
Welcome to Olneyville - Olneyville, Providence, Rhode Island
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N 41° 48.994 W 071° 26.471
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This hand-painted, dual-language sign welcomes people to Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM177FP
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2022
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This hand-painted, dual-language sign welcomes people to Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is placed on a traffic island at the meeting of Westminster Street and Broadway. A 3-foot by 4-foot board is mounted to a pair of wood posts in the middle of a small landscaped triangle. Solid dark blue serves as the background. Three-dimensional "Olneyville" appears in red lettering across the midsection. Lighter blue ribbons above and below the place name offer "Welcome" and "Bienvenidos" greetings. An "OV" is outlined inside a medium blue square centered at the bottom edge. Orange pinstriping details highlight all the elements.
Olneyville is a densely urban neighborhood in the western part of the state's capitol city. The roughly triangular area is bordered by Atwells Avenue to the north, U.S. Route 6 to the south and Rhode Island Route 10 to the east. The Woonasquatucket River runs through at the south. Typical houses are tripple-deckers, duplexes, or Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dominican (22%) or Puerto Rican (21%).
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