Thayer Street
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Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's colleges and schools, including Brown University, RISD, Providence College,and Johnson and Wales University & The Wheeler School. It is located in the College Hill neighborhood on Providence's East Side. Brown's graduate housing and some classroom buildings are on Thayer street.
Similar to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California Thayer Street hosts independent shops and restaurants that serve as a communal center for students and local hipsters. While Harvard Square has long been controlled by chain restaurants and stores, many businesses on Thayer remain independent, with certain notable exceptions such as Johnny Rockets, Starbucks and Urban Outfitters. Up until late 2004, The Gap also had a location on Thayer Street, though it has subsequently closed. The east-coast sportswear retailer City Sports has since taken over its spot.
Reflecting declining music sales, Thayer Street landmark In Your Ear (Boston-based music store), a place that dealt mostly in compact discs and movies, has recently moved out of the area.
