Recently demolished, this image was captured Jan. 13, 2008, the day before the demolishion began.

Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse was built in 1929 and was in business for 69 yrs when it closed in 1998.

Which brings us to decade later. "We mourn the loss of the Fruit and Produce Warehouse, which through a series of unfortunate events and a pattern of neglect, had to come down for public safety reasons. This warehouse represents the last major component of an important historic district. When the Merchants Cold Storage building came down in 1998, we should have known that the rest of the district was doomed." This quote was taken from the Art In Ruins website where you can find more information about this structure and its history. Follow the link from above.

The structure was owned by the State of Rhode Island until 2005, when a Johnston developer purchased the property for $4.5 million dollars (which was a steal!). The deal was that the developer would restore the buildings character and architecture. However, they did not address the property right away and the vandalism continued. There were various fires that were more than likely started by teens. Even though the building was a concrete structure, all the fruit crates, papers, files, machines were all inside, assisting to fires spreading quickly.

Shot with my D200 with my 18-200mm VR lens @ 18mm F3.5.