QUESTION: Are there any facts about the building or it's architecture that you didn't know before seeing this video? What's the farthest place in RI, MA, or CT where you can recall being able to see the tower and/or beacon?
I can usually make out a faint outline of the building from the top of the Newport Bridge when I'm driving over it. I can definitely spot the tower lights at night during Christmas time due to there distinct color pattern.
The beacon has recently been turned back on, in 2022. I've lived across the river in East Providence with this building as the tallest structure in view for the past 12 years. It was sad when the green beacon went out. Now that it's back, there's hope for the joint. A good sign. ( I LOVE to watch the Providence Peregrines every spring! You should all check it out. )
So glad when the beacon lit back up! The owner (High Rock) did it as a sign or good faith now that it appears redevelopment is going to be moving forward. Just really glad that it's going to be saved. It'd be an absolute shame to lose such a magnificent building.
Thanks Marc! I always wondered about this buildings historic history! I always remember riding the downtown providence busline with my mom, and seeing this mysterious building. I would love to see a history video about the rustic railroad bridge that is forever frozen up. I dont know the name but I think you know what I'm talking about Marc. That was always mysterious to me when I was young.
Thanks!!! And definitely know what you mean. There's definitely a whole story to go with the bridge and the abandoned tunnel under the east side of Providence that goes along with it.
I live in the Crook Point section of East Providence. The "old red bridge" as it has been known for decades is right out my west facing 3rd floor window. When I first moved to Providence from Massachusetts, in 1979, the old red bridge was the first quirk I noticed in a city full of quirky architectural delights. Many of the old downtown spots were considered an eyesore. The rusty railroad remnants are gone now, the river flows through the heart of PVD once again, no longer paved over, and Waterfire is the newest crown jewel of the Arts Renaissance in New England, IMO. Buddy Cianci was a crook ( no, Crook Point is NOT named after him ) but he enabled the restoration of the Providence River. Credit where it's due. Barnaby Evans had the vision and the know-how to get Waterfire going. More credit is due there! But the Crook Point Bascule Bridge is still the quirkiest sight one sees when entering Providence from the East on I-195. I've heard that the bridge may be used as the site of an art installation. Artsy-fartsy me is tickled pink by that prospect. What Cheer, eh? lol
Excellent documentary but please, please slow down! You have many paragraphs that are one long run on sentence. You tend to read them in one hurried breath!
I don't... Urban exploring can be a little dodgy sometimes they lay low for a while and others just stop doing it altogether. I'm not aware of anything bad happening though. I just had to give credit where credit was due there.. Their video from Superman was amazing.
