campus. Take a walk through this area, once bisected by Pond Street, and rediscover the lost history of this neighborhood that was.
WALK LEADERS: Taylor M. Polites and Christina Bevilacqua
Taylor M. Polites is a writer and researcher living in Providence. Christina Bevilacqua is the director of programs at the Providence Public Library.
taylor.polites@gmail.com
