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Waterplace Park
1 Financial Way, Providence, RI 02903
The original site of the Great Salt Cove. Finished in 1994, Waterplace Park is connected to 3/4 mile of cobblestone-paved pedestrian walkways along the waterfront known as Riverwalk. Venice-styled pedestrian bridges cross the river. Most of Riverwalk is below street level and automotive traffic. Waterplace Park and Riverwalk together are host to Providence's popular summertime Waterfire events, a series of bonfires lit on the river accompanied by classical and world music.
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WaterFire
in the Renaissance City, Providence RI
WaterFire in Providence Rhode Island is on three rivers of downtown Providence and has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence’s renaissance. WaterFire’s one hundred sparkling bonfires, the fragrant scent of aromatic wood smoke, the flickering firelight on the arched bridges, the silhouettes of the firetenders passing by the flames, the torch-lit vessels traveling down the river, and the enchanting music from around the world engage all the senses and emotions of those who stroll the paths of Waterplace Park. WaterFire has captured the imagination of over ten million visitors, bringing life to downtown, and revitalizing Rhode Island’s capital city.
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Happy Father’s Day from WaterFire.
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Old Providence Union Station with the Rhode Island State House in the background. #providence #rhodeisland #rhodeislandstatehouse #downtownprovidence #graduateprovidence #waterplacepark #cityscape
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Our SUP in the City tour on Friday night was epic. Perfect weather, the Waterplace Park Concert series was rockin and we took our paddlers under the mall for a really cool perspective of Providence Place and the river. Join us on this tour every Friday night for the rest of the summer! #providence #waterplacepark #pbri #rhodeisland #oceanstate #oceanstatesup #waterfire #providenceriver #summer #fridaynight
History
Today’s Waterplace Park, with its circular lagoon, harkens back to the taming of the great salt cove that 200 years ago stretched from today’s Kennedy Plaza to the bottom of Smith Hill, to Canal Street (once called North Water) on its eastern shore and through the valley between Smith Hill and Federal Hill to the west. The city began filling in and shaping the cove—a process that was eventually driven by the expansions of railroads—and by 1850 the downtown portion of the cove had been tamed into the beginnings of a circle. By the 1880s, the circle was complete, lined by a pedestrian promenade and renamed the Cove Basin. By 1900 the cove had vanished completely. This photo was taken in 1983.
Historical context courtesy of @pvdnowandthen.
