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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Providence Needs An Effective 'Land Bank' Policy, Chester Smolski
Providence Needs An Effective 'Land Bank' Policy, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Recent disclosures on the purchase of vacant lots in Providence by certain city officals have raised two serious questions, only one of which has been addressed."
Providence Home Rule, Chester Smolski
Providence Home Rule, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The opposition bumper stickers have already appeared. In bright fluorescent colors to catch the unsuspecting eye, the message is loud and clear--'Reject Home Rule Charter.' Why should there be this opposition, and who are the people against this progressive move toward better local government?"
Suburban Sprawl Is A Tremendous Energy Waster, Chester Smolski
Suburban Sprawl Is A Tremendous Energy Waster, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Urban sprawl has been likened to a formless web of urban development that looks like Swiss cheese with more holes than cheese, and Gertrude Stein, in her inimitable style, once described one of these spread cities as 'There's no there there.'"
Cleaning Downtown Can Lead To Improved Services, Chester Smolski
Cleaning Downtown Can Lead To Improved Services, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The newly formed Downtown Providence Improvement Association has a simple goal--to clean the center of the capital city. The DPIA is taking on a commendable and necessary task, one which is long overdue, in what is likely one of the dirtiest and scruffiest downtowns in this part of the country.
Fresh Ideas Essential For Redesigning Downtown, Chester Smolski
Fresh Ideas Essential For Redesigning Downtown, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Whether downtown Providence has style, grace, elegance and good taste or whether it is seedy, sleazy, schlock and second rate, there can be no question that the quality of the built enviornment should be a major consideration in all center city development. If the downtown is to prosper, than it must be made asthetically pleasing, inviting and comfortable, but who should be making these decisions on design?
Saving The Abandoned House, Chester Smolski
Saving The Abandoned House, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"It had been standing vacant in Olneyville for about three weeks, after the last tenant had moved out. Then one day a half-dozen young people came and ripped, smashed and generally tore it apart--the windows, doors and even the aluminum siding. Although the police were called, the vandals got away, and another house became a victim to city living."
Stevenage--Pace Setter Among "New Towns", Chester Smolski
Stevenage--Pace Setter Among "New Towns", Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The British successful "great social experiment," going on for the past generation, is now coming to an end. This culmination is to be seen here in England's first, post-war new town, located 30 miles north of London in the rolling countryside of Hertfordshire, where the Stevenage Development Corporation has formally closed shop. For all pratical purposes, the construction of this urban center has ended."
Key Factor To A Better City, Chester Smolski
Key Factor To A Better City, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The Providence Charter Commission is now moving into the homestretch. After a full nine-month period in which more than 60 meetings were held, culminating in three public hearings in late June, the nine-member commission has gone back to the drawing board to review ideas, revise where deemed appropriate, and have a completed document ready in September. Voter acceptance in November, with General Assembly validation of certain provisions in 1981, will allow home rule for the state's capital city to become fully operational in January of 1983.
Union Traditions And Economic Policy In Ri, Chester Smolski
Union Traditions And Economic Policy In Ri, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"When compared with the rest of the nation, Rhode Island stands out as a highly unionized state. A recent study released by the Department of Labor shows that 108,000 of the 398,000 employed in the state in 1978 were union members. Membership in associations such as the National Education Association and others adds a further 11,000 persons to the list. This total of 119,000 union and association members represents 29.9 percent of total employment on non-agricultural payrolls, ranking Rhode Island 13th in the nation and highest in New England which, as a region, averages 26.6 percent, and the same figure, …
The Energy-Saving Cities, Chester Smolski
The Energy-Saving Cities, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Can Rhode Island automobile drivers survive on one and one-half gallons of gasoline a day? This is the target set by the federal government for the next quarter in its attempt to make us less dependant on foreign sources of petroleum."
Expert Sees A Revival Of Urban Church And The City, Chester Smolski
Expert Sees A Revival Of Urban Church And The City, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Douglas Walrath, recognized church consultant and author, was at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Pawtucket to address a recent conference of the Urban Ministry Division of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches on the topic of urban churches. At the end of the day, more than 100 who attended from throughout the Providence metropolitan area left the meeting considerably more optimistic about the future of their churches and of the urban centers in which they are located."
Bottle Bill Would Stimulate Sense Of Pride In Ri, Chester Smolski
Bottle Bill Would Stimulate Sense Of Pride In Ri, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Statements being made by Bottle Bill opponents have increasingly become more ludicrous. Most recently the head of the Rhode Island section of the United States Steelworkers of America wrote to members of the General Assembly, in whose hands the fate of the propsed legislation now rests, and offered this reasoning on the bill."
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway-Armory Historic District" (February 28, 1980), Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway-Armory Historic District" (February 28, 1980), Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
This week we continue with a series of pictures and descriptions of homes along the Broadway-Armory Historic District. These pictures are of the more elaborate and well-designed homes of the outlying district of Federal Hill. These homes indicate the pattern of growth that radiated, on which these dwellings were built. The homes, not only reflect the beauty of the houses that were erected, but also indicate the opulence of the era.
Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski
Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"During this winter season the 68 percent increase in the price of fuel oil has made us painfully aware of our dependance on foreign oil."
Rr Relocation: Avoiding Another Boondoggle, Chester Smolski
Rr Relocation: Avoiding Another Boondoggle, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The lengthy process to examine the relocation of the railroad station and tracks in downtown Providence continues."
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway-Armory Historic District" (February 21, 1980), Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway-Armory Historic District" (February 21, 1980), Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
No abstract provided.
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: Historic Districts Of Federal Hill, Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: Historic Districts Of Federal Hill, Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
I have dwelt at length with the Historic Districts of Federal Hill, because of the importance of the dwellings that are still in existence, which are a carryover of the first homes erected in this area. These homes are structures which represent a period of the past, and fortunately, have been preserved to this date. They should continue to be preserved, in order that the fine architecture, the opulence of the era, and the pattern of development of the past, can still be seen, and to the direction that Federal Hill developed, and how it radiated from certain focal points.
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: Historical Broadway Armory, Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: Historical Broadway Armory, Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
As we mentioned in our previous article, we would give in further detail, the inventory of those structures which are, or have been, proposed to be registered on the National Register of Historic Places, in the Broadway-Armory Historic District. The following is a list of those homes by street names and addresses.
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway Armory Historic Distinct", Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Broadway Armory Historic Distinct", Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
No abstract provided.
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Development Of Federal Hill", Joseph R. Muratore
The Landmarks Of Federal Hill: "The Development Of Federal Hill", Joseph R. Muratore
Joseph Muratore papers: Newspaper Columns
No abstract provided.