On giving directions

[jwgh]

I was walking west on Angell Street on the East Side of Providence when a car pulled up next to me. The driver asked me, Does this street take us to Providence?

I was a bit puzzled. You're in Providence right now, I responded.

Yes, the driver said, but does this street take us right into the city?

Comments

I can understand that, actually.

[vardissakheli.livejournal.com]

In my wanderings there, I've had difficulty figuring out if there's any kind of center to the city and where that might be. Also, once I've gone down a couple of those streets that curve away from the west side of I-95, I find it just as impossible to get my bearings as in Chinatown and Little Italy.

Perhaps he meant back over the river to where the little dot on the map is, or past there across I-95 to those curvy streets where the demolition for the highway left the buildings on the other side looking like the possibly distinct edge of a downtown area.

Re: I can understand that, actually.

[jwgh]

He clarified by asking if it would take him to the capitol building, which it would, more or less.

I suppose that if Providence has a center it's probably downtown by where the Arcade is, but Providence is so neighborhood-based that I'm not sure how many people actually think of it that way.

Re: I can understand that, actually.

[kerri9494.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I think the 'center' would be Kennedy Plaza, because, City Hall and the banks. I guess just follow your nose.