41. WATERFIRE: In the Renaissance City

WaterFire is the quintessential Providence experience, centering around a series of nearly 100 bonfires along the three rivers that pass through the middle of downtown Providence. But just 40 years ago, you might not have even known that those rivers existed. If you think WaterFire isn’t weird, well, maybe it isn't. But the fact that, at one point, Providence completely covered its rivers, is. Episode Source Material: Maps of the Great Salt Cove: Cove Basin and its Evolution | ArtInRuinsAbout WaterFireBarnaby Evans, Artist | WaterFire ProvidenceMusic of WaterFireWaterPlace Park and Waterfire | Rhode TourBrown to co-sponsor WaterFire Providence, host Family Weekend visitors for Oct. 16 lighting | Brown UniversityProvidence River Relocation | CNURudy Bruner Award - River Relocation"Downtown Providence: Parking Lot, Rail Yard"Buddy Cianci, flamboyant and roguish mayor who rebuilt Providence, dies at 74 - The Washington PostWaterFire - WikipediaThe Providence Cove | Rhode TourRiver Relocation Project and Providence River ParkPROVIDENCE LOSING A BRIDGE TO GAIN A RIVERBANK - The New York TimesChapter 6: The River Relocation Project (1984-1994)Revamped Downtown Isolated City's West Side — ecoRI NewsProvidence River - Wikipedia.Moshassuck River - WikipediaWoonasquatucket River - WikipediaA History of the Providence River: With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk TributariesProvidence, the Renaissance City