Talk:Providence, Rhode Island
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[edit] In economy
Added a table and a pie chart, play around with the format if you like.--Loodog 02:26, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Postsecondary
Postsecondary is hyphenated in the text, but not in the heading; which is it? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:57, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- Fixed.--Loodog 00:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Downcity"
The official name of the neighborhood is downtown. The name 'downcity' has been promoted by City Hall but its hardly used outside City Hall press releases & Channel 12 news broadcasts. It shouldn't be included in this article except as a brief note at the beginning RIVA02906 14:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unofficial Neighborhoods
In response to the criticism that the unofficial neighborhoods are like a "laundry list" and that they should be removed.
And what is the list of official neighborhoods above? Another laundry list? Most of those terms listed are in common use, some more common than the official neighborhood names. Do you think anybody in Providence says they live in 'South Elmwood' or that they are visiting 'Upper South Providence?'No. But they do say that of West Broadway and the Jewelry District.
Many of the official neighborhood names are undated and arbitrary. To remove all mention of places like the Jewelry District, the Armory District, and West Broadway is a disservice to wikipedia users. Its also extremely reactionary.
Oh btw:
http://www.wbna.org/ http://www.jewelrydistrict.org/
Oh, and another amusing anecdote: A google search of Providence "south elmwood" gets 15,600 responses. West Broadway gets 70,500.
RIVA02906 14:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)RIVA02906
In an effort to reach a compromise, I ahve removed 'West Side' and 'Armory District.' Both are recognizable in Providence as 'neighborhood names,' but they are used less frequently than the other unofficcal neighborhoods I listed. RIVA02906 17:52, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Providence meetup
There is now a planning page to arrange a meetup in Providence. Please sign up if you are interested. --mikeu (talk) 18:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
