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Kennedy Plaza
1 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
Kennedy Plaza is modern Providence’s main hub for transportation — as many as 69,000 people move through this site daily. Created as Exchange Place in the 19th century, this plaza has always served transportation needs. Thousands of people stood here to see President Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, and presidential candidate John F. Kennedy. Today Kennedy Plaza remains a gathering place for the community, anchored by three city parks, including The Providence Rink, which features ice skating, recreation, music and arts.
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#kennedyplaza
Decided to go back and redo this piece of downtown Providence from a couple months ago. I’m much happier with the changes now.
Happy to see this photo of painted cardboard cutouts (originally created by #spacetransformationstation to support transit riders in Kennedy Plaza) used in the "Week Without Driving" campaign.
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#busstation #cardboardart #publicart #publictransit #kennedyplazapvd
This is cool!
Skating not your thing? The ice rink in Providence`s Kennedy Plaza now has bumper cars!!! 📸 mayorofpvd .
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#providenceri #providence #bumpercars #iceskating #kennedyplaza #familyfun #newportbuzz #rhodeisland #scenesofnewengland #scenesofri
Curd Alert: The Murray’s Cheese Truck just set up shop in Downtown Providence! Come get cheesy with us at Kennedy Plaza! Proceeds go to the #RIFoodBank! #mongeronwheels CheeseSociety #ACSCheeseCamp #RhodeIsland #KennedyPlazaPVD
I don`t get it. We are in Providence & were just at the Capital building, but now you`re telling me that that building with eyes on the roof is the Capital of Providence? 🤔
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#providence #kennedyplaza #providencecityhall #providenceri #rhodeisland #chickenofthesea #beachchicken #sammichicken #teamsammi
Black and White Morning
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The Industrial Trust Building (aka the Superman Building) going up 93 years ago! Happy Birthday to our skyline superhero! 🎂 (📸: providencepubliclibrary) #providence #pvd #rhodeisland #newengland #401love #savingplaces #industrialtrust #superman #supermanbuilding #savesupermanri #artdeco #skyscraper #downtown #westminster #kennedyplaza #walkerandgillette #architect #happybirthday #93yearsyoung #bornin1928 #mostendangeredproperty #adaptivereuse #tallestbuilding #icon #landmark #skylinesuperhero
Official reopening of #kennedyplazapvd today. The Avenue Concept helped create infrastructure for #publicart installations and performances to take place in the new plaza. Thanks to everyone involved in this amazing project. #providenceartcapitol #newkennedyplaza
On this day in 1917, the legendary Harry Houdini performed an incredible straitjacket stunt upside down from his ankles in front of a crowd of over 80,000 people in Providence, Rhode Island. #HarryHoudini #Houdini #KennedyPlaza #RhodeIsland #ProvidenceRI #RhodeIsland_Igers #WhatsGoingOnInRhodeIsland
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🚌 Gillig BRT
📍 Kennedy Plaza
💺 RIPTA
➡️ #60 East Main
🔢 #1903
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World premiere of Super-short animation "Stop Motion Heroes" made by kids in Burnside Park + Fantastic Mr. Fox after Burnside Music Series. Music starts at 4:30. rattscallionfacepainting, Fantastic fox art, capes on hand, popcorn. Free film fun starts at 7:30! #providencechildrensfilmfestival #cricketcinema #kennedyplazapvd
History
A Civil War memorial, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument currently sits in its third location, which is approximately the same as its original location when dedicated in 1871. When the monument was relocated to the center of Exchange Place in 1913, the height of the pedestal was doubled, from 5 steps to 10, and the cannon balls were separated from the canons. In 2001 the monument was returned to its original height when it was moved back to the west end of what is now Kennedy Plaza, but the cannon balls went away. Photo is circa 1925.
Historical context courtesy of @pvdnowandthen.
