You Are Here - The Waterplace Pavilion - Providence, Rhode Island
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N 41° 49.650 W 071° 24.857
19T E 299509 N 4633441
A "You Are Here" map is mounted at the external southwest corner of Skyline on a rooftop terrace that overlooks the Woonasquatucket River basin of Waterplace Park and the skyline of downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM11MGN
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2019
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A "You Are Here" map is mounted at the external southwest corner of the Skyline at Waterplace event venue on a rooftop terrace that overlooks the Woonasquatucket River basin of Waterplace Park and the skyline of downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
A plain black frame surrounds the square sign. With an off-white background, the detailed map presents a three-quarter square mile area of Providence rendered in black lines with highlights of blue for the waterways and green for park spaces. The You Are Here spot is indicated with a red star near the center left of the map. Text beneath the map gives information about the area —
WATERPLACE PARK
Located on the site of the 1848 Cove Basin,
Waterplace is a four-acre urban park focussing on a
240 foot diameter basin. Joining it to the east is
Providence River Park with over one mile of river
walks and seven additional areas of parkland.
You are standing on the upper roof terrace of
The Waterplace Pavilion with paving stones
indicating the Narragansett Bay and the State of
Rhode Island with its 39 cities and towns.
Waterplace is the crossroads of park and
waterfront Pedestrian Routes:
- North to State House Park bordered by the
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the State House,
Capital Center and the Providence Railroad Station
- East along the river to Capital Center, Roger
Williams Spring Park, Historic College Hill, Brown
University and Rhode Island School of Design.
- South through the Waterplace Concourse
to Historic Downtown Providence: Kennedy Plaza
with its bus service, Providence City Hall, the
Financial District and the Arts and Entertainment
District.
- West to the Convention Center, the Civic Center,
the Providence Public Library and Federal Hill.
Location Name: The Waterplace Pavilion
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