Lou Costa Collection on Fox Point

The Lou Costa Collection on Fox Point is composed of photographs, media, and printed materials related to the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, RI, with a focus on the diverse people and communities of the area during the 20th century. Represented throughout the collection are materials related to Fox Point's Cape Verdean, Azorean, and Portuguese communities. Also included are photographs taken by the Providence Redevelopment Agency from 1962-1965 as part of the East Side Renewal Project, which saw the destruction of a significant portion of the neighborhood in order to expand highway development.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

80 & 82 Transit Street, Providence

80 & 82 Transit Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Alleyway between a pair of three story houses. Home in the rear can also be seen. A sedan parked in front of the alley partially obstructs the view. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

8 Sheldon Street, Providence

8 Sheldon Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Single story house beside a paved driveway. View of the home is partially obstructed by trees. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

8 Mohawk Street, Providence

8 Mohawk Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

View down a side street at a series of small two story wood paneled houses. A clothesline can be seen hung between homes. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

7R Governor Street, Providence

7R Governor Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two and half story clapboard sided house surrounded by a bare yard and chain link fence. A parked car is partially visible, as is a neighboring home. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

79 Olney Street, Providence

79 Olney Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two story home set back from the street with a cement walkway and a wooden picnic table in the front yard. A station wagon is parked along the street. Neighboring houses partially visible, including a clapboard sided home lined with windows that appears to share the yard. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

79 East Transit Street, Providence

79 East Transit Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Angled view of a three story multi family house with a fire escape on the front. An old truck can be seen backed up at the side of the home. Neighboring house is partially visible. Street is lined with large trees. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

78R Transit Street, Providence

78R Transit Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Alleyway between a pair of three story houses. House in the rear also partially visible. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

77 through 85 Ives Street, Providence

77 through 85 Ives Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

View looking down the street at a series of mixed use, multi-story houses with first floor commercial space. One story building in the center contains a market with awnings overhanging the entrance. The street is lined with utility poles. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

76 Wickenden Street, Providence

76 Wickenden Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Three story mixed use house with broken windows on the second floor and boarded up retail space at street level. Stone stairs beside the home lead to a second story entrance. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

76 Gano Street, Providence

76 Gano Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Adjacent backyards behind a row of clapboard houses. The yard in the foreground is surrounded by a chain link fence and a clothesline full of fresh laundry hangs above it. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

75 Gano Street, Providence

75 Gano Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Looking across an empty lot towards a one story warehouse. The sign on the building reads, "EDRU Quality Pearls." Electrical wires criss-cross the sky, and the raised Crook Point Bascule Bridge can be seen in the background. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

73 Trenton Street, Providence

73 Trenton Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Three story multi family house in center with a fire escape along the front. View obstructed by a utility pole and neighboring houses partially visible. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

73 through 95 Transit Street, Providence

View looking down Transit Street at a series of multi-story houses. The street is lined with trees and utility poles. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

73 through 81 Hope Street, Providence

73 through 81 Hope Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

View looking down the street at a series of multi-story clapboard sided houses. The building in the foreground includes commercial space on the first floor. Utility poles line the street and a single car is parked along the sidewalk. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

73 Hope Street, Providence

73 Hope Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

A two and a half story mixed use building as viewed from across the street. The first floor appears to house commercial space. A utility pole partially obstructs the view. To one side, a neighboring house is partially visible. Across the street the outer edge of another business can be seen as well as a large tree as a woman walks by. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

73 East Transit Street, Providence

73 East Transit Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two story house partially obstructed by a large tree. Beside the house is a yard crisscrossed with clotheslines and surrounded by a picket fence. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

70-72, 68, 66 Arnold Street, Providence

View looking down the street so as to capture three houses. One is a large three-story house with a small front yard. The other two are two-story clapboard homes up against the sidewalk; one is partially obscured by a utility pole. A car with tail fins is parked across the street. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

70 Wickenden Street, Providence

70 Wickenden Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two and a half story mixed use house with boarded windows and boarded retail space at street level. House is surrounded by trees and shrubbery. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

7 Well Street, Providence

7 Well Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Lot parked with cars surrounded by a chain link fence. Neighboring homes and buildings partially visible. View north on Well Street from Williams Street. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

7 Thompson Street, Providence

7 Thompson Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two story clapboard sided house beside a small yard and surrounded by a picket fence. A large tree out front obstructs view of the home. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

7 Goulding Street, Providence

7 Goulding Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Side view of a two story clapboard sided home surrounded by a wooden fence. In the foreground is a partially obstructed driveway in which a young child stands with back to the camera. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

69-73 Benefit Street, Providence

69-73 Benefit Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Partial view of a two and half story clapboard apartment house. The front facade features a fire escape. A for sale sign can be seen in a large window on the ground floor. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

69-71 Hope Street, Providence

69-71 Hope Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two and a half story mixed use clapboard sided house as viewed from across the street. The first floor is home to a laundromat. A small tree partially obstructs the view as does a utility pole. Neighboring houses can be seen to the left and right and there are two cars parked along the street. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

69 1/2 Trenton Street, Providence

69 1/2 Trenton Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Small house behind a larger house, both partially visible. Beside the houses is a yard lined with bushes and shrubs. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

68-72 Gano Street, Providence

68-72 Gano Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Three story clapboard house with empty first floor commercial space. Alongside the house is a lot with some disused railroad ties and scrapes. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

68 Traverse Street, Providence

68 Traverse Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Warehouse buildings of McKesson & Robbins, Inc., Chemical Department with bay doors at the front and surrounded by scrub. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

68 Arnold Street, Providence

68 Arnold Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two houses side-by-side with a partial view of a rear house as well. One house is three stories with a small fenced in yard. The other is two stories and up against the sidewalk; more of this house is visible. Photo taken from across the street. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

670 Wickenden Street, Providence

670 Wickenden Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

Two story house surrounded by a picket fence at the corner of Wickenden Street and Gano Street. A pair of cars are parked nearby and neighboring houses are partially visible. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

667 & 669 Wickenden Street, Providence

Single story brick building with a bay door beside a large partially visible three story mixed use multi family house. Cars are parked along the street. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.

66 Hope Street, Providence

66 Hope Street, Providence

Providence Public Library

A three story clapboard sided house with a mansard roof on the corner as viewed from across the intersection. Wires from utility poles crisscross the sky. Neighboring houses can be seen and along the street a handful of cars are parked. Photograph taken by Providence Redevelopment Agency as part of neighborhood documentation for the East Side Renewal Project.