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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.
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The BEACH BADGE your mother warned you about. Literary driftwood from the shores of Jersey, available now at Asbury Book Cooperative, Atomic Books, Cats Luck Vegan, and EightStonePress.com.
Submit or query your own Jersey Shore-related creative non-fiction (250 - 2,000 words), photography, or other artwork for the next issue of BEACH BADGE to wpt@eightstonepress.com by May 26, 2025. Pending acceptance, all contributors will receive two (2) copies of the issue when published (summer 2025). Learn more at EightStonePress.com.
Praise for BEACH BADGE:
"The irreverent, sophisticated, salt-encrusted zine the Jersey Shore has always needed - written for us, by us." - Craig Dowd, Edgewood Used & Rare Books
"The quintessential Jersey Shore literary magazine…a lot like our coast: salty, unapologetic, and delicious." - Elaina Battista-Parsons, Author, ITALIAN BONES IN THE SNOW
"Collectively and intelligently expresses aspects of the Jersey Shore that are rarely explored. It’s a treasure.” - Michelle Moon, Public Historian
"A fun read…I couldn’t be more proud of my home state and the writers who also love it.” - P.F. Kluge, Author, EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS
#kennedyplaza #atlanticcity #jerseyshore #newjersey #gardenstate #creativenonfiction #beachbadgezine
So many amazing artists are part of the line-up for the pvdpageant project!! 😍👋🏾👏🏽 Keep an eye out for my poem/spoken word piece “Kafka, Keats and Kennedy Plaza” which describes my feelings around the pandemic lock-down and the many stages of the crazy year!
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Almost done! Full size photo. Eclipse 2017 Providence RI View 2:35 Pm 70% 24mm ND double composition. #eclipse #eclipse2017 #onecutproductions # #kennedyplaza
Winter walks in downtown Prov. #Downcity #Providence #PVD #kennedyplazapvd #lookingood #ig_rhodeisland #johnnyclamcakes
#providence #kennedyplaza #pvd #downtownprovidence #latergram #rhodeisland #supermanbuilding
I can`t stop making things. Kennedy Plaza book available. 5.00 in person or Venmo. Ademuth@gmail.com or ourfavoritestore.bigcartel.com Local delivery available. Probably available at Ada soon. #kennedyplazapvd #kennedyplaza #burnsidepark #bestofrhodeisland
6/11/2013 | iPhone 4S | Providence, RI
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#screamsfromasiren #photography #architecture #artdeco #clouds #skyscraper #kennedyplaza
Feeding the less fortunate
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It hurts to laugh. 💪💪💪💪💪💪 #coretraining
#gym
#workout
#fitness
#bodybuilding
#health
#fatloss
#providence
#rhodeisland
#vpfitness
#downtownpvd
#kennedyplaza
Today we are back in Burnside Park! Come by and participate in Laura Brown-Lavoie`s powerful interactive poetry installation, Un Separation Station! #mylivingmonument #risdmuseum #kennedyplazapvd
#unicorn #pride #pridefest #lovewins #providence #prideparade2016 #nofilter #kennedyplaza
Rocking our #lillebaby in downtown Providence to check out the various festivals this holiday weekend #columbusday #federalhill #kennedyplazapvd #alexandanicenter
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.
Kennedy Plaza is owned and managed by the City of Providence.
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Join us in preserving and enhancing the Downtown Providence Park Network (DPPN)
✨ Your Week in the Park ✨
September 11 – WBNA Concerts in the Park @ Haus of Codec
September 12–19 – Design Week RI
September 13 – PVD Walking Tour: The River at the Heart of the City
September 14 – The PVD Flea in the Park @ 195 District Park | 11AM
September 14 – West Coast Swing Sundays on the Pedestrian Bridge | 6PM
📍 Come explore, dance, shop, and celebrate community all week long in Providence’s parks!
What an incredible effort by the Century Dragon Boat Club! 🐉💙 With 25 members giving their time on land and by river, they pulled 125 lbs of trash from the Providence River and filled 12 bags. We are so grateful for your care, your energy, and your love for this community. Providence is better with you!!!
You belong here, Providence! See you downtown 9.21
The final piece of You Belong Here: The Wayfinding System is installed. Just in time for PVDFest, downtown is ready to explore in a whole new way.
Check out the app, walk the loop, and let us know what you think. We can’t wait to see it come alive with you.
Join us for the kickoff on September 21 with free events all day in our downtown parks.
#YouBelongHere #downtownpvd
From roller skates to ice skates, The Providence Rink is where Downtown plays all year long. ⛸️🛼🎥
Located in the heart of Kennedy Plaza, this vibrant space transforms with the seasons — offering roller skating, movie nights, and private events in the warmer months, and classic winter ice skating from November through March.
📍2 Kennedy Plaza | A destination for all generations, right in the center of the city.
#TheProvidenceRink #DowntownPVD #PVDPlays #SkatePVD #YearRoundFun #KennedyPlaza #PVDEvents #PVDHistory
30 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903