Submitted by HistoricalDocument11 t3_yjng5i in providence
sandsonik t1_iut6tx0 wrote
Reply to comment by RandomChurn in Why was Route 95 sited where it is in Providence? by HistoricalDocument11
It was much bigger. Providence's population was 253k in 1940. Post WWII, there was a huge move towards the suburbs. By 1980, Providence population was only 156k. It has grown slowly since then, but is still not up to where it was 100 years ago.
RandomChurn t1_iut72zz wrote
Wow! Had no idea it was once so much bigger
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