| Rhode Island |
| I lived and worked in Rhode Island from January 1963 to November 1969. I worked for Speidel, in Automation, in the 1960s - anyone who remembers me, please get in touch ! |
| "Westminster Mall, the first pedestrian Mall in New England, created by closing a busy downtown street, brings new enthusiasm to the central business district of Providence". This is a 1960s postcard - I wonder what it's like there now. |
| Weybosset Street, Providence. "One of Providence's most heavily traveled downtown streets. Heart of the shopping district." |
| A rather unusual postcard of the Mount Hope Bridge, between Bristol and Portsmouth, RI. |
| We lived in Barrington for a couple of years at the end of the 1960s and used to swim from the Town Beach. I never remember it this rough but on Xmas Day 1967, the sea was frozen ! |
| Elm Street in Westerly in a postcard mailed in 1910. |
| "Project Turnkey" The World's first fully automatic Post Office. Built at a cost of almost $20,000,000 and dedicated on October 20, 1960. Located off Route 146 (Charles St.), Providence, Rhode Island. Only two blocks from US Route 1." A postcard from the mid-1960s. |
| "The Towers, US Route 1A, Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI. Gateway to one of the world's finest salt water beaches." A 1960s postcard. |
| Main Street, Pawtucket, in the early 20th Century. |
| An undated view of the Hope Webbing Company's Building in Pawtucket. |
| Cottages at Quonochontaug. |
| Rocky Point in the 1920s. |
| No date for this Fire Department postcard. |
| Cottages at Quonochontaug - an undated postcard. |
| Newport Beach - a postcard from 1920. |
| An unused and undated postcard of the Cliff Walk at Newport. |
| A 1909 postcard of the Manisses Hotel on Block Island. |
| No date for this postcard of the Messer Street School in Providence. |
| "Beacon Rock - residence of E D Morgan, Newport RI". No date for this unused postcard. |
| An early 20th Century postcard of Ochre Point on the Cliff Walk at Newport. |
| Thanks to Jeff in Canada for this great view of the Providence River. |
| This image of Providence City Hall also came to us from Canada. |
| Providence Public Library. |
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| postcards of the past |
| Exchange Place, Providence - a 1910 postcard. |
| The Forty Steps, Newport. |
| An undated view of the Providence Journal Building. |
| Several of the images on this page have been kindly provided by Brenda Perez from Florida in the USA. To see more of Brenda's postcard collection, follow this link. |
| Two postcards from 1942 which show the US Naval Training Station at Newport. |
| The State Normal School in Providence - a postcard from 1912. |
| Slater Park, Pawtucket - a postcard mailed in 1941. |
| St Peter's by the Sea, Narragansett Pier - a 1934 postcard. |
| Do you remember Narragansett Lager Beer with that famous straight from the barrel taste ? |
| A patriotic postcard of the USS Rhode Island, mailed in 1917. |
| Betsy Williams' Cottage in Roger Williams Park in Providence - a 1906 postcard. |
| The gateway to Roger Williams Park - this one is dated 1908. |
| The Casino in the Park - a 1912 postcard. |
| A 1911 postcard of Roger Williams Park. |
| Broad Street, Westerly, mailed in 1949. |
| A group of artists in Wickford in 1957. |
| A 1930 postcard of the Lovers' Retreat in Roger Williams Park. |
| This postcard was mailed in 1945. |
| A 1931 postcard of the Narragansett Bathing and Clam Bake Club. |
| "West Entrance of New Tunnel". |
| A good view of Weybosset Street, Providence, posted in 1909. |
| An undated view of Westminster Street in Providence. |
| Mohegan Bluffs on Block Island. |
| No date for this old postcard of the Casino on Atlantic Beach. |
| The Ladd Observatory in Providence. |
| Click on this logo for more old postcards of Rhode Island. |