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Downtown Parks – A Walking Tour

This blog is intended to serve as companion to a walking tour of downtown public spaces focused on how things have changed, and haven’t changed, over the years. The real-life walking tour was hosted by the Downtown Providence Parks Network (DPPN) and the tour guide was me, Mike Ferguson. Here you will find extra informationContinue reading “Downtown Parks – A Walking Tour “

Hope is a Duck

This is an essay I read at the Emergence event on August 6, 2021 in front of the Adventure Time mural behind the George Arnold building on Washington. The mural was being retired. While not a “Now & Then” topic exactly, I do mention Rhode Island, which is how I justify posting it here. FromContinue reading “Hope is a Duck”

The Point Street Bridge(s)

In a manner of speaking, there is no Point Street Bridge because there have been three iterations of the span since 1872. These are often referred to as the first, second, and third bridges. Fair enough. But because the second bridge was really just an updating of the first bridge, I like to call themContinue reading “The Point Street Bridge(s)”

Traveling Through Time in Providence

Not long after I started my Instagram account, @pvdnowandthen, I became curious as to why some posts were more popular than others. I wasn’t so much interested in catering to the cause as I was in just understanding it. I myself am just as fascinated by the mundane street corner as I am with ourContinue reading “Traveling Through Time in Providence”