I live in Fox Point on the East Side of Providence. Highly desirable neighborhood in a lot of people's eyes (and I love it) but as for "Definitely run-down and sketchy looking" haha, that's a LOT of Fox Point 😆 ... personally, I prefer it to the overly-manicured preciousness of, say, the neighboring Wayland neighborhood.

If I had a car and didn't want to live in a city, I'd 100% consider West Warwick.

I'm with you, Sis. Only been there once that I know of, to pick up my new rescue dog. Everything we drove through looked typical middle-class suburbia if not nicer, and her neighborhood was definitely upper middle class: large lots (acre? acre+?) with lots of mature trees, woods. Her house was def a notch above middle class 🤷‍♀️

Honestly, I've only gone there once that I know of, to pick up my new rescue dog. Everything I saw looked like Johnston. Her place was at least an acre verging on woods, and quite a lovely home.

To my eyes, West Warwick looked like classic suburbia, and on the nice side at that. Not the cookie cutter variety (yay).

Sure, it's not a picturesque tourist destination. But far, far from what I expected to see based on reading this and the RI sub 😆

This was talked about years ago. No way will it pass.

You're a hero 🤩✨

Odd that an OP with "psychiatrist" in their user name would stoop to posting such scaremongering inaccurate click bait.

Especially in February when the citrus trees bloom 🤤 .. I used to go on my lunch hour and then back at work get funny looks until some kind soul would point to my upper lip and nostrils coated in yellow pollen 😆

> Evening in fox point, theres a cute little neighborhood with multiple restaurants

OP, from a Fox Point resident, just a note that if you do this loop, do it Wed-Sun. Nearly all these littles are closed Mon-Tues. And as an addendum to this loop, you fan actually start it by parking on East St or any of the cross streets parallel to Wickenden between Wickenden and 195, and then cross over the pedestrian bridge (great view of the bay, port and confluence of Seekonk and Providence Rivers, then walk India Point Park. There's an adjacent brewery you can visit right there, then you can circle back to your car or leave it there and do the loop through lower Ives St.

And if I may, I'll second the trips to Roger Williams Park and add the planetarium that's hidden away there. Last fall, the Natural History Museum featured a rare behind-the-scenes tour in which we and four other lucky participants got to do a literal hands-on trip through the stored collection not on display -- take dinosaur bones out of drawers and handle them, large mineral specimens .. it was a remarkable opportunity I can't imagine having anywhere else. Call them and ask when they're doing it again.

Ladd Observatory always has been open to the public Tuesday evenings after dark on clear nights. Antique telescope.

AS220 is unique. Visit the bar and see if you like the vibe. BC (Before Covid) they hosted a broad range of art, music, performance events, and a lot of it hands on. Their vision has always been that art and shows aren't just for the highly gifted. You make art and want to show it, that's your spot. Or just hang out and make stuff.

Sickening 😣

Yes, I read the book about her and her case was uppermost in my mind when I commented because unlike the feral children, we know she got expert care and people who worked devotedly for many years but still were unable to help her become at all fluent.

Yes there are cases of feral / abused children who weren't exposed to human language until age 8 or later and these children never were able to communicate with words beyond a very rudimentary level for the remainder of their lives, despite being given intensive therapy and support once rescued.

They used to offer $5 live drawing sessions every Monday night -- no instruction, just the model and set up. This was years ago though. OP, call and find out if they're still doing it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIsland/comments/y6qan5/25_best_things_to_do_in_rhode_island/

"We are star dust .." 🎼🎶

>It’s what makes providence great. In the past we have had housing that artists, teachers, new business owners can afford.

Yes, this is tragic. You know the bumper sticker, "Keep Providence Weird"? Well, we're not.

Microcosm of what's underway, city-wide, is what happened to Thayer St over the past 20 years.

Before: every nook and cranny from basement to 2nd floor being filled with unique, independent shops and restaurants, serving as a mecca for foot traffic and shoppers, and hosting twice-yearly street festivals.

Now: sterile chains, no reason to go there 😣

That's the fate I don't see how we can avoid befalling all of Providence. And as one of those artists who moved here back in the day, I grieve.

A good number were shot on Prov's East Side using a sightseeing trolley they trucked down from Salem and parked in front of the Aldritch House / RI Historical Society on Benevolent & Cooke. (They changed the street signs to Goody & something)

I grew up next to Salem MA and now live here near where they were shooting. This neighborhood looks quite like Salem, architecturally. Just much quieter and stripped of all Salem's crowds and chintzy tourist shit.

The shooting they did here in Oct could never have been done in Salem: it is MOBBED throughout the month of Oct every year by Halloween / witch fans.

It was fun having the movie people here for months off and on and seeing how it was done.

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