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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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Transition to NYC is complete with the closing on our condo today. It really is bittersweet knowing all of the friends and chosen family back in our beloved PVD. It certainly isn’t a goodbye but a see you later. Onto the next chapter. #waterplace #providenceri #waterplacepark #makingmoves #401love
Water Fire in Providence tonight…#waterfire #waterfireprovidence
We`ll be parked right outside of the #ProvidencePlaceMall at #WaterplacePark on Thursday! pvd_foodtruckevents
My girls be killin` it 💥🔫 #girlsnight #freesummerconcerts #WBRU #alternative #fridaynights #duckface #killinit #Providence #RhodeIsland #RI #waterplacepark #summer #fun #tan #adorable #concerts #Phantogram #musketeers #beautiful #fabulous #instadaily #lovers #picoftheday #photooftheday #fancy
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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A crappy and rainy morning turned into a beautiful afternoon! #downtown #providence #waterplacepark
Travel, explore and chill...
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Love me a beautiful night alongside the Providence River! #waterfireprovidence you never disappoint! Glad we had some time with the oldest, her boyfriend and the in-laws! It was a good night!
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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Listening to a great Army band and enjoying waterfire #waterfireprovidence mike241971bosox melmcgrath78
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.
