PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Arcade was once the heart of the capital city’s downtown.

Built in 1828, it was a bustling commercial center with a skylight-topped center atrium surrounded by three levels of shops and offices. It’s also a nationally important example of Greek Revival architecture, boasting 12 massive granite Ionic columns and elaborate iron railings lining walkways that ring its upper floors. The oldest enclosed shopping center in the country, it was named a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

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Many U.S. Cities would/have continue to poor many $Millions into a situation like this in order to subsidize the effort of getting people to GO Down Town! Cities tend to have a Thing about always wanting more people to go Down Town, especially after dark.

 

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