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"They have done it here. The Grand Opera House has nearly been restored and it is now the Deleware State Performing Arts Center. A lively activity center located on the recently opened, pedestrianized Market Street Mall, the Grand is serving as a major focal point in bringing life back to downtown Wilmington."

Title
Parallel for Providence to Consider
Creator
Smolski, Chester
Date
1978-01-27
Other identifiers
Local - HF034
Subject (Topic)
Architecture
Local government
Music
Performing arts
Theater
Urban planning
Keyword
abandoned ; architecture ; Victorian ; arts ; capital city ; city planning ; community interests ; community investment ; downtown improvement ; theater ; theater renovation ; urban renewal
Type
Article
Language
English
In
Smolski Texts
Note

Ocean State Thtr renov. comp. to Wilmington.

Preferred Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
Usage Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Special Collections > Chester E. Smolski papers

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