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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.
Events
#kennedyplaza
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
Christmas is around the corner…
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#kennedyplazapvd
#christmas
#christmasdecor
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#fujifilm
#x100t
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
Today we are back in Burnside Park! Come by and participate in Laura Brown-Lavoie`s powerful interactive poetry installation, Un Separation Station! #mylivingmonument #risdmuseum #kennedyplazapvd
It`s Fly Friday and we celebrating kennedyplaza at thedarkladypvd so make sure your there 😉
#FlyFridays #TheDarkLadyPVD #Thedarklady #HappyBirthday #kennedyplaza #LaddaNurv #Djjoeydee #gogodancers #gogoboys #darkladydancers #TravLeo #princericosuave #Tonight #allnightlong
Winter walks in downtown Prov. #Downcity #Providence #PVD #kennedyplazapvd #lookingood #ig_rhodeisland #johnnyclamcakes
Kennedy Plaza, Providence~
#rhodeisland #rhodeislandhistory
#newengland #providence #newenglandhistory
#pvd #rhodeislander #providence #downtown #Kennedyplaza #70s #80s #sundayvibes
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
The future of transit in our state is up to YOU, Rhode Island!
🚍 Join RIPTA and Next Wave RI for #TransitTalks, a public engagement session to shape the future of the Providence Transit Center.
On May 13th, 4-7pm, at the_amppvd, let`s work together to reimagine our transit hub!
Click here to RSVP: bit.ly/3wm4OJl
#RIPTA #RideRIPTA #RhodeIsland #Providence #ProvidenceRi #KennedyPlaza
TODAY! Join us for kidoinfo Play in the Park, where we help empower youth to think critically about the food they eat through learning about plants, gardens and sampling some locally grown food. Come on down to Burnside Park 8/6 from 3-6pm. kennedyplazapvd .⠀
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#burnsideparkpvd #creativecapital #downtownprovidence #providence #pvd #dppc #kennedyplazapvd #kennedyplaza #downcity #dppc farmfreshri #farmfreshri #nutritioneducation #healthyfoodshealthyfamilies
A nice find right before running the Providence Marathon 👍🏽.
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#seenbymyfeet #checktheground #seenonmywalk #letyourfeetguideyou #wanderer #coversandkicks #explorer #manholeusa #manholecover #manholestagram #igfeet #providenceri #stormsewer #newbalance #vazee #providencemarathon #wanderlust #igmanholecovers #seeall50states #igsneakers #igpicoftheday #marathonrunner #kennedyplaza #ripta
Info packed trustee meeting this morning! We invited our members to give updates and also hosted govraimondo to discuss housing, transit, public education, and job training.
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.
