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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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We`ll be parked right outside of the #ProvidencePlaceMall at #WaterplacePark on Thursday! pvd_foodtruckevents
Famous PCSTEAK PIZZA #latenightfood #providence #waterfire #waterfireprovidence #friartown #pizza #wings #dinnerideas #delivery
Mom is telling everyone that we’ve been very busy 🐝🐝lately.
Who you calling a B, Lady?
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Psst…don’t worry friends-we are okay…
Been a bit MIA on IG because I had a bout of kennel cough and we have a major restoration project going on at the Cape. (pipe burst, down to studs) Summer’s coming!
It warms our hearts that so many of you have checked in with us. Sending you Luna Love & Light. .
My glitter 🐝 bandana is from pupsofthunderwear
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SWIPE ➡️ - Here`s more Waterfire goodness from my trip to Providence, RI. Such a fun thing to see - highligly recommend to anyone!
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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
Chilly date night in the city. #waterfireprovidence #newriversrestaurant #xmasinthecity #woodfiresmellsamazing
Saturday, 08.10.24; Time to explore the USA’s smallest state in terms of land area | MA/RI State Line on I-295 in Cumberland RI • Providence RI • Rhode Island State House • Downtown Providence • Biltmore • Woonasquatucket River • Waterplace Park • Union Plaza
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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.
