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The Westminster Arcade

Title
The Westminster Arcade / Janet Mansfield Soares.
Author
Soares, Janet Mansfield.
Publication
  • Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2020
  • ©2020

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Description
123 pages : illustrations, plans, portraits; 23 cm
Summary
"The stately Westminster Arcade was built in 1828, and this landmark building has been a part of Providence ever since. Now known as the Arcade Providence, it is the oldest surviving shopping mall in the United States, and it was recognized from the beginning as an innovative and beautiful structure. It has survived near-demolition, fires, hurricanes, consumer trends, city planners and commercial developers. Within its walls are fascinating stories of the people who made their livelihood between its double fac̦ades..." --
Subject
  • Arcade (Shopping center : Providence, R.I.)
  • Historic buildings > Rhode Island > Providence > History, Local
  • Historic buildings
  • Providence (R.I.) > History
  • Rhode Island > Providence
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Local history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-117).
ISBN
  • 9781467145244
  • 1467145246
LCCN
2020932090
OCLC
  • on1139764377
  • 1139764377
  • SCSB-14574248
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library