Providence Place
Coordinates: 41°49′40.58″N 71°24′59.24″W / 41.8279389°N 71.4164556°W
 Providence Place with The Westin Providence at far left in the distance. |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
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| Address | One Providence Place Providence, Rhode Island 02903 |
| Opening date | August 20, 1999 |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 160 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2) |
| Parking | 8,000 spaces |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | ProvidencePlace.com |
Providence Place is an urban shopping mall in the central part of Providence, Rhode Island. Opened on August 20, 1999, it is located near the Rhode Island State House and Providence Station. It compromises three main floors and is connected to the nearby Westin Hotel (which is adjacent to the Rhode Island Convention Center) via skyway. It also features several streetside restaurants. It is the largest shopping mall in Rhode Island[citation needed] and among the largest in southern New England.[citation needed]
The 1.4 million ft² (130,000 m²) facility was constructed in 1999 at the cost of $460 million. The mall is situated near the interchange of I-95, I-195, and U.S. 6.
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[edit] Mall Structure
In total, Providence Place consists of fifteen levels. The lowest three are labeled C-A. Level C consists of Parking-Only Stateside, and Street Level Restaurants Cityside. There is also a level D on the Stateside garage. Level B consists of Borders and Restaurants, Old Navy stateside, Bed Bath & Beyond cityside and The Skybrige to the Westin. Level A consists of parking only, both cityside and stateside. Cityside is the mall's southern end, facing Downtown. Stateside is the mall's northern end, facing state office buildings such as the State Capitol.
The fifth through ninth levels are labeled 1, 1M, 2, 2M and 3, which features the indoor galleria. There is a Dave & Buster's, an IMAX theatre, and a 16-screen cinema on the seventh level. The mall also hosts two large parking garages, one cityside and the other stateside, anchored to its back end. Bridges connect the two sides over the Woonasquatucket River.
The mall's Winter Garden is a noticeable architectural feature. A four-level structure in the center of the mall spanning the Woonasquatucket River and the Amtrak rail, the Winter Garden provides the Acela service. Additionally, it features large expanses of glass providing views of the city. The third level of the Winter Garden contains the food court and access to its fourth level, serving as the entrance to Dave and Buster's, the IMAX theatre, and the cinema.
[edit] Unauthorized residence
Michael Townsend, Adriana Yoto and six other artists covertly built an apartment in a 750-square-foot (70 m2) loft in one of the mall's parking garages in 2004 and lived there for up to three weeks at a time while documenting mall life. After the fully furnished apartment was discovered by mall security, Townsend was sentenced to probation on October 2, 2007.[1][2][3]
[edit] Stores
[edit] Anchor stores
- J. C. Penney (opened in 2005 in former Lord & Taylor; 126,000 ft²)
- Macy's (opened in 2006 in former Filene's; 200,000 ft²)
- Nordstrom (opened in 1999; 197,000 ft²)
[edit] Entertainment level
- Bed, Bath & Beyond
- Dave and Buster's
- Hoyts Cinemas 16
- Feinstein IMAX theater
[edit] Streetside stores
- Cheesecake Factory
- CVS/pharmacy
- Fire & Ice
- Joe's American Bar & Grill
- Old Navy
- P.F. Chang's China Bistro
- Pizzeria Uno
[edit] Gallery
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Inside Providence Place
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Providence Place with the Gtech headquarters obscuring left view
[edit] References
- ^ "Artist gets probation for building secret mall apartment". Associated Press. 2007-10-02. http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/10/02/artist_gets_probation_for_building_secret_mall_apartment/.[dead link]
- ^ "Living in the Mall". http://www.trummerkind.com/mall/Living_in_the_Mall.html.
- ^ Smith, Gregory; Philip Marcelo (2007-10-03). "1 room, no view". Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/news/content/Mall_Dwellers_10-02-07_1F7B9KA.34baf91.html.
