LIVE: Former Top Staffer to Cianci, Menino and Christy - John Palmieri
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
GoLocal LIVE
On Business Monday, former Providence Director of Planning and Development, John Palmieri joined host Josh Fenton for a discussion about Providence's economy and strategies to jump start the economy.
Palmieri, one of the top urban planners in America has also worked for the later Boston Mayor Tom Menino and New Jersey Governor Chris Christy. In addition, Palmieri has worked in Hartford, CT and Charlotte, NC.
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Brutalist. Out of scale. The top of the building is one of the highest points in Providence and can be seen from miles away. No building in New England outside of Boston City Hall looks more like East Germany than the SciLi.
The building was dedicated in 1989. The front of the building faces the Aldrich-Dexter entrance. The backside of the building is what Providence residents see - rusty, red metal and garage dumpsters. Located on Hope and Olney Streets.
Maybe the ugliest building on the East Side of Providence. Completely out of character with the neighborhood. It looks like a bad match for any neighborhood. Brooks and Waterman.
The RISD dorm is visible while driving up the Hill on Waterman. The brick building is among the University Club, the Court House and other elegant College Hill icons. 30 Waterman Street.
Bad Karma. The building is non-descript. It lives somewhere between Post-Modernism and Brutalism. The bad Karma of 38 Studios has soiled the building perpetually.
Another Brown building in which the Brown community enjoys a more attractive perspective and the rest of the city gets to look at garbage (or at least dumpsters).
