Wickenden Street
Wickenden Street in Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's colleges and schools.[1] The street is surrounded by schools and universities on the East Side of Providence's College Hill, including Brown University, RISD, Moses Brown School, & The Wheeler School.
History
The street is named after a rebellious British minister, William Wickenden, who had a farm on the original strip of land comprising modern day Wickenden Street.[2] Wickenden was one of the first settlers in Providence in the 17th century. The area was home to a large Portuguese-American community starting in the 19th century. In 1885 Bishop Hendricken organized one of the first Portuguese-American churches in the area on the site of a former Wickenden Street skating rink.[3] Some of the houses on the Street are still painted in pastel colors in the Portuguese style.
Today, Wickenden Street has numerous independent shops, art galleries, a farmer's market, and restaurants that are popular among local artists, professors and students.
- Wickenden Street in 2008
- Wickenden Street in 2008
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