page_title: History of Providence, Rhode Island
section_title: Early decline
hierarchical_section_title: History of Providence, Rhode Island / Early 20th Century / Early decline
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: trolleytripsthro01hart (find matches) Title: Trolley trips through New England .. Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: New England -- Description and travel. (from old catalog) Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Guyde publishing co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ightnice trip with a chance to see the country. Providence, R. I. 85 THE REINER. COMPANY Home Owned and Trust Free FOUR DRUG STORES No. i Westminster Street, Market Square Cor. Washington and Dorrance Sts., Opp. City Hall and Depot372 Westminster St., next the Public Market and Cor. Washington and Mathewson Sts. A Varied Assortment of Cigars, Ice Cream, a full line of Drugs All the Popular Varieties of CANDIES: Whitman, Apollo, Schrafft, Russell, Downey, and Utopian SODA WATER THATS PURE SOUVENIR POST CARDS ANDSOUVENIRS COLONIAL LINE to New York Tickets and Staterooms Stationery, Engraving and Engrossing W. R. BUFFINGTON, No. 9 Arcade Mumfords Restaurant 110 WESTMINSTER ST. Ask the Man Who Eats There THE HELP WILL POSITIVELY NOT ACCEPT TIPS BENJAMIN MUMFORD, Proprietor fe° NECCO WAFERS The big roll. Packed in nine flavors,separate or assorted. High grade dealerssell them. MADE BY New England Confectionery Co., Boston 86 Trolley Trips through New England PROVIDENCE nrMTnr \ \ n CENTRE Text Appearing After Image: 49. Providence, R. I. (Exchange PI.) to (Note.—There are three principalleaving points: (i) in front of CityHall; (2) in Market Sq.; (3) infront of Union Depot.)3. Arlington (5c.22m.) ev 5 min 1. Attleboro (15c.ih.15m.) 20-50 3. Attleboro (15c.ihr.) -10 past (a) 2. Auburn (5c.25m.) at 8-28-48 2. Boston (7oc.4hrs.) Taunton car H 1. Bristol (20c.1hr.30m.) at -25 3. Buttonwoods (ioc-5om.) at 18-48 2. Centredale (5c.20m.) 13-33-53 1. Crescent Park (ioc.4Qm.) 5-25-45 2. Danielson (65c.2h.50m.) at -47 1. E. Greenwich (20c.ih.15m.) 20-50 3. Edgewood (5c.30m.) ev 10 min 2. Fall River (30c.1hr.T5m.) -50—afternoons at 20-50 past 2. Creystovf (j;c,35C.) &lt;.-?1-4.S2. Hughesdale (5c.45m.) at 20-50 i. Narra. Pier (70c.2hrs. 15m.) -15 U*—Newport (55c.2I1.15m.) electrici.N. Attleboro (15c.ih.15m.) 00-30 2. Oaklawn (5c.45m.) at 00-20-40 1. Pawtucket (5c.30m.) ev 5 minfc) 3. Pawtuxet (5c.30m.) ev 10 min (b) 2. Phillipsdale (5c.30m.) at 23-531. Riverpoint (15c.ih.) 15-45 (d) 1. Rocky Point (ioc. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The Rhode Island city of Providence has a nearly 400-year history integral to that of the United States, including significance in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolutionary War by providing leadership and fighting strength, quartering troops, and supplying goods to residents by circumventing the blockade of Newport. The city is also noted for the first bloodshed of the American Revolution in the Gaspée Affair. Additionally, Providence is notable for economic shifts, moving from trading to manufacturing; the decline of manufacturing devastated the city during the Great Depression, but the city eventually attained economic recovery through investment of public funds.
context_section_description: The city began to see a decline by the mid-1920s as industries shut down, notably textiles. The Great Depression hit the city hard, and Providence's downtown was flooded by the New England Hurricane of 1938 soon after. The city saw a further decline as a result of the nationwide trends with the construction of highways and increased suburbanization.
caption: Map of Providence in 1900
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