Jewelry District’s promise tied to Brown’s ongoing expansion

By
-
WATCHFUL EYE: Providence City Councilman John Goncalves, a Brown graduate, says the university’s expansion can’t come at the expense of much-needed city taxes. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
WATCHFUL EYE: Providence City Councilman John Goncalves, a Brown graduate, says the university’s expansion can’t come at the expense of much-needed city taxes. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
Providence’s Jewelry District has a proud past as a national manufacturing hub and may one day be the innovation and design center city marketers dream of. What it undeniably is today, however, is the unofficial second campus of Brown University, which owns 39 properties in the roughly 100-acre area located about a half-mile from its…

This week only register to receive unlimited access to all content. Ends October 8th.

Register Now

Already a Subscriber?

Login now

- Advertisement -

If you have already logged in and are still seeing this message, please refresh the page as your browser is caching the old content.

Purchase NowWant to share this story? Click Here to purchase a link that allows anyone to read it on any device whether or not they are a subscriber.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR