Westminster Stories

Stories from a street in Providence, Rhode Island

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Further Reading

Check back for a more extensive list of resources soon. For now, we recommend the following, which have helped to inform the Westminster Stories project:

Leazes, F.J. and Motte, M.T. 2004. Providence: The Renaissance City

McGowan, L. and Brown, D. 2006 Providence (Postcard history series)

Stanton, M. 2004. The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America’s Most Notorious Mayor

Woodward, W. 2003. PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture

Rhode Island Historical Society blog

Underground Rhode Island

www.quahog.org

www.artinruins.com

Providence Public Library’s online image collection

Downtown Neighborhood Profile by Providence Plan


Inspirations for the concept of Westminster Stories include:

“Street as Museum: Lee Tung Street” by the Community Museum Project of Hong Kong

“Fotomo Streetcorners” by Kimio Itozaki. Make your own here.

“One in 8 Million” by the New York Times

“Little People” by Slinkachu

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum

“Weird and Wonderful Guidebooks” by Le Cool

“The Block” by Zach van Schouwen

Circles of Change


  • About Westminster Stories

    Westminster Stories is a collection of facts, memories, and stories about two blocks of a single street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is a creation of The Museum On Site.

    The centerpiece of Westminster Stories is an exhibit on public display in an empty storefront at 191 Westminster Street, running from December 2, 2009 to March 12, 2010, with themed labels that change weekly.

    This website documents some of the stories we've been told, and facts we have uncovered in our research. Click here to tell us what you know about the street.
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