Globe Mill

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:22

The Globe Mill site is now home to the Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley Plaza.

<i>Images courtesy of Potter Photography</i>

Nyanza

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:21

The Nyanza building is still standing, but is unoccupied.

<i>Images courtesy of Potter Photography</i>

Woonsocket Rayon

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:19

The site of the Woonsocket Rayon is now home to Kennedy Manor (an affordable housing unit) as well as Toyo Restaurant.

<i>Image courtesy of Charles Noel</i>

Eagle Mill

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:18

The Woonsocket bypass now runs through the site that was once occupied by the Eagle Mill.

<i>Image courtesy of Potter Photography</i>

Woonsocket Company

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:12

The original Woonsocket Company Mills are still standing, making them the oldest existing mill structures in Woonsocket. In October 2017 it was announced that Paul Crimlisk, senior vice president of MCU Commercial Services, LLC, would receive $1.9 million tax credit for his plans to refurbish the mill sites. The plans may be completed by December 2018.

<i>Images courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society (A) and Potter Photography (B)</i>

Glenark Mill

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 17:02

The Glenark Mill was renovated into apartments in 1990. The site received the 2015 Vanguard Award from the National Affordable Housing Management Association in the category “Major Rehabilitation of an Existing Rental Property.”

<i>Images courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society</i>

Falls Yarn Mill

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 16:59

In 2005, River Falls Restaurant opened in the restored rubble-stone building. The space underwent significant renovations in 2016, including the addition of an outdoor patio overlooking the Blackstone River.

<i>Images courtesy of Potter Photography</i>