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The best slogan bantered around Brown was this one: Providence: Near Boston, Close to New York. To many Brown students, perhaps that's all Providence is - just another exit on I-95 that they happened to get off at for a few years. When scouting the city for memories, the first places that came to mind were the bus station and the y 2.0 train station. And the train station won't be oper- b T ating too much longer. Ticket clerk John Hayes said he will be moving to a brand new building behind the State House. When asked if he would miss anything about the old station, he respond- ed, Not really. : Although Hayes' comment may sound grim, 1 .-m there is a sunnier side. The old train station will , remain intact as a historical site. Not only will we ppp R EEREER R Wy bo able to return as alumni to a place that holds , 0, so many sweet memories, but Providence will inch closer to Baltimore in the race for historical places. Every cloud has a silver lining. And Provi- dence certainly has its share of clouds. The bus station and the train station aren't the only distinctive places in Providence. Anyone who likes getting high has obviously gone to the Biltmore. Besides offering a great view of the State House and allowing us to realize our deep- est Willy Wonka fantasies, riding the glass eleva- tor tells us something about Providence. We can walk downtown, enter the hotel, and use that elevator as often as we want - no matter how we're dressed - at no cost. Not only is Provi- dence cheap; it's egalitarian. The free popcorn refills at the Cable Car Cinema are nice, but noth- ing beats the Biltmore elevator. As you stand on the top floor of the Biltmore, perhaps listening to some guy playing the piano, you can see the orange train station, the white State House, and the green and red tiles of Ken- nedy Plaza, which after its multi-million dollar renovation, looks like a giant candy-land board. It's all very romantic up there, and if the moon's out and the piano player happens to sing the right tune, a few people are bound to fall in love. Less romantic, but equally nostalgic, is the bug. We've all seen it as we drive north on I-95. Just as we are reflecting on how relaxing the trip was, we look to the left and see it that big blue insect promoting New England Pest Control . . . AR SR, 13
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The fair city of Providence held a contest last fall to determine what it should call itself on bumper stickers, buttons and other publicity tools. Officials said the slogan should describe the city's finest quality in fewer than seven words. Since Providence isn't too big land area: 18.1 square miles, population 157,000, seven words seemed ample. The eventual winner was Providence Harbors the Best, a compressed but egotistical epithet. Does anyone really care that Providence can boast of being the third largest port in New Eng- land? There are so many other interesting things about Providence. For instance, did you know that of the one hundred largest cities in America, Providence has the fewest bowling centers 1. Or that the Rhode Island State House has the second largest unsupported marble dome in the world, outranked only by St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome? Did you know that of all the cities in America, Providence has the most Catholics - 62,906, about 64Y of the city's population? Or that it ranks seventh in historic places with 47, sand- wiched between Baltimore 53 and Cincinnatti 44. You probably didn't know that Providence has the ninth highest arson rate in the country; one of the smallest public library budgets $2.2 million; or the 11th largest number of tennis enthusiasts 5,055. By the way, we were edged out of the Tennis Top Ten by Honolulu. You might have heard that Providence is the costume jewelry capital of the world, and that the economy is dominated by textile and silverware production. You also probably heard that many experts on organized crime consider Providence a particularly vogue place for prominent mob figures. No doubt you heard that Roger Williams himself founded our great city in 1636, naming it Providence in gratitude to his supreme deli- verer. On a more personal note, graduation of the class of 1986 coincides with the city's 350th birthday. With all that fascinating information, it's a little hard to understand why they picked Providence Harbors the Best. They could have talked about religious tolerance, historical splendor, or rela- tively low real estate prices to say nothing of the fine bus system. Who the hell gets soupy-eyed at the thought of a harbor? The Seekonk River is more inspiring. 12
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