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Kennedy Plaza
1 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
Kennedy Plaza is modern Providence’s main hub for transportation — as many as 69,000 people move through this site daily. Created as Exchange Place in the 19th century, this plaza has always served transportation needs. Thousands of people stood here to see President Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, and presidential candidate John F. Kennedy. Today Kennedy Plaza remains a gathering place for the community, anchored by three city parks, including The Providence Rink, which features ice skating, recreation, music and arts.
Events
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Winter walks in downtown Prov. #Downcity #Providence #PVD #kennedyplazapvd #lookingood #ig_rhodeisland #johnnyclamcakes
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Superman Building. #supermanbuilding #providence #building #visitrhodeisland #Ambulance #911 #kennedyplaza #kennedyplazapvd #pvd
First trip in USA 🇺🇸 ☺️ #providence #rhodeisland #downtown #kennedyplaza #trip #firsttime #summer #enjoylife #summertime
Curd Alert: The Murray’s Cheese Truck just set up shop in Downtown Providence! Come get cheesy with us at Kennedy Plaza! Proceeds go to the #RIFoodBank! #mongeronwheels CheeseSociety #ACSCheeseCamp #RhodeIsland #KennedyPlazaPVD
Rocking our #lillebaby in downtown Providence to check out the various festivals this holiday weekend #columbusday #federalhill #kennedyplazapvd #alexandanicenter
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Wow! Sunrise or sunset? 😍 #indowncitypvd #kennedyplazapvd #savesupermanri robertlplee with fastfeedapp. kennedyplaza
kennedyplazapvd nicely lit at night 🙂 Love the changing colors!
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Feeding the less fortunate
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History
A Civil War memorial, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument currently sits in its third location, which is approximately the same as its original location when dedicated in 1871. When the monument was relocated to the center of Exchange Place in 1913, the height of the pedestal was doubled, from 5 steps to 10, and the cannon balls were separated from the canons. In 2001 the monument was returned to its original height when it was moved back to the west end of what is now Kennedy Plaza, but the cannon balls went away. Photo is circa 1925.
Historical context courtesy of @pvdnowandthen.
Map
Kennedy Plaza is owned and managed by the City of Providence.
Kennedy Plaza is leased and managed by RIPTA.
