By the 1950s, the textile industry was in serious decline. The destruction caused by the Woonsocket Falls flooding in 1955 caused the demise of the mills in the adjacent Market Square.
In 1960, the city of Woonsocket demolished all the buildings in Market Square and created a municipal parking lot.
Images courtesy of the Harris Public Library
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Era 4: 1949-1999