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Just as bad but not as silly

Former design of Hope Point (Fane) tower, left. New design of toweer, right. (Fane) Developer Jason Fane has cut costs by removing the pizzazz from his proposed tower design. Without the sinuous curves, it looks less ridiculous but would not fit into the Jewelry District any better, if built, than before its redesign – its third redesign. It has progressed from three bland towers in 2016 to one…

At Brown, here we go again

Two houses east of Brook Street to be demolished by Brown. (GoLocalProv.com)

Brown University is at it again. It plans to tear down old structures in order to build new ones. GoLocalProv.com’s story, “Brown Proposing to Build 375-Bed Residential Hall – Multiple Structures to be Demolished,” mentions four demolitions and reveals that Brown has hired the New York firm of Deborah Berke Partnerstwo…

Proposed 36-story tower on site of Industrial Trust Building. (GoLocalProv.com)

According to GoLocalProv.com, former mayor and longtime property owner Joseph Paolino Jr. wants to tear down Providence’s beloved Industrial Trust Building – widely known as the Superman Building – vacant since 2013.

Who does the PR for this guy?

The Industrial Trust’s chief rival as iconic building is the Rhode…

GoLocal’s buildings to demo

Thomas Street, in Providence, backdropped by looming One Citizens Plaza. (Alamy)

In the wake of the decline and fall of the Fogarty Building, in Providence, GoLocalProv.com ran an important list: “Providence’s Fogarty Building Demolished, What Other Buildings Should Go?” It includes a slide show featuring a set of buildings that should go: the Brown Science Library; One State Street; Brown’s…

The scene included with Thrillist’s ranking of College Hill, including the Art Club on Thomas across from the “creepy yet gorgeous” First Baptist Church.

GoLocalProv.com posted a story this morning ranking College Hill as the “fourth most beautiful neighborhood in America.” The website Thrillist.compublished the list, and ranked Boston’s Beacon Hill as No. 1. It’s hard to argue with that. But…