The original is from the city archive's Flickr page which is a goldmine of old Providence photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityarchives/

Wow, I recognized Sen. John Pastore from the Mr. Rogers video. I did not know he was from RI.

The federal building on the opposite side of this plaza is named for him!

https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/john-o-pastore-federal-building-providence-ri

I just went down the rabbit hole on his Wikipedia page. He also has a building named for him at URI

Does anyone know why the dormer-style windows on the top left and right were replaced?

I don't, but I'm also curious about the removal of the third story faux balcony

Was recently inside there. I appreciate history and charm but the inside of that building is decrepit as far as working office space goes. Not to mention the boxes of records stacked in the hallways around the main staircase has an aesthetic straight from an episode of Hoarders. Ancient IT systems. You’d think with Providence’s outrageous property taxes they could clean the place up and modernize things.

Did you take the present day photo? If so, nice job framing it! It is a perfect match to the original!

I did, thanks!