couple hours in --PROVIDENCE, RI--

ifeeldope9779 · #1 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 2:08 AM**

So it was like the end of January me and my gf took a trip up to Boston to visit one of her girl friends. Our trip couldn't have been at a better time cause the northeast was just hit with a huge snow shower the night before we left(I think the biggest one we had). Surprisingly megabus was still running. Anyways, the day after we got there my gf wanted me to tag along while her and her friend went shopping and got there hair done...yea fucking right...I decided to catch a train to Providence to explore. That shit was cold though, but defiantly worth it. Providence is such a cool little city, unfortunately I only had a few hours to explore. I'm not to impressed with the amount of ground I covered but otherwise a fun photography day, hope you enjoy

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Expat · #2 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 2:42 AM**

Quality shots!

This was a rough winter, but looking at these pictures reminds me that it was kind of fun, too. The snow adds a nice dimension to the beauty of Providence.

hauntedheadnc · #3 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 2:47 AM**

Sweet... Looking very good there.

Ivan · #4 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 3:38 AM**

outstanding!
does the whole city look this way? no single houses, no bad neighborhoods?

ColDayMan · #5 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 5:59 AM**

Fantastic tour!

mSeattle · #6 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 6:34 AM**

Real nice-looking towers and historic structures.

sterlippo1 · #7 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 10:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ivan

outstanding!
does the whole city look this way? no single houses, no bad neighborhoods?

Providence is like any other city, it also has some not so good areas and yes, it has single houses of course but as you can see it is a wonderful city with loads of character and it doesnt look like the author even got to Federal Hill

but he sure did a great job with downtown and "Down City"

simms3_redux · #8 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 12:07 PM**

Love Providence

STLgasm · #9 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 12:18 PM**

Spectacular photos.

BillM · #10 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 12:44 PM**

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting these.

M II A II R II K · #11 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 1:02 PM**

Don't build them like they used to. Has somewhat of a European look to it.

Robert Pence · #12 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 1:09 PM**

Love these! Great cityscapes, density, wonderful building facades, and excellent photos.

OhioGuy · #13 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 1:24 PM**

Looks like it has plenty of great old architecture & urbanity to appreciate!

stepper77 · #14 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 8:25 PM**

I really love the night shots. Another city I need to visit someday. Nice work, thanks!

ifeeldope9779 · #15 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 3:46 AM**

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivan

outstanding!
does the whole city look this way? no single houses, no bad neighborhoods?

I didnt really see any bad areas, but one thing that stood out were some random underdeveloped areas within downtown. I heard there were some rough areas in south providence and hopefully I will be able to hit those up if I go back this summer.

Thundertubs · #16 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 4:38 AM**

Great work. Providence has a rock-solid downtown.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ifeeldope9779

I didnt really see any bad areas, but one thing that stood out were some random underdeveloped areas within downtown. I heard there were some rough areas in south providence and hopefully I will be able to hit those up if I go back this summer.

It's actually a surprisingly poor city. The 2000 poverty rate was near 30%

diskojoe · #17 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 1:05 PM**

snow is pretty until it turns brown. nice pic of Providence. A lot of really nice buildings in there.

montréaliste · #18 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 1:28 PM**

Wow! Great job ifeeldope! What a stunner Providence is! A lot of great vantages and carefully planned buildings of long ago. They were able to integrate these gems with deliberate care, leaving space for parks and squares. The only scars are some of the more recent banal bldgs; but that is the featureless feature of all cities...

Danny · #19 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 3:11 PM**

WOW!!

Thank you very much for your pictures, ifeeldope9779!

I´ve liked them very much, specially long exposure pictures by night.

We were by mid of January in Boston and I can say that this was a very cold and snowy winter, but I liked it so much...

Providence seems to be a pretty and a quiet city. Really, all US Northeast is pretty, and I´m in loved with it.

Greetings from Madrid, Spain!

big T · #20 Posted **Apr 29, 2011, 2:10 AM**

Providence has some really good bones, and i think you did it justice. good stuff.