The 1938 Hurricane Put Downtown Providence Underwater, and Built the Wall That Guards It Now
On September 21, 1938, the storm surge flooded downtown. After Hurricane Carol in 1954, the city built the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier.
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The Arcade in Providence Was America’s First Indoor Shopping Mall
Built in 1828 between Westminster and Weybosset Streets, laughed at as “Butler’s Folly,” and now micro-lofts over shops.
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