DAVOL MARKET PLACE,
At Point & Eddy Street, Providence.
Originally The Davol Rubber Company - founded in Providence in 1874
to produce rubber medical and surgical devices, such as hot water bottles and
to produce rubber medical and surgical devices, such as hot water bottles and
catheters. In 1934, the company began the manufacture of the Foley catheter.
Since Davol Rubber left, the building has had a series of tenants.
The short-lived Davol Square Marketplace mall occupied the building complex
in the 1980s. Later, it housed a mini-convention center for the costume jewelry
industry for a short while. Various projects associated with Brown University have
industry for a short while. Various projects associated with Brown University have
rented space in the building for many years, and the university recently
announced plans to buy several buildings in the area.
announced plans to buy several buildings in the area.
This was a neat place when it first opened, lots of little boutique type places, like Quincy Marketplace in Boston. Became a ghost town in subsequent years.
ReplyDeleteI used to hang out at Davol Square a lot in the 1980's and was sad when it closed. But I am forever grateful to have been able to enjoy being inside that beautiful building even if for a very short time.
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